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May 7, 2014

An Illinois-based family upholstery business has joined forces with a private equity firm in the hope of becoming the US's first publicly-traded company of its type in the US. 

An Illinois-based family upholstery business has joined forces with a private equity firm in the hope of becoming the US's first publicly traded company of its type in the US.

Ken Kovie's family have been in the upholstery business since 1939, when his parents opened their first shop in Chicago – Kovie joined the family business in 1975, and went on to found Ken's Custom Upholstery in 1985.

February 23, 2012

Two family businesses operating in the US food industry have been sold – with the Guida family in Connecticut ending its involvement in dairy company Guida’s Milk and the Schweppe family in Illinois selling food service firm Schweppe.

Two family businesses operating in the US food industry have been sold – with the Guida family in Connecticut ending its involvement in dairy company Guida’s Milk and the Schweppe family in Illinois selling food service firm Schweppe.

Guida's Milk, which produces milk, cream and ice-cream mixes, as well as fruit juices, was sold to Dairy Farmers of America, a Kansas City-based co-operative, for an undisclosed sum.

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