December 17/Norwalk, Conn./Press Release -- Chobani Inc. opened its new state-of-the-art Greek Yogurt plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, which the company claims is twice the size of the world’s next largest yogurt plant. Shambaugh & Son was the prime design/builder for the 10-month, fast-tracked construction of the Chobani plant, and among other things performed all site infrastructure and installed all of the plant’s mechanical, electrical, ammonia refrigeration, fire protection, process equipment, process piping, and utility piping systems.
A leading facilities services and construction contractor in the Midwest, Shambaugh & Son is a subsidiary of EMCOR Group Inc.
The plant will process a record amount of yogurt per day, while consuming lower energy and production costs. Shambaugh designed and constructed the plant with infrastructure for future expansion, and with technology that enables greater flexibility and efficiency in production, all within 10 months, from site clearing to production.