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$1.7 billion

Net worth of Hamdi Ulukaya - a Kurd from Turkey who immigrated to the U.S. after the Turkish government started to question his political activities advocating for Kurdish rights. In 2005, Ulukaya bought a defunct food factory in upstate New York with a small business loan to start making cheese. He eventually grew that into Chobani, which has become the top-selling Greek yogurt brand in the US.

Last Modified: 01-Oct-2018 5:48 AM

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Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in People

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