Kroger's Westover Dairy in Lynchburg, Virginia
a brief history of the Westover Dairy:
"Back in the early 1920's W.W. Manley, a plumber by trade, operated the Sanitary Dairy and the Wishmore Dairy in Lynchburg. Proving he was a better plumber than a dairyman, Mr. Manley soon ran into financial difficulty; and the two dairies merged into one, the Sanitary Dairy, and moved to 8th and Harrison in 1930. In 1940, two years after Barney Kroger's death, the Sanitary Dairy was incorporated and the name changed to the Lynchburg Dairy, Inc.. Mr. C. L. Fleshman, who later became president of Westover Dairy, was hired as Manager of the Lynchburg Dairy.
"Shortly after W.W. Manley started in the dairy business, another dairy was opened in Westover Heights by Mr. R. E. Jones and Mr. Norman B. Lee. This dairy was called the "Westover" Dairy.
The stage was set for the merger of the Westover and Lynchburg dairies, to form the Lynchburg Westover Dairy in 1946. Soon the Memorial Avenue facilities of the Lynchburg Westover Dairy were just too small for the business, and a new and modern dairy was designed and built on its present site at 2801 Fort Avenue. This fine plant began operations in February, 1960 and soon after acquired another old line Lynchburg Dairy, the Quality Dairy located on Oakley Avenue.
"In 1973 the Westover Dairy was sold to Dairymen's, Inc. and operated as Flav-O-Rich until June 1979, when it was purchased by the Kroger Co. and restored to the Westover Dairy name."
(courtesy Mike Dooley, Human Resources Manager at the Westover Dairy)
a highlight of the dairy's main entrance seen here is its decorative, Lynchburg-mined greenstone.
Kroger's Westover Dairy in Lynchburg, Virginia
a brief history of the Westover Dairy:
"Back in the early 1920's W.W. Manley, a plumber by trade, operated the Sanitary Dairy and the Wishmore Dairy in Lynchburg. Proving he was a better plumber than a dairyman, Mr. Manley soon ran into financial difficulty; and the two dairies merged into one, the Sanitary Dairy, and moved to 8th and Harrison in 1930. In 1940, two years after Barney Kroger's death, the Sanitary Dairy was incorporated and the name changed to the Lynchburg Dairy, Inc.. Mr. C. L. Fleshman, who later became president of Westover Dairy, was hired as Manager of the Lynchburg Dairy.
"Shortly after W.W. Manley started in the dairy business, another dairy was opened in Westover Heights by Mr. R. E. Jones and Mr. Norman B. Lee. This dairy was called the "Westover" Dairy.
The stage was set for the merger of the Westover and Lynchburg dairies, to form the Lynchburg Westover Dairy in 1946. Soon the Memorial Avenue facilities of the Lynchburg Westover Dairy were just too small for the business, and a new and modern dairy was designed and built on its present site at 2801 Fort Avenue. This fine plant began operations in February, 1960 and soon after acquired another old line Lynchburg Dairy, the Quality Dairy located on Oakley Avenue.
"In 1973 the Westover Dairy was sold to Dairymen's, Inc. and operated as Flav-O-Rich until June 1979, when it was purchased by the Kroger Co. and restored to the Westover Dairy name."
(courtesy Mike Dooley, Human Resources Manager at the Westover Dairy)
a highlight of the dairy's main entrance seen here is its decorative, Lynchburg-mined greenstone.