Chobani – New Berlin

Chobani is a Greek yogurt and food company with a yogurt factory in the village of New Berlin in Chenango County. Founded by Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani became the top-selling Greek yogurt in America in 2010, according to the company. The New Berlin factory hosted a U.S. agriculture secretary in 2019, and the company has invested in the village with a ball field and a community firehouse. In 2025 Chobani announced a new $1.2 billion facility in Rome.

What to know

• Chobani’s company timeline lists Chobani Field opening in New Berlin in 2011.
• The company opened a community firehouse in New Berlin in 2020.
• In 2025 Chobani announced a $1.2 billion facility in Rome, planned to create more than 1,000 jobs.
• The Chobani Scholars program supports students pursuing careers in dairy farming at Cornell University and the University of Idaho.
• The Daily Star reported on a 2019 roundtable with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and local farmers at the New Berlin factory.