Chobani is investing $1.2 billion in a new 1 million-square-foot plant in upstate New York, reported the New York Times. The Rome, New York facility will be able to make one billion pounds of dairy products a year.

“Company executives describe the plant, which they reckon will be the biggest dairy factory in the United States, as a much-needed expansion to fulfill growing demand,” wrote the outlet.

“We’ve been growing, but that has accelerated dramatically over the last few years, eating up a lot of our capacity,” Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani’s founder and chief executive, said in an interview. “These are the preparations for growth that’s coming and that we’re experiencing.”

The new manufacturing center is reportedly expected to nearly double Chobani’s workforce in New York State. Chobani saw net sales last year “rising 17%, to $2.96 billion, and adjusted pretax earnings rising 26%, to $509 million.”

Chobani has said that it now controls about a fifth of the American yogurt market, citing NielsenIQ data. Chobani is known for its Greek-style yogurt, creamers, oat milk and—since its $900 million acquisition of La Colombe in 2023—coffee beverages.

Just last month, Chobani announced it was investing $500 million into the expansion of its Twin Falls, Idaho plant, “increasing production by 50% and adding over 500,000 square feet of new space,” according to a press release sent to NACS. Chobani said the expansion is expected to create a minimum of 160 new jobs.

“Already the largest natural food production facility in the country, the expanded Twin Falls plant will span 1.6 million square feet and feature 24 production lines. Employing more than 1,200 people earning wages almost 12% higher than the regional average, this investment will continue to fuel the local economy and shape the future of food,” Chobani said.