Our Story

 

 

The dairy plant in Battle Ground goes back to a group of farmers who needed a

 

place to market their milk.

 

They decided to form a Cooperative Association and

 

work together to build a facility to make cheese.

 

This group was known as Clark County Dairymen Association.

 

They later changed their name to Ag-Co.

 

 

 

          The cheese plant was built and operated. All milk came to the dairy

 

in ten gallon cans. It was then made into cheddar cheese. As the years went

 

by it became more difficult to make cheese efficiently in smaller plants.

 

Improved transportation and cooling methods allowed the milk to be

 

transported to larger plants, where it could be processed in larger volumes,

 

and more efficiently. It was about this time that the Cooperative decided

 

to sell their plant.

 

 

 

          In August of 1966, Ronald Andersen and his brother, Gordon, decided

 

to start a milk production venture.  In order to find a market, they decided to

 

process and distribute their own milk.  They started processing at

 

4501 NE Fourth Plain in Vancouver, but soon outgrew the

 

facilities.  Ron decided to stay with the milk plant and Gordon

 

continued to produce milk on the farm.  In August 1967, Ron purchased the

 

Clark County Dairymen plant and equipment in Battle Ground. He acquired three

 

stores in Vancouver and started one inside the Andersen Dairy

 

Plant. He started packaging in glass bottles, later converting

 

to paper and then plastic containers.

 

 

 

 

 

     Ron started his first plastic blow-molding plant (Andersen Plastic) in 1980. In August 2022,

 

after growing to three plants, Andersen Plastic was sold.

 

 

 

    At our Battle Ground Dairy facility, fresh milk is delivered daily & processed

 

into pasteurized and homogenized milk varieties. After processing, it is bottled into

 

half gallon and gallon plastic milk bottles, labeled, and then shipped to many retail locations.

 

 

 

    Andersen Dairy, Inc. has served WinCo Foods for 30 plus years. To date, we are serving more than 30 stores in Oregon and Washington.

Gallon and half gallon milk products are sold in both Andersen Dairy and WinCo Foods label.

We also bottle gallon drinking and distilled water that is sold in the Tukes Valley and WinCo Foods label.

We are dedicated to our customers to continue delivering quality products at a competitive price.

We value the community in which our history resides and strive to be a part of it in positive ways, as we continue to grow.