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Independent franchise owners |
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THE MILKMEN ¢ are hungry.
By Jan Noble:
Nows, Reporter

© Unlike the milkmen of yesier-
year. who earned an hourly wage,

the Dairyland milkmen who deliv on

er on the North Shore are. indepen-
dent franchise holders.
Bob. Tasker, who plies a West
aacouver route. Was an hourly
salovee for Dairy ‘land. for six-
néeaehalt- “year

Tore months ago, when:

Dairyland folded their -in-holise
delivery business, Tasker. was
“a choice: kel a severance

7
‘package,. use his seniority. within

the company to take another job.

or Puy 3 a franchise. :
2“ Sasker bought a franchise.;

Now, buoyed by the entrepre>

jpevial spirit; he:said he is proba-

bly making more money and defi-”

nitvly selling more product.-

To be honest 'I probably, work |

harder ‘at its? he said. “There's
“mare incentive for.us.to sell more.

‘op: more! customers.”

“Customers : that now, demand
more. from their’ milkmen:
* Franchise holder,’ Rick : Harrison

called hig business’: “basically “a
retail store on wheels.0 =
~The product line \of Dairyland

eliverers. extent ./ far ‘beyond “

ike :

Sustomers (cans order ‘items’
such as garbage bags, Sayan_Wrap,
“tortcllini, dishwashing powder and
cookie, dough’ along..with’.their
eggs, bread, butter, cottage cheese

‘and ‘tow-fat yogurt.
The product line builds through

a knowledge. of. customers,. and:

"noting: “hat the « last: oppor

"busy Parents want. to: ‘do

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ua ‘great | pleasure to extend:
“ongratulations to you on: 4

Bast tioricped Private
* Companies.” Me

“For a: free:1 hour.
tinancial consutation
‘contant

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“Wee President and.
y Retirement Planning
Specs

: ‘all 681- 1300

“when they arrive home ‘after work

is go to the store.

“Ht takes pressure aff them,” he.
said of his mobile supermarket.

He also jiked the idea of own-
ing-his own business-and - being

* self-employed.

For customers, Dapryland milk-
men also recycle many: of. their

‘containers, including plastic ‘con-
<tainers, milk cartons and bottles,

Hurrison-detivers to each of his

450 scustamers vonce a) week,
“Monday to. Friday. including holi-

days, rain, snoweor shing.
Even though milkmea have iad

sto. become .more entrcpreqeurial

and business-minded. the imaue of

the: friendly milkman suff holds ,

true: ;
Both ‘Harrison: and ‘Tasker y
they enjoy their customers.

“i's like visiting. friends every.
day.” said Tasker.

: ‘He added. many of his CUS +
“tomers, especially the elderly, ‘say
to him, “whatever you think i need

just put it in the fridge.”

“It's Kind of neat’ when they :

as ; ; There's more init for us to devel- .-trust you that much.” he said.

BUSINESSMEN have taken over + Jocal Dairyland: delivery. Now briiging
products — far more thar just dairy’ goods — 40: Morth Shore homes are (left to right) Rick”!
- Harrison, Hugh Taylor, Bob Tasker, Gerry Johnston, Phil Spencer Herb Bossert, and Jarin Bossert ES

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