When Hamdi Ulukaya sorted through his junk mail in his central New York home in 2005, he saw among the ads that Kraft was selling a fully equipped yogurt plant not far from his home. Ulukaya didn't think twice, he threw the ad out with the rest of the junk. While he had been confused by the low quality of American yogurt (especially it's high sugar and low nutritional value), the purchase seemed too far out of reach.
"For some reason I came back, picked the ad up and I went to see the factory that day," Ulukaya recalls. "I received an SBA loan and bought the factory in August 2005 with just five employees."
From Abandoned Factory To $600m In Sales
"For some reason I came back, picked the ad up and I went to see the factory that day," Ulukaya recalls. "I received an SBA loan and bought the factory in August 2005 with just five employees."
From Abandoned Factory To $600m In Sales
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