Keurig Dr Pepper to Sell Chobani Stake and Allentown Facility for $925 Million

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Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. agreed to sell its entire equity stake in Chobani back to the yogurt maker for $800 million and transfer an Allentown, Pennsylvania, manufacturing facility and warehouse for approximately $125 million, generating approximately $925 million in pre-tax proceeds. The company intends to use the net proceeds to lower debt ahead of its planned separation into two independent, US-listed companies for its coffee and refreshment-beverage operations, a priority that follows its $18 billion acquisition of JDE Peet's, completed in April. Chobani plans to invest approximately $1.2 billion in the Allentown facility over the next five years as it develops milk containing more protein and less sugar than traditional milk. The companies will keep their commercial relationship, with KDP continuing to distribute La Colombe ready-to-drink lattes and other Chobani-owned beverages through its direct-store-delivery network, and Chobani manufacturing certain KDP products at the Allentown site for a defined transition period under a co-manufacturing agreement. The transactions are expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

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Consumer Staples▲ · 1 stocks
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc
KDP
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KDP sells its Chobani stake and Allentown facility for ~$925M in pre-tax proceeds to pay down debt ahead of its planned separation.

Off-coverage companies 3

ChobaniPrivate▲ Positive
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Chobani buys back its own equity stake for $800M and acquires the Allentown facility, planning ~$1.2B investment over five years.

JDE Peet'sPrivate± Mixed
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters, LLCPrivate± Mixed
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