Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Only In New York: Sour ex sues the ‘Yogurt King’





Talk about spilled milk!  The former wife of “Yogurt King” Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of popular Greek-style yogurt brand Chobani, slapped her ex with a milk-curdling suit yesterday, accusing him of cheating her out of a majority share of the Norwich, NY, dairy empire.

In a civil complaint filed in New York state court yesterday, Ayse Giray, a medical doctor, said Ulukaya promised her a 53 percent stake in his dairy business in exchange for $500,000 in startup funding she provided him between 1997 and 2003.

Instead, Ulukaya wiggled out of the commitment by quietly launching a separate company in 2004 that eventually became Chobani, according to the complaint…..,

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