Byrne Dairy is a regional
dairy company headquartered in
Syracuse, New York. It was founded during the
Great Depression in 1933, delivering milk bottles to New Yorkers by horse-wagons. The company is privately run and has expanded, distributing across the
Upstate New York
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region, supplying many wholesale and retail locations. The company also has a wholesale distribution center in
Massachusetts
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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
Cortlandville, New York
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Cortlandville surrounds the city of Cortland and is at the western border of the county.
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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. Chobani sells thick, Greek-style yogurt with a higher protein content than traditional yogurt and is o ...
,
Crowley Foods, as well as
Fage
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's presence in
Johnstown.
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Byrne Dairy sells a green minty milk from the end of February until March 17.
The Byrne Dairy employee contracts in New York State do not allow workers to be part of unions nor unionize.
See also
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Turkey Hill (company)
*
Wawa
References
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