Yogurt billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya has bought San Francisco-based Anchor Brewing for an undisclosed amount. Ulukaya, the Turkey-born founder and chief executive officer of Chobani, acquired the brewer and its 2.

The billionaire founder of the yogurt company, Hamdi Ulukaya, said he wants to get Anchor running again as fast as possible.

New owner pays undisclosed sum for manufacturing plant and taproom in Potrero Hill with intent to keep the beer flowing.

Craft-beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. — maker of its famous Anchor Steam and Christmas Ale beers — has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Hamdi Ulukaya called the craft brewer, said to be the country’s oldest, a “grand jewel.” Anchor’s former owner, Sapporo, put it into liquidation last year, citing the effects of the pandemic.

Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya

Anchor Brewing Company has been acquired by the family office of Chobani, the company announced on Friday. Yahoo Sports

Less than a year after San Francisco's Anchor Brewing Co. announced its closure — to the dismay of fans — the company has found a surprising new owner in Chobani Yogurt founder Hamdi Ulukaya. On Friday,

Chobani billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya has bought Anchor Brewing - San Francisco's iconic beer brand. The 51-year-old Kurdish billionaire announced the purchase in a statement Friday. Loyalists of Anchor Brewing should be hopeful about Ulukaya acquiring it,