Hamdi Ulukaya, the Founder, President and CEO of Chobani, based in the United States, was last night named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 at an awards ceremony held in Monte Carlo's Salle des Etoiles. Hamdi was picked from among the 49 country finalists vying for the title across 47 countries, each of whom had already been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year in their home countries.<br /><br />Turkish-born Hamdi Ulukaya founded Chobani in upstate New York in 2005 and launched Chobani Greek Yogurt two years later. Less than six years after launch it is the best-selling yogurt brand in the US with annual sales approaching US$1bn. Chobani has 3,000 employees and operates the largest yogurt factory in the world selling its products to Australia and the UK as well as the US. <br /><br />Rodrigo Herrera, CEO and Chairman of Genomma Lab Internacional and Chairman of the judging panel said, "Hamdi personifies the entrepreneurial spirit and is a real role model for any aspiring entrepreneur. The judges were impressed by his courage and perseverance."<br /><br />Hamdi Ulukaya said, "I'm delighted and honored to receive this award and I would like to dedicate this to our fans, employees, local communities and health professional friends. Without them, none of our successes would have been possible."<br /><br />"Hamdi has rightly been called the personification of every immigrant's American dream," said Maria Pinelli, Ernst & Young's Global Vice Chair for Strategic Growth Markets. "He has achieved fantastic success in a relatively short space of time." <br /><br /><br />So geht Info heute... RatgeberTV produziert und publiziert News aus den Bereichen Home, Life, Reisen, Wellness & Gesundheit. Infotainment für TV und Neue Medien. © RatgeberTV.com since 1984