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Milk Shortage

Monday, January 7, 2013

Got Milk? Nicolet and Feeder Schools Say 'Yes' Despite Dairy Closing

Golden Guernsey in Waukesha closed without warning on Saturday, leaving some schools to find other places to pick up milk.

Have no fear, your kids will have milk this year. When employees of Golden Guernsey started reporting the Waukesha dairy factory had abruptly shut down, some people were worried about the ability of school districts to obtain milk for students. A school official for the Slinger School District told Today’s TMJ4 that schools there will run out of milk by Wednesday. But Nicolet High School and its feeder schools will have no problem keeping "moo juice" on hand for local students.  "Nicolet bids out for our milk supplier, and Golden Guernsey does not have our business this year, so we anticipate no issues regarding our milk supply," Nicolet Superintendent Rick Monroe said. Lori MacGregor is the food service director for the area food service …

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