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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy products |
| Founded | March 2005 (as Agro Farma) South Edmeston, New York, U.S. |
| Founder | Hamdi Ulukaya |
| Headquarters | Norwich, New York, U.S. |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 2,000+ (2018)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | La Colombe Coffee Roasters |
| Website | www |
Chobani is an American food company specializing in strained yogurt. The company was founded in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya,[2][3] a Turkish businessman.[4][5][6] Chobani sells thick, Greek yogurt with a higher protein content than traditional yogurt and is one of the main companies to popularize this style of yogurt in the US.[7] The company has also expanded to non-dairy, plant-based products such as dairy-free vegan yogurt and oat milk. Chobani produces a variety of Greek yogurt products, oat drinks, and snacks.[8] Chobani's yogurt's market share in the U.S. rose from less than 1% in 2007 to more than 20% in 2021, and is the top-selling Greek yogurt brand in the United States and operates the largest yogurt facility in the world.[9] In April 2016, Chobani announced it was giving 10 percent of its ownership stake to its employees.[10][11][12]
In December 2023, Chobani entered the cold coffee market through the acquisition of La Colombe Coffee Roasters for $900 million.[13]
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- ^ Pendleton, Devon (2012-09-14). "Hidden Chobani Billionaire Emerges as Greek Yogurt Soars". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^ "Hamdi Ulukaya". Forbes.
- ^ Abdullahoğlu, Eren (9 April 2014). "Obama honors Turkish entrepreneur Hamdi Ulukaya". Daily Sabah. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
I had the happiest day of my life to be here as a Turkish businessman.
- ^ Gruley, B (January 31, 2013). "At Chobani, the Turkish King of Greek Yogurt". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01.
- ^ Gasparro, Annie; Josephs, Leslie (19 December 2013). "Whole Foods To Stop Selling Chobani. same sex, lesbian yogurt commercial has led to boycott attempt by several family advocacy organizations Yogurt". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ Beth Kowitt (2019-11-18). "Chobani Rolls Out Oat Milk, Oat Yogurt, and Dairy Creamers". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ Cheng, Michelle (19 November 2021). "How Chobani swallowed 20% of the US yogurt market". Quartz. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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