Hamdi Ulukaya Quotes


Everyone asks me why someone Turkish is making Greek yogurt. In Greece, it is not called 'Greek yogurt.' Everywhere in the world it is called 'strained yogurt.' But because it was introduced in this country by a Greek company, they called it 'Greek yogurt.'


Citations

Ulukaya, Hamdi. "Chobani's Founder on Growing a Start-Up Without Outside Investors." Harvard Business Review, vol. 91, no. 7/8, July-Aug. 2013, pp. 43-47.

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Hamdi Ulukaya
Hamdi Ulukaya
  • Born: October 26, 1972
  • Nationality: Turkish
  • Profession: Founder, CEO

Hamdi Ulukaya is a Turkish businessman, activist, and philanthropist based in the United States. Ulukaya is the owner, founder, chairman, and CEO of Chobani, the #1-selling strained yogurt brand in the US. He established production facilities first in upstate New York, and since then has expanded. According to Forbes, his net worth as of June 2019 is US$2.0 billion. On 26 April 2016, Ulukaya announced to his employees that he would be giving them 10% of the shares in Chobani.