The $1.2 billion dairy product manufacturing facility that Chobani plans to open in the Lehigh Valley next year is the largest agricultural investment in Pennsylvania history. 
And the globally known company’s faith in the Lehigh Valley as a prime site for manufacturing is getting noticed.
Dozens of national news outlets, food and farming industry publications, and manufacturing and commercial real estate trade publications carried the news about why Chobani chose the Lehigh Valley for its latest operation:
- An advantageous location near major markets
- A manufacturing workforce ready to go to work
- And proximity to the second-most dairy farms of any state in the U.S.
Chobani’s operation, which will employ 900 people on a property where food and beverages have been produced for more than four decades, adds major dairy production to the Lehigh Valley’s history of diverse manufacturing.
Lehigh Valley is among the Top 15% of markets nationwide for manufacturing, based on Gross Domestic Product. More than 700 manufacturers produce food and beverages, semiconductors and technology, health care and consumer products, plastics, chemicals, and other items.
Chobani will join global brands including Mack Trucks, Crayola crayons, Martin Guitars, and Peeps.
Here are just a few dozen of the headlines sharing Chobani’s decision to invest in the Lehigh Valley.
NATIONAL HEADLINES
Bloomberg: Chobani Expands Into High-Protein Milk With $1.2 Billion Pennsylvania Facility
CNBC: Gov. Josh Shapiro: Chobani investing $1.2B in facility is 'a huge deal for us'
Wall Street Journal: Keurig Dr Pepper to Sell Chobani Stake for $925 Million
FOOD & FARMING PUBLICATIONS
Lancaster Farming: Chobani Announces $1.2B Dairy Plant in Lehigh Valley
Dairy Herd: Chobani Bets $1.2B on Pennsylvania, Takes Over Keurig Dr Pepper Plant
Dairy Dimension: $1.2 Billion Dairy Investment Planned for Pennsylvania
iGrow News: Chobani to Invest $1.2 Billion in New Allentown, Pennsylvania Campus
EDairyNews: Chobani Investing $1.2B In Pennsylvania Facility, Seeking Huge Share Of In-State Milk
Feedstuffs: Chobani investing $1.2B in Pennsylvania campus
IN Food: Chobani plans $1.2bn Pennsylvania dairy manufacturing expansion
Food Dive: Chobani to spend $1.2B to buy and invest in Pennsylvania plant
Food Business News: Chobani funneling 12 million in to Allentown campus
Food Processing: Chobani to Acquire, Invest $1.2 Billion in KDP Plant in Pennsylvania
MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS
Bisnow: Chobani To Invest $1.2B In Manufacturing, Warehouse Campus In Pennsylvania
RE BusinessOnline: Chobani Agrees to Buy Former Keurig Dr Pepper Manufacturing Facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania for $125M
Construction Review: Chobani to Take Over a 1.5 Million Square Foot Lehigh Valley Plant in $1.2 Billion Deal
Trade & Industry Development: PA: Chobani to Establish Dairy Operation With $1.2 Billion Investment, Creating 900 New Jobs
Connect CRE: Chobani to Invest $1.2B to Establish its First Dairy Operation in Pennsylvania
DC Velocity: Chobani to adapt PA factory to dairy food production in $1.2 billion plan
Dealroom: Chobani to invest $1.2B in Pennsylvania dairy plant, its first in the state
SupplyChain 24/7: Chobani Plans $1.2 Billion Dairy Plant by Allentown, Pennsylvania
Design and Development Today: Chobani Invests $1.2B to Establish First Dairy Plant in Pennsylvania
Industrial Equipment News: Chobani Invests $1.2B to Establish First Dairy Plant in Pennsylvania
CityBiz: Chobani Plans $1.2 Billion Allentown Manufacturing Hub, Adding 900 Jobs
(Photo by Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation)