home delivery founded 1927 headquarters north aurora illinois number of locations 54 area served il mo wi mi in mn va key people jim oberweis chairman joe oberweis president and ceo products dairy and fast food slogan simply the best ; naturally you ll taste the difference website http www.oberweis.com http www.tbjburgers.com oberweis dairy headquartered in north aurora illinois is the parent company of several dairy related and fast food restaurant operations in the midwest region of the united states . its businesses include a home delivery service available in parts of illinois indiana missouri michigan and wisconsin which delivers traditional dairy products including milk ice cream cheese and yogurt as well as bacon and seasonal products . the businesses also include a chain of corporate owned dairy and ice cream stores in the chicago area which sell many of the same products as the home delivery service a distribution service which allows for some of their products such as milk to be available in regional supermarkets and also includes a franchise service which expanded the dairy and ice cream stores into wisconsin indiana missouri and michigan after 2004 . in 2012 oberweis also began a new franchise of high end fast food hamburger restaurants called that burger joint intended to compete with five guys . 1 the firm is privately owned by the oberweis family . 2 contents 1 history 2 businesses 2.1 dairy and ice cream stores 2.2 home delivery 2.3 that burger joint 3 health stance 4 notes 5 external links history edit the business was started in 1915 by peter j. oberweis who made a profit by selling his excess 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 . 3 the business continued in the family with peter s son joe running the business through the 1950s . current owner jim oberweis purchased the company from his brother in 1986 and named his son joe ceo in 2007 . 4 businesses edit dairy and ice cream stores edit the dairy and ice cream stores have been in operation since 1951 . the company currently has locations both corporate owned and franchised throughout chicago its suburbs and northwest indiana around st. louis missouri and near indianapolis indiana and milwaukee wisconsin and near detroit michigan . some projects for the retail stores were done on a trial basis at the company s corporate office in north aurora which also includes a retail store before being put into place at other locations such as the stores drive through service and the lunch sandwich program which began in 2004 and ended in july 2006 . most of those locations trialing the sandwich program and select other stores now carry a variety of pastry items including cakes brownies and cookies . in 2012 oberweis said that each dairy store generates between 1.25 million and 1.75 million per year . 5 home delivery edit the company s home delivery service was begun by its founder in 1927 and has continued since that time . although it is still delivered in glass bottles much in the same way milk was delivered throughout the united states through the 1960s they also offer a modern smartphone app that allows you to track and time deliveries . 6 that burger joint edit oberweis opened their first hamburger restaurant intended to expand as a chain and compete directly with five guys . 1 the chain has four locations all located in illinois . the menu is simple consisting of a that burger which is a double patty burger a junior burger which is a single patty burger the choice between a grilled or crispy chicken hot dogs chicken tenders and patty melts a temporary offering ; each menu item is customizable by the customer . 7 french fries are offered as sides and beverage options include coca cola products oberweis s chocolate milk or regular milk or an oberweis milkshake . burgers use 100 % angus beef that is free of hormones artificial additives and antibiotics . 8 health stance edit oberweis dairy does not use or sell milk from cows treated with rbgh recombinant bovine growth hormone despite united states food and drug administration statements that the hormone does not have any detrimental effects on humans . oberweis dairy states their reason for the decision is to successfully fulfill their motto which is to provide simply the best people products and places . oberweis requires all of their dairy farmers to sign an annual agreement to refrain from using rbgh . 9 dairy cow diets contain corn and corn silage . soy meal is used as a protein source . haylage chopped hay and baled dry hay are also provided as feed . vitamins and minerals are added to balance their diets . 90 % of dairy herds graze when weather permits . 9 notes edit a b oberweis launches burger joint . crain s chicago business . october 25 2012 . retrieved 28 march 2016 . slowik ted march 22 2016 . new award needed to honor most effective illinois political ads . daily southtown . retrieved 28 march 2016 . how it all began . oberweis.com . retrieved 28 march 2016 . sterrett david january 9 2010 . jim oberweis gets back to business at family dairy . crain s chicago business . retrieved 28 march 2016 . skokie lands sweet prize in new oberweis dairy . nbc5 chicago . 2012 . retrieved 28 march 2016 . anderson leslie september 24 2015 . does your business have a culture of innovation . forbes . retrieved 28 march 2016 . menu . tbjburgers.com . retrieved 22 april 2016 . our burger meat . tbjburgers.com . retrieved 22 april 2016 . a b product faq . oberweis.com . retrieved 28 march 2016 . external links edit oberweis dairy official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title oberweis dairy & oldid 742225853 categories dairy products companies of the united statesdrink companies of the united statescompanies established in 1927privately held companies based in illinoisice cream manufacturerscompanies based in kane county illinoisfast food chains of the united statesice cream parlors1927 establishments in illinoisamerican companies established in 1927food and drink companies established in 1927 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 october 2016 at 12 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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