Greek yogurt maker Chobani is set to open a $1.2 billion state-of-the-art processing facility in New York, marking the largest natural food manufacturing investment in the country, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday.
Hochul said in a video statement that the company’s investment marks a “rebirth of manufacturing” in the Empire State, which is the largest producer of yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese, and cottage cheese, and the fifth-largest producer of milk.
“Through this partnership with Chobani, we’re revitalizing Upstate New York’s manufacturing sector one spoonful at a time,” Hochul said in a statement. “Chobani has been a major employer in the Mohawk Valley for decades, and this massive new $1.2 billion investment will bring more than 1,000 good-paying jobs to Oneida County—the largest natural food manufacturing investment in American history.”…