Winder Farms
Encyclopedia
Winder Farms, headquartered in West Valley City, Utah
, is an online grocer providing dairy and other grocery products to households in Utah
and Las Vegas
, Nevada
.
. Today the fifth and sixth generation of Winders continue in the company's operation, including company executives Kent and Mike Winder.
, its expansion into categories beyond dairy
, along with its shift to orders primarily made online, place it more in the online grocer industry. While not as a large as Peapod
, it has recently expanded throughout Utah and into Las Vegas. Customers receive deliveries once a week.
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, is an online grocer providing dairy and other grocery products to households in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
.
History
The business was started in 1880 by John R. WinderJohn R. Winder
John Rex Winder was a leader and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric from 1887 to 1901, and First Counselor in the First Presidency to Church President Joseph F. Smith from 1901 until his death. He was well-known...
. Today the fifth and sixth generation of Winders continue in the company's operation, including company executives Kent and Mike Winder.
Place in Industry
While Winder Farms began as a traditional milkman, similar to Oberweis DairyOberweis Dairy
Oberweis Dairy, headquartered in North Aurora, Illinois, is the parent company of several dairy-related operations in the midwest region of the United States...
, its expansion into categories beyond dairy
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
, along with its shift to orders primarily made online, place it more in the online grocer industry. While not as a large as Peapod
Peapod
Peapod, LLC is an online grocery delivery service owned by Royal Ahold and operating only in a select number of US cities. The company is based in Skokie, Illinois."." Peapod. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "Corporate Headquarters 9933 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077 ."-History:Peapod was founded in...
, it has recently expanded throughout Utah and into Las Vegas. Customers receive deliveries once a week.
See also
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- FreshDirectFreshDirectright|thumb|Fresh Direct logo FreshDirect is an online grocer that delivers to residences and offices in the New York City metropolitan area. FreshDirect also offers next-day delivery to most of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County, Westchester County, ...
- Gopher GroceryGopher GroceryGopher Grocery is an online grocer serving the Twin Cities Metropolitan area of Minnesota. It was founded in December of 2005 by William Orkin. It was based on the belief that grocery delivery does not have to be expensive, with its key selling points being a $2 delivery fee and low prices that...
- Grocery GatewayGrocery GatewayGrocery Gateway is a grocery delivery service based in Malton, Ontario and serves the entire Greater Toronto Area .Grocery Gateway was the brainchild of Toronto entrepreneur Bill Di Nardo, who along with co-founders Scott Bryan, Stephen Tallevi, Tomas Berinstein, Ben Jones, and Alan Lamb, started...
- HomeGrocerHomeGrocerHomeGrocer.com, Inc. was one of the first online supermarket businesses, started in 1997. It was founded by Terry Drayton. Buoyed by investments from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Amazon.com, John Malone of Liberty Media, Martha Stewart and Jim Barksdale, HomeGrocer.com built and operated the...
- HyVee
- Pink DotPink DotPink Dot is a Los Angeles–based chain of grocery stores that is known for delivering items such as groceries, deli food, cigarettes, and alcohol. The store is open 365 days a year...
- Publix Direct
- SimonDeliversSimonDeliversSimonDelivers, Inc. was an online grocery that primarily served the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, Rochester, Forest Lake, New Prague, Belle Plaine and Jordan, MN and western Wisconsin cities such as Hudson, New Richmond and River Falls...
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- WebvanWebvanWebvan was an online "credit and delivery" grocery business that went bankrupt in 2001. It was headquartered in Foster City, California, USA, near Silicon Valley. It delivered products to customers' homes within a 30-minute window of their choosing. At its peak, it offered service in ten U.S...
- YourGrocer.comYourGrocer.ComYourGrocer.com is owned by New YourGrocer LLC, which began operations in the greater New York City area in May 2002. Marketed as "the warehouse club that delivers," YourGrocer.com aims to provide the convenience of online shopping and home delivery with the economies of buying groceries at...