Dive Brief:
- Chobani will spend $1.2 billion to purchase and expand a facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that will create more than 900 jobs and establish a “major new hub” for the company’s growth.
- The plant, which opened in 2021, is being acquired from Keurig Dr Pepper for $125 million and will be used to produce milk with more protein and less sugar than traditional milk, according to a release. The milk will be used in new innovations including high-protein shakes.
- The Allentown facility is part of a more than $4 billion investment Chobani is making across its U.S. manufacturing network to build out production. Chobani said it has logged 20% annual growth during the past three years, giving the company confidence to continue investing in its future.
Dive Insight:
As consumers turn toward foods that are both convenient and high in nutrients like protein, few companies have benefited as much as Chobani. With its recent barrage of investments, the New York-based company is showing it doesn’t expect growth to slow anytime soon.
Chobani announced in 2025 that it would invest $500 million to expand its facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, and spent $1.2 billion on a food manufacturing plant in Rome, New York.
“All of our businesses are growing and growing rapidly,” John Frost, Chobani’s chief customer officer, said last November. “We are seeing shifts within the consumer, and those shifts are landing in a place that Chobani has been for nearly two decades.”
The food company, best known for its Greek yogurt, has thrived behind a portfolio built on low sugar, clean-label and protein-packed snacks. Chobani’s portfolio goes beyond its signature yogurt to include creamers, La Colombe coffee and plant-based food maker Daily Harvest.
The Allentown facility sits within 500 miles of approximately 40% of the U.S. population, Chobani said. The location provides it with access to some of the country’s largest consumer markets and helps Chobani more reliably supply its products to consumers.
The yogurt maker plans to have up to 10 production lines in Allentown, enabling it to scale existing products while continuing to develop new food and beverage offerings.
Chobani said its investment in Allentown during the next five years would result in a campus with 1.5-million square-feet of manufacturing and warehouse space. At full capacity, the Allentown facility is expected to source more than 3 billion pounds of Pennsylvania milk annually.
“There's already an incredibly talented team here that knows how to make great food. The foundation is strong. And we have an opportunity to build something extraordinary on top of it," Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani’s founder and CEO, said in a statement.
The purchase of the plant from Keurig Dr Pepper comes on the same day Chobani and the beverage giant announced changes to their partnership. Keurig Dr Pepper is selling its minority stake in Chobani back to the yogurt maker for $800 million in order to pay down debt ahead of its upcoming split early next year.
Keurig Dr Pepper will continue to distribute La Colombe’s ready-to-drink lattes and other Chobani-owned beverage products. Chobani will also manufacture some products for Keurig Dr Pepper from the Allentown plant for a certain period of time.
