Chobani plans to invest more than $100m to build a state-of-the-art, high capacity production facility housed on 200 acres of agricultural and industrial land in Twin Falls, Idaho in the US.
“We visited numerous possible sites over the past several months and met a lot of great people along the way,” said Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and founder of Chobani. “It was a hard decision to make, but in the end we chose Twin Falls due to its abundant milk supply, skilled labour force and tight-knit local community. We’re looking forward to starting the next chapter of the Chobani story here in Idaho’s Magic Valley.”
Expected to be operational in 2012, the opening of the new plant is expected to create around 400 new jobs.
Chobani’s new site will not impact plans to move forward with its announced expansion for the company’s landmark South Edmeston NY manufacturing plant.
Source: Chobani
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