这家酸奶品牌要在纳斯达克上市
乔巴尼自称是一家“反传统的消费品公司”。
乔巴尼（Chobani） 提交了首次公开募股(IPO)申请，文件显示，随着该公司同名品牌酸奶的销售额持续上升，又增加了燕麦牛奶等新产品，公司业绩稳步增长。
该公司周三提交给美国证券交易委员会的文件显示，这家成立了16年的公司将IPO规模定为1亿美元。这是一个占位符，等设定股票出售的条款时，还会再变。
乔巴尼自称是一家“反传统的消费品公司”，产品现在北美约95,000个零售网点销售，占其销售额的91%。该公司在澳大利亚也有生产线。
该公司总部位于纽约新柏林，主要生产希腊酸奶、燕麦牛奶和其他产品，搭上了新冠肺炎疫情期间消费者需求增长的东风——因为疫情期间餐馆的封锁和限制措施导致消费者不得不转向自家冰箱。
在截至9月26日的九个月里，公司净销售额为12亿美元，净亏损小幅增加至2400万美元。周三的备案文件显示，去年同期该公司销售额为10.6亿美元，亏损2100万美元。
“我们仍然是一家年轻、充满活力的创业公司，”创始人兼首席执行官哈姆迪•乌鲁卡亚在文件中包含的一封信中写道。
乌鲁卡亚1994年从土耳其来到美国，2005年创立了乔巴尼。他还在信中详细描述了这家公司最初的岁月——从他一时兴起买下一家废弃的酸奶工厂，到研究配方那段时间自己怎么在工厂打地铺。
这一申请与Sweetgreen Inc.预计的IPO定价在同一天提交。这家沙拉连锁店预计周四上市，希望通过股票发行筹集至多3.125亿美元的资金。
今年已有11家食品和饮料公司在纽约上市。根据彭博社收集的数据，这是自1997年以来的最多的一年。在劳动力短缺、价格上涨和行业行情不稳的情况下，几乎所有公司的股价都低于发行价，说明上市估值时过于乐观。
待乔巴尼披露其投资者和包括乌鲁卡亚在内的员工所持股份的细节时，其IPO的预期估值会更明确。据《华尔街日报》(Wall Street Journal) 2月报道，该公司的估值可能高达100亿美元。
至于投资者的潜在风险，乔巴尼在IPO文件中详细介绍了与乳制品相关的供应链和责任风险，以及与疫情相关的劳动力短缺和成本上升。
乔巴尼还提醒投资者，该公司依赖于乌鲁卡亚的独特专业知识，如果乌鲁卡亚的声誉受损，它可能会遭受损失。文件显示，乌鲁卡亚在美国咖啡公司La Colombe Torrefaction LLC和菲达奶酪生产商Euphrates Inc.的持股可能会与乔巴尼的利益发生冲突。
此次IPO由高盛集团(Goldman Sachs Group Inc.)和美国银行(Bank of America Corp.)牵头。乔巴尼计划在纳斯达克全球精选市场(Nasdaq Global Select Market)上市，股票代码为CHO。（财富中文网）
译者：Agatha
乔巴尼自称是一家“反传统的消费品公司”。
乔巴尼（Chobani） 提交了首次公开募股(IPO)申请，文件显示，随着该公司同名品牌酸奶的销售额持续上升，又增加了燕麦牛奶等新产品，公司业绩稳步增长。
该公司周三提交给美国证券交易委员会的文件显示，这家成立了16年的公司将IPO规模定为1亿美元。这是一个占位符，等设定股票出售的条款时，还会再变。
乔巴尼自称是一家“反传统的消费品公司”，产品现在北美约95,000个零售网点销售，占其销售额的91%。该公司在澳大利亚也有生产线。
该公司总部位于纽约新柏林，主要生产希腊酸奶、燕麦牛奶和其他产品，搭上了新冠肺炎疫情期间消费者需求增长的东风——因为疫情期间餐馆的封锁和限制措施导致消费者不得不转向自家冰箱。
在截至9月26日的九个月里，公司净销售额为12亿美元，净亏损小幅增加至2400万美元。周三的备案文件显示，去年同期该公司销售额为10.6亿美元，亏损2100万美元。
“我们仍然是一家年轻、充满活力的创业公司，”创始人兼首席执行官哈姆迪•乌鲁卡亚在文件中包含的一封信中写道。
乌鲁卡亚1994年从土耳其来到美国，2005年创立了乔巴尼。他还在信中详细描述了这家公司最初的岁月——从他一时兴起买下一家废弃的酸奶工厂，到研究配方那段时间自己怎么在工厂打地铺。
这一申请与Sweetgreen Inc.预计的IPO定价在同一天提交。这家沙拉连锁店预计周四上市，希望通过股票发行筹集至多3.125亿美元的资金。
今年已有11家食品和饮料公司在纽约上市。根据彭博社收集的数据，这是自1997年以来的最多的一年。在劳动力短缺、价格上涨和行业行情不稳的情况下，几乎所有公司的股价都低于发行价，说明上市估值时过于乐观。
待乔巴尼披露其投资者和包括乌鲁卡亚在内的员工所持股份的细节时，其IPO的预期估值会更明确。据《华尔街日报》(Wall Street Journal) 2月报道，该公司的估值可能高达100亿美元。
至于投资者的潜在风险，乔巴尼在IPO文件中详细介绍了与乳制品相关的供应链和责任风险，以及与疫情相关的劳动力短缺和成本上升。
乔巴尼还提醒投资者，该公司依赖于乌鲁卡亚的独特专业知识，如果乌鲁卡亚的声誉受损，它可能会遭受损失。文件显示，乌鲁卡亚在美国咖啡公司La Colombe Torrefaction LLC和菲达奶酪生产商Euphrates Inc.的持股可能会与乔巴尼的利益发生冲突。
此次IPO由高盛集团(Goldman Sachs Group Inc.)和美国银行(Bank of America Corp.)牵头。乔巴尼计划在纳斯达克全球精选市场(Nasdaq Global Select Market)上市，股票代码为CHO。（财富中文网）
译者：Agatha
Chobani filed for an initial public offering, disclosing steady growth as it continues to build on sales of its namesake yogurt brand and add newer products such as oat milk.
The 16-year old company listed the size of the offering as $100 million, according to a filing Wednesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s a placeholder that will change when it sets terms for the share sale.
Calling itself an “anti-traditional consumer packaged goods company,” Chobani said its products are now sold at about 95,000 retail locations in North America, which accounts for 91% of its sales. The company also makes products in Australia.
The New Berlin, New York-based maker of Greek yogurt, oat milk and other products has been riding a wave of demand that grew during the coronavirus pandemic, with restaurant lockdowns and restrictions forcing consumers to turn to their own refrigerators.
Its net loss increased slightly to $24 million on net sales of $1.2 billion for the nine months ended Sept. 26. That compares with a loss of $21 million on $1.06 billion in sales during the same period a year earlier, Wednesday’s filing shows.
“We are still a young, energetic, entrepreneurial company,” founder and Chief Executive Officer Hamdi Ulukaya wrote in a letter included in the filing.
Ulukaya, who came to the U.S. from Turkey in 1994 and founded Chobani in 2005, also detailed the origins of the company -- from his buying an abandoned yogurt factory on a whim, to sleeping on the facility floor while developing recipes.
The filing comes on the same day as the expected pricing of Sweetgreen Inc.’s IPO. The salad chain is seeking to raise as much as $312.5 million in its share sale, followed by a trading debut Thursday.
Eleven food and beverage IPOs have already listed this year in New York. That’s the most since 1997, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Nearly all of these firms are trading below their offering price after listing at valuations that proved optimistic amid labor shortages, rising prices and a rocky earnings season for the sector.
Chobani’s expected valuation in the IPO will become more clear when it discloses details of the stakes held by its investors and employees, including Ulukaya. The company could be worth as much as $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported in February.
Among potential risk factors for prospective investors in the the IPO, Chobani detailed supply chain and liability risks associated with dairy products, as well as labor shortages and higher costs associated with the pandemic.
Chobani also cautioned investors that it’s dependent on the unique expertise of Ulukaya, and could suffer if his reputation is damaged. Ululkaya’s holdings in La Colombe Torrefaction LLC, a U.S. based coffee company, and feta cheese maker Euphrates Inc. might also conflict with Chobani’s interests, according to the filing.
The offering is being led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bank of America Corp. Chobani plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CHO.
