Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Milk provider switch was necessary after Golden Guernsey closed suddenly in Waukesha in January.
A coalition of 13 area school districts, including Elmbrook School District, will receive milk from Prairie Farms Dairy, a change that was necessary for next school year after Golden Guernsey shut down in early January in Waukesha. The decision was made based on several criteria, including a blind-taste test, price, service, package appearance and offerings of a variety of flavors, package sizes and formulations, according to a news release from the Southeast Wisconsin School Nutrition Cooperative. Milk consumption decreased by more than 5,000 cartons in Menomonee Falls School District from January 2012 to 2013. The students complained about taste, and preferred juice instead, according to a release from the district. Falls switched from …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Expenses for Waukesha dairy, which shut down without warning on Saturday, exceeded revenues, according to OpenGate Capital.
OpenGate Capital has declared bankruptcy for the Golden Guernsey plant in Waukesha, which led to the plant’s shutdown on Saturday, the company said Tuesday. More than 100 employees were left without answers when the plant shut down. One employee, Robert Storm, has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development because the employees did not receive 60 days notice before they lost their jobs. Online federal records did not yet have a bankruptcy notice posted late Tuesday. The company started in 1930 as a farmer-owned cooperative in Milwaukee, and by 1935, Golden Guernsey delivered milk to the homes of 20,000 customers in Wisconsin, according to its website. By 1955, construction began at its current facility at 2101…
Robert Storm, of Burlington, tells the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development that Golden Guernsey provided no warning before shutting down operations on Saturday.
An employee of Golden Guernsey dairy has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development over the Waukesha plant's abrupt closing over the weekend. Workers were surprised Saturday when they learned they no longer had jobs. With 112 employees, Golden Guernsey workers told Waukesha Patch they had no warning that they would be out of work. Robert Storm left work at 8 p.m. Friday, according to the complaint. He received a phone call from co-workers on Saturday saying they were told to pack up and go home. “I showed up for work on Jan. 7, gates were locked,” Storm wrote. Storm said in the complaint the company that owned the milk processing plant, OpenGate Capital, had the property appraised in December. “I am sure the …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Employees of Waukesha dairy are frustrated with the lack of information about paychecks and health insurance after business shut down Saturday with no warning.
Story updated at 5:15 p.m. Monday with details on state helping workers The parking lot at Golden Guernsey is quiet – only a few cars are parked at the dairy processing plant. The semi trucks that haul processed milk from the Wisconsin facility are stationary. A handful of employees were milling around outside Monday afternoon, hoping to get into the factory to remove their personal belongings. After waiting around in the cold, unable to gain entrance to the building and frustrated with unanswered questions, the workers finally gave up on getting their items for the day. Some of them were still unaware the factory had closed until they showed up for work. They only hoped it was an ugly rumor. “We are totally lost,” said a 20-year veteran …
Golden Guernsey in Waukesha closed without warning on Saturday, leaving area school districts finding other companies for their milk needs.
Area school officials say they are not concerned about the ability to supply local children despite the abrupt closing of a Waukesha milk processing plant over the weekend. When employees of Golden Guernsey, started reporting the Waukesha dairy factory had abruptly shut down, some people were worried about the ability of school districts to obtain milk for students. A school official for the Slinger School District told Today’s TMJ4 that schools there will run out of milk by Wednesday. However, officials at several school districts in the Milwaukee area say they don't envision problems with having milk for their students. The Waukesha School District will have milk on hand as schools start for the week on Monday. “Our food service company …
43.03189
-88.24457
Golden Guernsey Dairy/Dean Foods
2101 Delafield St, Waukesha, WI
/articles/got-milk-area-schools-say-yes-despite-dairy-closing
1064099
/locations/8544816
District currently working with its coop and distributor to secure milk after Golden Guernsey, the Waukesha milk processing plant, abruptly shuts down operations on Saturday.
Students at the Elmbrook School District, which is supplied by Golden Guernsey, will have milk on Monday and should not be effected by the shut down of the dairy operation, according to school officials. Food and nutrition director Cheryl Piel said the district will not have a milk shortage and is currently working with its coop and distributor to secure milk after the Waukesha milk processing plant abruptly shuts down operations on Saturday. "Hopefully that will occur today at sometime so we have a seamless situation," Piel said Monday morning. Elmbrook co-ops its milk with 13 other school districts throughout the area. Piel said resolving the issue is "very important" because milk is a component of the federal lunch program. "We have to…
John Smith
7:06 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
It is Obama's fault. He is doing nothing to fix our situation. Redistribution of wealth doesn't work. Whoever said " I want to work for a poor man?" Its only a matter of time before he has us all jobless and you will be wondering what happened. Stay informed and think about it. Profit is not a dirty word. more ›