NEW YORK (AP) — Chobani says it is giving its employees an ownership stake in the privately held company. The Greek yogurt maker says the shares being distributed would amount to 10 percent of the company's future value in the event of a sale or initial public offering...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Richard Hanna announced the success and expansion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture pilot program to serve New York-based Chobani yogurt in school lunches.
New York State was chosen as one of four states to participate in the pilot program in July 2013...
Chobani, producer of Greek yogurt and important local employer, is being dropped by Whole Foods, the large US supermarket chain which focuses on health foods.
At issue is the problem of GMOs, genetically modified organisms, being included in food labeling...
"Fizzy" and "swelling" yogurt has led Chobani to pull some of its products off the shelves. The defect is a result of a type of mold commonly found in dairy.
State Senator James Seward has announced his support for a full New York State Department of Transportation study of traffic safety issues along State Route 8 in Chenango County approaching the Chobani yogurt plant.
Fresh off being named Ernst & Young's World Entrepreneur of the Year, Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya got some more good news this week. His company is growing at the same rate as Facebook and Google did in their infancy.
Otsego County officials have set up a meeting for later this month with Chobani and State Department of Transportation officials. This was arranged after complaints by South Edmeston residents of speeding trucks and roadside litter.
Chobani is asking for more water.
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) has a hearing scheduled for the afternoon of May 23 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania to take public comments on Chobani's application to withdraw up to 1.3 million gallons of water per day from local aquifers.