T.G. Lee Dairy is a

dairy A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on ...

company founded in 1925 that produces

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s for the U.S. state of

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. The company's headquarters is in

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, and it is a regional brand of

Dean Foods Dean Foods was an American food and beverage company and the largest dairy company in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company maintained plants and distributors in the United States. Dean Foods had 66 manufacturing faciliti ...

. Its founder, Thomas Gilbert Lee (1894-1986), initially started the company to produce dairy products for

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. Today, there are T.G. Lee processing plants across the state, and its various dairy products are sold in supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, and institutional food service operations. It was one of the first dairy farms in Florida to use artificial cattle breeding techniques. The area of independent businesses around the T.G. Lee Dairy main headquarters is known colloquially as "The Milk District." T.G. Lee is also known for its iconic yellow-plastic milk containers, which are designed to help promote and preserve milk quality, and protect minerals and vitamins in the milk from the effects of constant exposure to sunlight which can cause faster spoiling in milk than normal. Scientific studies have shown that this claim is accurate.

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