History
The business was started in 1915 by Peter J. Oberweis, who made a profit by selling milk to his neighbors in Kane County, Illinois. According to the Dairy's website, the family's farm was off of Molitor Road, in Aurora, Illinois. The family used a horse and carriage to deliver milk to their neighbors, beginning in 1927, after Peter J. Oberweis invested in half of the business of the Big Woods Dairy.
The business continued in the family, with Peter's son, Joe, running the business through the 1950s. Current owner, Jim Oberweis, took over the company in the 1980s, moved the plant from Aurora to its current location in North Aurora in the 1990s, (which also housed the offices of Jim's 'Oberweis Asset Management' company until 2006), and began expansion of the businesses in retail and franchising.
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