If U.S. yogurt maker retreats, it will add to the twisted history of supply management.
The situation looks fluid, but there’s a good chance Chobani’s plans for a yogurt plant in Kingston, Ont., have been sent packing by Canada’s monstrous supply management regime. “Challenges have forced us to take our cups out of Canada,” said a Chobani corporate tweet Friday to a European editor for Dairyreporter.com. The tweet says Chobani aims to “come back” to Canada, but doesn’t say when.
It could be a temporary thing, as suggested by a subsequent email to the National Post late Friday from Nicki Briggs, Chobani’s chief communications officer.
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