Friday, May 17, 2013
Lifeway Foods, which just purchased the Golden Guernsey dairy on Delafield Street, has plans for the Waukesha icon.
What’s happening to the giant cow? It’s the one question we’ve heard over and over again after Golden Guernsey suddenly shut down with no warning, leaving more than 100 employees without a job. OpenGate Capital, which owned the dairy, filed for bankruptcy days later. Lifeway Foods Inc., of Morton Grove, IL., bought the company for $7.4 million on Tuesday. CEO Julie Smolyansky told WISN 12 News the company has been needing more capacity and space than its already-cramped headquarters in Morton Grove. She is hoping to double capacity with the purchase of the Waukesha plant that is planned to reopen in the summer. Lifeway Foods, producer of frozen kefir and probiotic cheese products, might bring back the Golden Guernsey brand of milk but …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Owners plan to open the plant this summer and produce organic products.
Patch media partners WISN 12 News spoke to the CEO of the Illinois company that bought the bankrupt Golden Guernsey. Lifeway Foods Inc., of Morton Grove, IL., bought the company for $7.4 million on Tuesday. Golden Guernsey closed in January and announced bankruptcy, leaving more than 100 employees displaced. CEO Julie Smolyansky told WISN 12 News the company has been needing more capacity and space than its already-cramped headquarters in Morton Grove. She is hoping to double capacity with the purchase of the Waukesha plant that is planned to reopen in the summer. Lifeway Foods, producer of frozen kefir and probiotic cheese products, might bring back the Golden Guernsey brand of milk but anything they produce will be organic, GMO-free. …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Lifeway Foods Inc. says it plans to reopen soon and employ as many people as possible.
The Golden Guernsey dairy plant, which abruptly shut its doors after announcing bankruptcy, was sold at auction Tuesday to an Illinois company for $7.4 million, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Lifeway Foods Inc., of Morton Grove, IL., won the auction over Ohio company Superior Dairy LLC who had offered $5.5 million. The company closed in January and announced bankruptcy, leaving more than 100 employees wondering about their future. Lifeway Foods, producer of frozen kefir and probiotic cheese products, said the Waukesha plant might reopen this summer and employing as many people as possible, reported the Journal Sentinel. Retirement funds for laid-off employees were released after some said they had fallen behind on bills and were …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Some of the displaced workers have indicated they have fallen behind on bills and are at risk of losing their houses.
The Golden Guernsey workers who lost their jobs when the plant closed in January will now have access to their 401K retirements, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The company abruptly shut its doors in January and announced bankruptcy, leaving more than 100 employees wondering about their future. A trustee for the case in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware asked provider Principal Financial Group to release the retirement funds after some of the laid-off employees said they have fallen behind on bills and are at risk of losing their homes. Under court approval, the bankrupt Golden Guernsey Dairy LLC was operating the dairy processing facility to prepare for potential sale that might still be able to save jobs. Superior Dairy is the…
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Thirteen school districts in southeastern Wisconsin will use Prairie Farms Dairy next school year.
After Golden Guernsey shutdown in January, school districts had to make adjustments at the last minute to ensure the kids had milk at school. Now, a coalition of 13 area school districts, including Elmbrook School District, will receive milk from Prairie Farms Dairy, the schools announced Wednesday. 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 …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The two creditors are supporting the proposed $5.5 million sale of Golden Guernsey Dairy if it means they recover their claims from the proceeds of the sale.
Two creditors say they support the sale of bankrupt Golden Guernsey Dairy LLC if they can get back what they are owed, reported the Business Journal. Superior Dairy in Canton, OH, has made a $5.5 million offer to purchase Golden Guernsey in Waukesha. The offer for purchase could make way for Golden Guernsey to re-open after a California investment firm owning the Wisconsin dairy filed bankruptcy in early January. Accord Financial was owed about $7.9 million and Foremost Farms USA was owed about $1.8 million at the time of the bankruptcy petition, according to the Business Journal article. Golden Guernsey started in 1930 as a farmer-owned cooperative in Milwaukee, and by 1935, delivered milk to the homes of 20,000 customers in Wisconsin, …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Nearly two months after workers were displaced during abrupt dairy closure, an Ohio dairy looks to expand in Waukesha.
Superior Dairy in Canton, OH, has made a $5.5 million offer to purchase Golden Guernsey in Waukesha, Patch's media partners at WISN 12 News. The offer for purchase could make way for Golden Guernsey to re-open after a California investment firm owning the Wisconsin dairy filed bankruptcy in early January. Earlier this week, the Christmas hat was taken off the giant cow – a Waukesha icon on Delafield Street. The Christmas hat had been untouched as dairy workers were forced to leave the plant and their jobs with no warning. 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 …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Waukesha facility is temporarily operating to prepare it for a potential sale.
There might still be hope for the displaced Golden Guernsey workers in Waukesha. Under court approval, the bankrupt Golden Guernsey Dairy LLC is operating the dairy processing facility to prepare for potential sale, reported the Business Journal. The company abruptly shut its doors in January and announced bankruptcy, leaving more than 100 employees wondering about their future. Golden Guernsey was authorized 60 days of financing for limited operations and payment to a few former employees. The Business Journal reported that this is an attempt to try to get people back to work. Gov. Scott Walker has said his administration is working to help displaced Golden Guernsey workers, an effort that includes special job fairs for the former …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Over 80 former Golden Guernsey Dairy employees came out to a job fair that had 33 employers.
Thirty-one employers gathered at Waukesha County Technical College to hold a special job fair for former Golden Guernsey Dairy, reported WISN. About 88 workers attended the job fair on Friday. The company abruptly shut its doors earlier this month and announced bankruptcy, leaving more than 100 employees wondering about their future. Gov. Scott Walker has said his administration is working to help displaced Golden Guernsey workers who were given no warning that they would lose their jobs in the sudden plant closure. The job fair held at the college is part of the state's rapid response to help the unemployed workers. The employers in the job fair immediately need workers, reported WISN. The Wisconsin Department of Justice filed a $2 …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
While dairy has filed for bankruptcy, the milk will go to the area's needy.
More than eight truckloads of milk left in the Golden Guernsey plant after the dairy closed abruptly will be donated to the Hunger Task Force, according to WISN (Channel 12). Some of the 111 workers who lost their jobs when the plant shut down with no warning Jan. 5 had mentioned the dairy still had milk product going to waste in the milk processing facility. “It’s really great to be able to make a call and let a pantry know they’ll have real milk to give a family or to a meal program telling them they can serve fresh milk with supper," said Sherrie Tussler, executive director for the Hunger Task Force. "With all of this dairy we are going to be able to reach out to communities all over the state and offer them something they don’t see …
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12:06 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
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