Family Business | Visiting with Huell Howser | KCET

Join Huell on this yummy adventure to three fine examples of family run business’s. First Huell goes to Broguiere’s Dairy and gets a behind the scenes look at how we get our milk. Next it’s off to Apffels coffee which has been a California company since 1914. We finish the adventure at Otsuka farms to tastes the best strawberries around.
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[@catbangs276]

My family grew up across the street from Broguiere's in the 1970's on Mines street. Now there are industrial buildings where our house was. Back then Broguiere's had cows (where the trucks are parked now). One day the cows broke free and came and surrounded our house.

[@tilethio]

A lot of nostalgia and stories down there.

[@mariomegee6105]

I was a truck driver back then, and delivered to Albertsons Mkt.

[@supertaj1800]

I miss Huell. He was so interested in everything.

[@jonmacdonald5345]

I always wanted to see him walk into a medical marijuana dispensary and say Wow now this is truly some of California's gold! Louie look at this get in here Louie get a nice shot of this!!!

[@samiamm5764]

@@jonmacdonald5345 bruh 😂😂😂🤣😭😭

[@fernandofernandez8460]

@@jonmacdonald5345 that would be epic !!

[@maupinmaupin1472]

this is fabulous. So good to see these companies still making these.

[@Kriswixx]

This is the best chocolate milk on the planet and you get a jar to put your change in. What more can you ask for?! I had my first ever a few weeks ago and I am hooked. NEED MORE.

[@MountainFisher]

I used to live in Orange County and I really miss those strawberries. They were the best strawberries I've ever had. That property is worth millions of dollars, I wonder if they are still farming the strawberries.

[@herbbirdsfoot]

Jimmy Otsuka and/or his kids may still be farming somewhere but the farm and the store in this video are gone.

[@MountainFisher]

@@herbbirdsfoot Guess he or his kids were offered a lot of money to sell the property.

[@drahunter213]

It is true The small business always does it better

[@matthewrobinson6872]

Always!

[@tilethio]

​@@matthewrobinson6872 I would like to second you 💯%!

[@Chungustav]

The word sanitary because in the 1940s there was a huge Q-Fever outbreak in Downey and the surrounding dairies. Also, before pasteurization and the Food and Drug Act in 1924 most kids died from drinking milk.That's part of the reason why the dairies left CA; that and the land was going up in price and distribution

[@tilethio]

This bussiness distinguished themselves from big businesses not just because they are small family bussiness but because they are safe. Customers shall feel safe because every process passed being watched by the workers and if there is a problem with the products it could be easily seen and corrected unlike big supermarkets which we didn't know how the food was produced or processed. Small bussiness are the back bone of any country and pepoples working on them should be rewarded with premium payment. Nice job farmers!

[@alfredm99]

RIP Ostuka Produce Stand & Broguiere's Dairy

[@_BusterHighmen]

You’ll be happy to learn Broguiere’s is back!

[@keithnichols7926]

@@_BusterHighmen: Did Broguiere's close for a while? Google Maps shows it right where it's always been.

[@_BusterHighmen]

@@keithnichols7926 yes, for about 6 months. Ray Broguiere (son of founder Ernest) announced the closing due to declining sales, but the community rallied and sales increased enough to keep it open, though they are slowly phasing in plastic bottles (2021 Eggnog was released in plastic)

[@keithnichols7926]

@@_BusterHighmen: In the 1940s I grew up patronizing family enterprises, and it pains me to see them disappear. The immigrant spirit isn't inherited. Now, in 2022, most of the family businesses Huell Howser interviewed are gone or greatly altered. And, unhappily, Huell himself is gone, and nobody has taken his place.

[@brendaniell6067]

Born in long beach California 2572 Alantic Ave in long beach and my family was pioneers even though the diary were everywhere whittier 22102 Bonita street Carson diary I have a picture of my mom loved milk Helms baker deliver and Vitale foods my Aunt Roberta live there and she was travel agency and fashion And Barrons did well and Driscoll's oxnard strawberry festival

[@brendaniell6067]

Coffee I love first thing in the morning

[@brendaniell6067]

Walter Brenner the real mccoys

[@brendaniell6067]

Roast nuts if my x or any other I like roasted nuts

[@jonmacdonald5345]

I love a fat Dab and a nice bowl of Quality Kush!

[@brendaniell6067]

Right on apperson

[@stenbak88]

I just tried to find diary delivery but it’s a no go in so cal

[@mariomegee6105]

I miss those day's, hard working living wages with, milk and bread😕, there was No Monopolies.

[@brendaniell6067]

Thank you very good For the info love it.

[@brendaniell6067]

Yes I love its keeping me alive to know that history keeps me alive

[@eberrodriguez8219]

The dairy and the farm at the end seemed more authentic. As for the coffee place they seemed ok but just kind of fake and rude to the worker when the guy told her can u scrape off the burnt of the coffee. Like if that guy didn’t have hands to do it himself specially since they were filming .

[@brendaniell6067]

Like in lee parson partner Ralphs grocery store .

[@dsingh03]

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[@mikecarter8880]

Sad really, I googled the coffee places address, seems they are still around and moved. From the google street view, RIP area. :(

[@_BusterHighmen]

I was curious too, looks like they moved to a newer facility in Santa Fe Springs (few miles East). It appears that LA Tradetech bought the property to expand their campus?

[@cathycomenas5011]

I hope it doesn't close down!!!!!!!!!!

[@stenbak88]

Caron is so pleasant

[@brendaniell6067]

My family came in the ? Before all you were the laborers and we dis it invention idustries that cover up by some cause they were not here first I have white names on my moms side and my dad was french but when

[@brendaniell6067]

Thank you I'm so lonely for family and I almost did not live when this came out I over did some chemicals of portugees men I'm tired of I know I'm from love after seeing this job my mom had a green thumb. Sally rae Py

[@DrChaad]

For all you ESL students: The plural of "business" is still _BUSINESSES._ There is no such word as "business's."