If desired, the milk base can be formulated with thickeners and setting agents that will set up after cup filling that will impart a texture to the yogurt that mimics a set-style type yogurt product. In the present invention, a thickener can be used to produce a finished yogurt product having a viscosity of 75,000 cps. to 100,000 cps. at time of manufacture. The yogurt product thus produced can further be characterized as having an increase in viscosity of up to 25% from the time of manufacture to the time of consumption.