Chobani CEO, New York Officials Highlight $1.2 Billion Facility Investment

See what Chobani CEO and two New York officials say about the company's new dairy processing facility investment in Rome, N.Y.

Chobani is investing in its home state of New York with a new $1.2 billion dairy processing plant in the town of Rome. Set to be built on land that was once the Griffiss Air Force Base, the facility is designed to process about 12 million pounds of milk per day and will create over 1,000 full-time jobs. 

Watch what Chobani Founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, N.Y. Governor Kathy Hochul, and Rome, N.Y., Mayor Jeff Lanigan had to say at the facility's ground-breaking event in the video below, and read the full article at ProFood World for more details.

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