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New Sweden Dairy and Davies Family
New Sweden Dairy and Davis Family – from zero to multi-billion dollar international businesses in 3 generations
Stan Davis went from Wales to Minnesota in 1933 and was told that dairy was a good industry to be in during the depression so he did a 2 week butter making course and got a job at a creamery. Before long he bought a creamery and now within 3 generations the family company is vast incorporating the following businesses:
Davis Family Dairies http://davisfamilydairies.com with 20,000 cows and heifers, a purpose built dairy and veterinary education centre at New Sweden Dairy in association with the University of Minnesota
Davis co Foods International http://www.daviscofoods.com employing 800 and processing 2 million litres of milk and 32,000 kg cheese a day along with speciality whey protein and lactose products
Cambria – an upmarket kitchen counter and tile concern employing 600 http://www.cambriausa.com/en/About-Us/legacy/
Cambria mortgages - http://www.cambriamortgage.com/
Sun County Airlines - http://www.suncountry.com/page/1/our-company.jsp charter airline with 850 employees
Stan Davis is 95 and still involved in running the company. His son, 4 grandsons and 1 granddaughter are co-owners in all the businesses.
http://connectbiz.com/2011/11/marty-davis/ - this is quite a long article but it gives a lot of background on the family and their various businesses.