Purity
Back in 1925, Miles Ezell was a young newlywed loading milk
trucks for the Nashville Pure Milk Company. He and his wife Estelle
lived with his parents on a small dairy farm owned by Dr. C.N.
Cowden, a successful West Meade/Nashville physician.
Dr. Cowden gave Ezell an option to rent his milking operation,
which included 60 cows, equipment and an old delivery truck, and
start his own dairy. In 1945, Ezell merged with Rosebank Dairies
and Purity Dairies was born.
Miles Ezell was always particular about the quality of his
products and services. He was the driving force behind many
innovative operations such as the use of refrigerated tanks on
dairy farms and vacuum pasteurization. His packaging breakthroughs
- the use of non-wax milk cartons followed by the famous yellow
plastic jug - helped the company remain a leader in quality,
freshness and delivery.
Today, Purity is the only remaining dairy in Davidson County,
Tenn. We produce more than 100 different products for customers
throughout Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky.
In one of many letters to his family, Miles Ezell wrote: "In order
to succeed, think big, dream, work hard, and be honest" - words
from a man who not only believed this way, but lived this
way.
