Louis Trauth Dairy was founded in 1920 by the senior Louis Trauth. It was based in

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, USA. It began from a plant and competed with 54 other

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in the

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area. It had a modern facility covering five city blocks. There had been three multimillion-dollar expansions since 1985 to provide more efficient production and distribution of dairy products. Trauth Dairy was one of the first dairies in the area to vacuum

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milk, and the first in

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to introduce

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packaging for

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and dips. Trauth Dairy was the sole manufacturer of Fat Free plus a/B milk. In 1997, the company was sold to Suiza Food Corp for an undisclosed price. It came under the

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brand in 2001 after the company merged with Suiza Food. In 2011, the dairy closed after 91 years in business.Trauth Dairy plant closes after more than 90 years of business
WCPO. 26 August 2011.

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