Chobani
Sign in to saveChobani is an American food company specializing in strained yogurt. The company was founded in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya. 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. 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. 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 Gr
Key facts
- Company.name
- Chobani LLC
- Company.logo
- Chobani 2017 logo.svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.industry
- Dairy products
- Company.foundation
- (as Agro Farma)South Edmeston, New York, U.S.
- Company.founder
- Hamdi Ulukaya
- Company.owner
- Hamdi Ulukaya (68%)
- Company.location
- Norwich, New York, U.S. (until 2025) New York City, New York (since 2025)
- Company.num_employees
- 2,000+ (2018)
- Company.subsid
- La Colombe Coffee Roasters
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Establishment and early years
- Later history and expansion
- Products
- Employees
- Community involvement and sponsorships
- Philanthropy
- Sponsorships
- Chobani Incubator
- Legal issues and product recalls
- References
- External links
Chobani is an American food company specializing in strained yogurt. The company was founded in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya. 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. 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. 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. In April 2016, Chobani announced it was giving 10 percent of its ownership stake to its employees.
In December 2023, Chobani entered the cold coffee market through the acquisition of La Colombe Coffee Roasters for $900 million.