Mooville Creamery in Nashville, about 35 miles southwest of Lansing, is a growing producer of milk, ice cream and butter. In addition to being a popular destination spot, the facility also stocks the Foods for Living store in East Lansing and has a spot at the Lansing City Market.
According to excerpts from the article:
Passersby who had seen the operation taking shape at the corner of M-66 and M-79 took notice. By the time Mooville opened in 2005, area residents were ready.
"You have no clue what you've gotten yourself into until you do something," Louisa Westendorp said. "The first day we opened we didn't want to look at how long the line was."
Four years later, Mooville is a destination stop for families and a growing operation with 15 employees, not including the Westendorps.
The company started out bottling 800 gallons of milk each week, and it now bottles up to 5,000 gallons, Doug Westendorp said.
The dairy facility sells 32 flavors of ice cream, distributes its products to 45 stores and offers 32 flavors of ice cream.
The
Meijer Inc. store in Charlotte plans to start selling Mooville milk by the end of October.
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