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Entrepreneurial spirit behind success of Scottish farming enterprise with 700 staff and exports overseas

Now processing 500,000 litres of milk a day, Graham’s The Family Dairy has progressed way beyond its humble roots of 80-plus years ago, when Robert Graham senior’s parents took on the rent of Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan

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Robert senior, Jean, Carol and Robert Graham
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Robert senior, Jean, Carol and Robert Graham

The Grahams, of Grahams the Family Dairy, began by milking a few cows and delivering milk to the neighbours, with only a horse, cart and a churn. But it is that entrepreneurial spirit in the whole family,...

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