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Chuck Kesey, Nancy’s Yogurt founder and brother to Ken Kesey, dies at 87

Chuck Kesey cofounded Springfield Creamery, pioneering live probiotics in yogurt and growing a nationwide product line with more than 40 items over 60 years.

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Chuck Kesey, founder of an Oregon-based natural foods business and brother to author and counterculture luminary Ken Kesey, died in Eugene, his family said. He was 87.

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Chuck Kesey, co-founder of Springfield Creamery that makes Nancy’s Yogurt, dies at 87

Kesey was a probiotic pioneer and co-founder of Springfield Creamery, the maker of Nancy’s Yogurt. For over fifty years, he remained the unofficial “Keeper of the Culture” and personally taste-tested each batch of yogurt.

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Chuck Kesey, Nancy’s Yogurt founder and brother to Ken Kesey, dies at 87

Chuck Kesey, founder of an Oregon-based natural foods business and brother to author and counterculture luminary Ken Kesey, died in Eugene, his family said. He was 87.

·Portland, United States
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