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John
Roth, Sr
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John
Roth, Jr
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Alfred
Roth
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In 1885, John Roth & Sons was founded by John Roth Sr.
and his two sons, John Jr and Alfred. The company's primary business was as a
beef packing plant. (The company purchased the first cattle sold through the
Omaha Union Stockyards). With the untimely death of one of the sons, Alfred
Roth, in 1935, the company was left to John Roth Sr and John Roth Jr as the
owners of the company.
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Clarence
Buscher
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That same year, Clarence Buscher
joined the firm and
later married one of John Roth Jr's daughters. In 1941, John Roth Sr died
leaving the company to John Roth Jr and Clarence Buscher. The company was
incorporated in 1948 under its present name of JOHN ROTH AND SON INC. The
company was expanded in 1958 increasing its slaughter capacity.
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Donnie,
Jim, Jack, Bob, and Clarence Jr Buscher (Clarence Sr is sitting)
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In 1965, John Roth Jr died leaving the company to Clarence Buscher, who was joined by his five
sons in the operations of the company. The company was expanded in 1970 again
increasing the capacity. In 1979, Clarence Buscher died leaving the company to
his five sons. In 1983, the company expanded into beef fabrication and box beef
sales. By 1985, the slaughter operations of the company were closed leaving the
box beef operation. In 1994, the company changed direction and entered into the
manufacturing of animal protein products.
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Robert
Buscher, Jr.
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In 1995, the company was joined by the
fifth generation of the family, Robert B. Buscher Jr. At present, Robert Jr, his
father, Robert Sr, and uncles, Sam and Donald Buscher, operate the company.
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