Ownership profile
Who owns La Colombe Coffee Roasters?
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is wholly owned by Chobani, LLC — the privately held Greek-yogurt company controlled by founder Hamdi Ulukaya — which acquired it for $900 million in December 2023; there is no current private equity firm in the ownership chain, though Chobani itself has minority institutional investors (HOOPP) and previously had TPG Capital as an investor.
Ownership profile
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
Chobani, LLC
Evidence (10)
Chobani raised $650 million in equity capital in October 2025 to fund production expansions, confirming it remains privately held.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chobani-announces-equity-capital-raise-to-support-growth-and-innovation-302585774.htmlChobani's immediate parent entity is Chobani Global Holdings, LLC, per its own debt offering documentation.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chobani-announces-500-million-private-offering-of-senior-notes-302032802.htmlChobani financed the La Colombe acquisition via a $550 million term loan, cash on hand, and conversion of Keurig Dr Pepper's 33% minority stake in La Colombe into Chobani equity.
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/18/chobani-buys-la-colombe-coffeeChobani, LLC acquired La Colombe Coffee Roasters for $900 million in December 2023, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chobani-acquires-la-colombe-302016863.htmlPrior to Chobani's full acquisition, Hamdi Ulukaya in 2015 bought out Goode Partners — the PE firm that had invested $28.5 million in La Colombe in 2014 — to become La Colombe's majority owner. This PE involvement is fully exited.
https://dailycoffeenews.com/2015/08/10/chobani-ceo-becomes-sole-investor-and-majority-owner-of-la-colombe-coffee/La Colombe's operating entity is listed as a subsidiary of Chobani at 2620 East Tioga Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134.
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/97791-67Chobani is a privately held company controlled by founder Hamdi Ulukaya, who maintains an estimated ~78% majority ownership as of October 2024; the company withdrew its IPO plans in September 2022.
https://swottemplate.com/blogs/owners/chobani-ownersWikipedia confirms La Colombe was acquired by Chobani for $900 million in 2023, consistent with all other sources.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Colombe_Coffee_RoastersLa Colombe will continue to operate as an independent brand under the Chobani umbrella.
https://technical.ly/startups/la-colombe-chobani-sold-coffee-todd-carmichael/Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) holds a minority stake in Chobani (reduced to ~7.6% in late 2024), and TPG Capital has historically been listed as an investor in Chobani — these are investors in the parent, not in La Colombe directly.
https://swottemplate.com/blogs/owners/chobani-ownersWhat's uncertain
- Chobani is itself a private company and does not publish full ownership registers; the exact equity percentages held by minority investors (HOOPP, and possibly TPG Capital) in Chobani are not publicly confirmed through primary filings — secondary blog sources cite ~78% for Ulukaya and ~7.6% for HOOPP as of late 2024.
- TPG Capital is cited as a Chobani investor in some secondary sources but could not be confirmed via a primary filing within remaining search budget; TPG's involvement (if any) is at the Chobani parent level, not at La Colombe directly.
- PitchBook labels La Colombe's financing status as 'Private Equity-Backed' but this appears to be a legacy classification reflecting Goode Partners' pre-2015 stake, which was fully bought out by Ulukaya.
- The pe_involvement score of 'none' applies to La Colombe's direct ownership chain (Chobani is a food-and-beverage operating company, not a PE fund), but consumers should note Chobani's parent entity has minority institutional/PE-adjacent investors.
- All ownership information reflects publicly available sources as of July 2026; no privacy policy or legal entity registry search was completed within this session.