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Chobani to Spend $1.2B to Buy and Invest in Pennsylvania Plant
The project will source more than 3 billion pounds of Pennsylvania milk a year and become Chobani’s first dairy manufacturing operation in the state.
- On Tuesday, Governor Josh Shapiro joined Chobani Founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya in Allentown to announce a $1.2 billion investment, establishing the company's first Pennsylvania dairy manufacturing operation.
- Chobani is acquiring Keurig Dr Pepper's 1.5-million-square-foot manufacturing facility to expand production and manufacture innovative food products beyond yogurt.
- At full capacity, the Allentown facility expects to source more than 3 billion pounds of Pennsylvania milk annually, creating significant demand for the state's more than 4,000 dairy farmers.
- Pennsylvania will provide $50 million in loans and grants for site infrastructure improvements, while Chobani plans to create 900 jobs over the next five years.
- Operations are set to begin in 2027, marking the second billion-dollar investment in the Lehigh Valley in eight months and strengthening the region's manufacturing base.
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