Byrne Dairy is a regional

dairy A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese, and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. It may be a room, a building, or a larger establishment. In the United States, the word may also des ...

company headquartered in

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13 ...

. It was founded during the

Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and ...

in 1933, delivering milk bottles to New Yorkers by horse-wagons. The company is privately run and has expanded, distributing across the

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region, supplying many wholesale and retail locations. The company also has a wholesale distribution center in

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and operates a chain of convenience store/gas stations in Central New York. In October 2012, it announced a plan to open a yogurt plant and agritourism center on a 127-acre site in

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. The announcement marks Byrne Dairy's entry into the expanding central New York Greek yogurt belt, alongside

Chobani Chobani is an American food company specializing in strained yogurt. The company was founded in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya, a Turkish businessman of Kurds, Kurdish origin. Chobani sells thick, Greek yogurt with a higher protein content than traditional ...

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, as well as

Fage Fage International S.A. ( ) is an international dairy company founded in Athens, Greece, and as of 2012 headquartered in Strassen, Luxembourg. It is one of the major dairy brands in Greece. It manufactures dairy products including milk, yogurt ...

's presence in Johnstown. In 2024, Byrne Dairy, with other companies, produced aseptic milk, which has a shelf life of 13 months.

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