Hamdi Ulukaya

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    Ulukaya's childhood

    as a kid he farmed wit his family living on a dairy farm
  • Ulukaya is born

    Ulukaya is born

    Hamdi was born in Kurd Turkey around this time.
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    College in Turkey

    He attends Ankara University to study Political Science.
  • Immigration

    Immigration

    Hamdi comes to America to study English in New York at Adelphi University.
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    Married

    He was married to Ayşe Giray
  • Opens First business

    Opens First business

    He opens Euphrates cheese company in 2002 in Johnstown New York.
  • Buys a Yoghurt factory from Kraft

    Buys a Yoghurt factory from Kraft

    Hamdi buys an old Yoghurt factory in South Edmeston, New York.
  • Perfect recipe

    With the help of Mustafa Dogan, he's nailed the recipe with no artificial colors or additives.
  • Sales

    Sales

    Chobani hits store shelves in shops like Shoprite and Stop and Shop.
  • Becoming a billionaire

    Becoming a billionaire

    Ulukaya joins the list of billionaires in the world.
  • Restaurant

    Restaurant

    ChobaniSoHo opens in New York later investing and selling La Colombe coffee in 2015
  • Baby #1

    Baby #1

    he welcomed his first son Aga with Alida Boer
  • Tent

    Tent

    Ulukaya starts Tent as a program to help refugees.
  • rebrand

    rebrand

    Chobani rebrands as a food wellness company
  • Married again

    Married again

    he gets married to Louise Vongerichten
  • Baby #2

    Baby #2

    He has his second son Miran with his wife Louise Vongerichten.
  • Add ons

    Add ons

    Chobani spreads to add Natural Dairy Creamers and oat based products
  • Fair Trade

    Fair Trade

    Chobani joins the Fair trade Act
  • Home land security

    Home land security

    He is sworn into the Homeland Security Board