Trends helping old-fashioned businesses

Gary Sanders moves the truck to load it in preparation for overnight milk delivery. Sanders is the home delivery supervisor for Central Dairy. Photo by Julie Smith.

By Lydia Meyer

Friday, September 23, 2011

For Central Dairy, milk delivery is far from a practice of the past.

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Instead, it’s considered a “long-standing tradition in Jefferson City,” according to Shannon Mahoney, the company’s operation and sales manager.

The service, which covers about 600 houses in the immediate area over two routes, is not a substantial portion of the company’s profits, Mahoney said.

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asb 1 year, 8 months ago

I love not having to carry those heavy milk jugs home on the bus, leaves room and energy for beer . . .

animallover870 1 year, 8 months ago

My family and I had Central Dairy home delivery for well over 30 years, before we moved away. The service was excellent. In all those years, I only remember one time that the milkman failed to deliver and that was due to the weather. I miss that service.