Karoun Dairies: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 13:19 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Karoun Labne Kefir Cheese 16 oz** (UPC 796252100031, GTIN 00796252100031) from the wanted list (old title "karoun daries kefir cheese labne"). **Identity:** USDA FoodData Central (fdc_id 2118. Current is v4.
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| 1 | 1 | # Karoun Dairies <!--company--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Karoun Dairies | |
| 5 | 5 | legal_name: Karoun Dairies, Inc. | |
| 6 | 6 | country: US | |
| 7 | 7 | website: https://www.karouncheese.com | |
| 8 | − | gs1_prefixes: 0796252 | |
| 8 | + | gs1_prefixes_inferred: 0796252 | |
| 9 | 9 | founded: 1990 | |
| 10 | 10 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 13 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 14 | − | | -------- | ---------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 15 | − | | owned_by | company/lactalis | | 2017-05-01 | | | sourced | ^lactalis-usa | Acquired by Parmalat S.p.A. through its subsidiary LAG Holding Inc., effective 1 May 2017 per ^rff; Lactalis USA lists the acquisition in its history. | | |
| 13 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 14 | + | | -------- | ---------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 15 | + | | owned_by | company/lactalis | | 2017-05-01 | | | verified | ^lactalis-usa | Acquired by Parmalat S.p.A. through its subsidiary LAG Holding Inc., effective 1 May 2017 per ^rff; Lactalis USA lists the acquisition in its history, and the company itself says it is part of Lactalis USA per ^fancyfood. | | |
| 16 | 16 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 19 | 19 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 20 | 20 | | -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 21 | 21 | | Karoun Dairies, Inc. | legal | en | | | | |
| 22 | 22 | | Karoun Dairies Inc. | search | en | | | | |
| 23 | 23 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 26 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 27 | − | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | ------------- | | |
| 28 | − | | usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2118774/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI): Kefir Cheese Labne | 2026-09-13 | USDA Agricultural Research Service | catalogue | 2021-10-28 | 2118774 | | CC0 | | Label Insight | | |
| 29 | − | | karoun-about | https://www.karouncheese.com/about-us | Karoun Dairies: About Us | 2026-09-13 | Karoun Dairies | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | − | | rff | https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/articles/92817-parmalat-acquires-karoun-dairies | Parmalat acquires Karoun Dairies | 2026-09-13 | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods | publication | 2017-05-05 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | − | | lactalis-usa | https://www.lactalisusa.com/history-and-key-figures | About Lactalis USA: history | 2026-09-13 | Lactalis USA | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 27 | + | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------------- | | |
| 28 | + | | usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2118774/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI): Kefir Cheese Labne | 2026-09-13 | USDA Agricultural Research Service | catalogue | 2021-10-28 | 2118774 | | CC0 | | Label Insight | | |
| 29 | + | | karoun-about | https://www.karouncheese.com/about-us | Karoun Dairies: About Us | 2026-09-14 | Karoun Dairies | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | + | | rff | https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/articles/92817-parmalat-acquires-karoun-dairies | Parmalat acquires Karoun Dairies | 2026-09-13 | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods | publication | 2017-05-05 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | + | | lactalis-usa | https://www.lactalisusa.com/history-and-key-figures | About Lactalis USA: history | 2026-09-13 | Lactalis USA | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | + | | fancyfood | https://perishablenews.com/dairy/karoun-dairies-to-exhibit-new-dairy-products-at-the-specialty-food-association-2024-winter-fancy-food-show/ | Karoun Dairies to exhibit new dairy products at the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show | 2026-09-14 | Perishable News | publication | 2024-01-12 | | | | | Karoun Dairies | | |
| 33 | + | | awards2026 | https://perishablenews.com/deli/karoun-dairies-wins-7-distinctions-at-the-worlds-most-prestigious-dairy-competitions/ | Karoun Dairies wins 7 distinctions at the world's most prestigious dairy competitions | 2026-09-14 | Perishable News | publication | 2026-09-10 | | | | | Karoun Dairies | | |
| 34 | + | | fda | https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recalling_firm:%22Karoun%22&limit=25 | openFDA Food Enforcement Reports: recalling firm Karoun Dairies | 2026-09-14 | US Food and Drug Administration | registry | 2026-09-02 | 72213 | | public-domain | | | | |
| 35 | + | | gs1-vbg | https://www.gs1.org/services/verified-by-gs1 | Verified by GS1 (the service GEPIR now redirects to) | 2026-09-14 | GS1 | registry | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | + | | gs1us-db | https://www.gs1us.org/tools/gs1-company-database-gepir | GS1 US: GS1 Database, search by GLN, prefix, GTIN, UPC | 2026-09-14 | GS1 US | registry | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | 37 | <!--/references--> | |
| 33 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 39 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 35 | − | Karoun Dairies, Inc. is a California maker of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and other specialty cheeses and cultured dairy products. The business started in Hollywood in 1990 and has a plant in Turlock.[^karoun-about] Parmalat S.p.A. and its subsidiary LAG Holding Inc. acquired it effective 1 May 2017, together with its Blue Isle unit.[^rff] Lactalis USA lists that acquisition in its history.[^lactalis-usa] USDA FoodData Central names Karoun Dairies Inc. as brand owner of UPC 796252100031. Its GS1 company prefix, 0796252, is recorded here on that basis; this is derived, since no public GS1 lookup names the licensee.[^usda] | |
| 40 | + | Karoun Dairies, Inc. is a California maker of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Indian and Hispanic-style cheeses and cultured dairy products. The business started in Hollywood in 1990, makes its products at a plant in Turlock and sells through five proprietary brands.[^karoun-about] It is based in San Fernando and launched its 2024 range under the Karoun, Parmalat and Gopi brands, describing itself as part of Lactalis USA.[^fancyfood] Parmalat S.p.A. and its subsidiary LAG Holding Inc. acquired it effective 1 May 2017, together with its Blue Isle unit,[^rff] and Lactalis USA lists that acquisition in its history.[^lactalis-usa] The company was still trading in September 2026, when it reported medals from the American Cheese Society and World Dairy Expo.[^awards2026] | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | USDA FoodData Central names Karoun Dairies Inc. as brand owner of the labels it holds under barcodes beginning 796252, among them UPC 796252100031.[^usda] The firm's own 2015 recall, a Class I nationwide withdrawal of cheese over possible *Listeria monocytogenes* contamination that ran from 16 September 2015 to its termination on 12 April 2016, lists 74 distinct UPCs in that range in its FDA enforcement records, filed from the company's San Fernando address.[^fda] GS1 company prefix 0796252 stays recorded here as inferred rather than sourced, on that basis: GS1's GEPIR company database now redirects to Verified by GS1, which answers only through an interactive, account-limited search,[^gs1-vbg] the GS1 US database is the same tool,[^gs1us-db] and searches of the web, of the company's own site (which prints SKUs, not barcodes) and of the trade press turned up no company statement, registry record or filing naming the licensee of the prefix. No source found suggests the prefix ever changed hands: every catalogue record under it names Karoun. | |
| 36 | 43 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Karoun Dairies <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Karoun Dairies
legal_name: Karoun Dairies, Inc.
country: US
website: https://www.karouncheese.com
gs1_prefixes: 0796252
founded: 1990
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| -------- | ---------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| owned_by | company/lactalis | | 2017-05-01 | | | sourced | ^lactalis-usa | Acquired by Parmalat S.p.A. through its subsidiary LAG Holding Inc., effective 1 May 2017 per ^rff; Lactalis USA lists the acquisition in its history. |
<!--/relations-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Karoun Dairies, Inc. | legal | en | | |
| Karoun Dairies Inc. | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | ------------- |
| usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2118774/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI): Kefir Cheese Labne | 2026-09-13 | USDA Agricultural Research Service | catalogue | 2021-10-28 | 2118774 | | CC0 | | Label Insight |
| karoun-about | https://www.karouncheese.com/about-us | Karoun Dairies: About Us | 2026-09-13 | Karoun Dairies | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| rff | https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/articles/92817-parmalat-acquires-karoun-dairies | Parmalat acquires Karoun Dairies | 2026-09-13 | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods | publication | 2017-05-05 | | | | | |
| lactalis-usa | https://www.lactalisusa.com/history-and-key-figures | About Lactalis USA: history | 2026-09-13 | Lactalis USA | manufacturer | | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Karoun Dairies, Inc. is a California maker of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and other specialty cheeses and cultured dairy products. The business started in Hollywood in 1990 and has a plant in Turlock.[^karoun-about] Parmalat S.p.A. and its subsidiary LAG Holding Inc. acquired it effective 1 May 2017, together with its Blue Isle unit.[^rff] Lactalis USA lists that acquisition in its history.[^lactalis-usa] USDA FoodData Central names Karoun Dairies Inc. as brand owner of UPC 796252100031. Its GS1 company prefix, 0796252, is recorded here on that basis; this is derived, since no public GS1 lookup names the licensee.[^usda]
<!--/about-->