In less than three years after beginning its US yogurt business—building the 350,000-sq.-ft. Muller Quaker Dairy manufacturing facility in Batavia, NY—PepsiCo Inc. and German dairy company Theo Muller Group are abandoning their joint venture and ending production at the plant.
The companies ended their partnership because the plant did not meet expectations, according to the Associated Press which reported the plant closure earlier this month. A statement on the Muller Quaker Dairy website says the full line of Muller yogurt has been discontinued, though select products may still be available on shelves for a few weeks.