Nevada Tourism Alliance

101 Years of Serving Las Vegas

 Back in 1907, a dairy farmer named Harry Anderson selected a sparsely vegetated piece of land just east of one of the valley’s artesian wells and with a lot of hard work, began irrigating a dairy farm in southern Nevada.  This occurred just two short years after a successful land auction by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Railroad created a rail stopover town called Las Vegas, translated to mean “the meadow” in Spanish.

 Las Vegas was fast becoming a growing, thriving desert community.  More and more people were moving to town, and many new businesses were opening up to meet the growing demand for goods and services. 

 Anderson Dairy eventually outgrew its downtown location and moved to a new plant site on the corner of Hoover and 5th streets.  Service and customer satisfaction had helped build Anderson’s strong reputation in home delivery.  It was early in the 1940’s when Anderson Dairy’s growing wholesale trade business expanded, with emerging grocery store chains, hotels and restaurants increasing the demand for fresh dairy products. 

When World War II broke out, Anderson Dairy did its part for the war effort.  With gasoline in short supply, Anderson Dairy removed the engines from their dairy trucks and put horses back into service to pull the trucks and make deliveries.

In 1956, Anderson Dairy built a new processing plant on what is today’s present site.  In 1995, plans were established to remodel and expand their facilities.  By May of 1996, they were utilizing newly expanded freezer and cooler box areas, as well as a new UHT dairy creamer room, expanded cottage cheese and sour cream producing rooms, a new ice cream manufacturing system and an improved and more efficient docking and load-out system.

In addition, they’ve added a unique new twist to their marketing program:  opening the plant to the public, offering a dedicated tour/education room for enlightening tour groups (and building brand identification and awareness).  Anderson Dairy remains a locally owned and operated dairy processing plant that employs over 215 full-time team members.

Over the years, many dairies have come and gone in the Las Vegas valley.  Today as the company celebrates its 101st year, Anderson Dairy is proud of its lasting heritage in greater Las Vegas.   They attribute their success to a long-term commitment to their hometown, to produce quality dairy products, and to a determination to get their products to customers as fresh and fast as possible.  They are committed to a standard of quality and service that has helped them maintain a growing market share in this fast growing community.

For more information visit their website http://www.andersondairy.com/