PROFILE
Hamdi Ulukaya
Founder and CEO, Chobani
$2.6B
Real Time Net Worth
as of 5/5/24
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About Hamdi Ulukaya
- Hamdi Ulukaya, known as the yogurt king, is the founder of America's most popular Greek yogurt brand, Chobani.
- Ulukaya grew up in a Kurdish dairy-farming family in Turkey and raised sheep. He eventually left to study political science at Ankara University.
- He immigrated to the U.S. in 1994 to study English in upstate New York, an area that reminded him of the small farming villages in Eastern Turkey.
- With a loan from the Small Business Administration, he bought an old yogurt plant there in 2005 and developed a recipe inspired by his heritage.
- He started selling his yogurt in 2007; in 2023, Chobani pulled in more than $2 billion in sales.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 51
- Source of Wealth
- Greek yogurt, Self Made
- Residence
- Norwich, New York
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Marital Status
- Married
- Education
- Master of Business Administration, SUNY Albany
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