Chobani is an American food company specializing in strained yogurt. The company was founded in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya who had bought a plant in the town of South Edmeston, New York, that was being closed by Kraft Foods.

When did chobani yogurt come out?

Chobani Company History Timeline

In 2007, his dream to make delicious, nutritious, natural, and accessible yogurt finally came to fruition, when the very first cup of Chobani Greek Yogurt hit the shelf.

How did Chobani get started?

Chobani was founded in 2005 by Turkish businessman Hamdi Ulukaya. ... In 2005, after seeing an ad for a former Kraft Foods yogurt plant for sale in South Edmeston, New York, Ulukaya decided to buy it with a Small Business Administration Loan.