- Weigel's
Weigel's is a gas station and
convenience store chain located in theKnoxville, Tennessee area.History
The Weigel family entered the dairy business in
1931 with a "herd" of four cows, selling raw milk for nine cents a gallon. In1936 , a used pasteurizer was purchased and the dairy became one of the first in East Tennessee to distributepasteurized milk . A total of 12 people were employed by the farm and dairy at the time.In
1938 , management of the operation passed completely to Lynn B. and William W. Weigel, both men having graduated from theUniversity of Tennessee 's School of Dairy Science. Lynn was in charge of the office and dairy operations and William was in charge of farm operations and marketing. In 1947, the new plant was modernized, andice cream andcottage cheese production were added.Primarily to provide an outlet for their returnable gallon milk jugs and other dairy products, the Weigel brothers pioneered drive-through stores in
East Tennessee . 500-square-foot Store Number 1, on Sanderson Road in Knoxville, opened on December 9, 1958. Walk-in stores didn't appear until June,1964 , when Store Number 12 opened on Oak Ridge Highway.Today
Today Weigels Farm Stores, Inc. operates nearly 50 dairy and convenience stores, all within a 50 mile radius of corporate headquarters in
Powell, Tennessee .External links
* [http://www.weigels.com Weigels.com] (official site)
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