Editing Denmark, Wisconsin (section)

===Industry===
====Brewing====
In 1934, Raymond and Peter Stark founded the [[Denmark Brewing Company]].<ref name=denmark>{{cite book |title=History of the Village of Denmark |location=Denmark, Wisconsin |publisher=Denmark Historical Society}}</ref> The brewery produced about 15,000 barrels per year, which was marketed under the 20th Century Pale and Old Town Lager brands. The brewery also brewed beer under contract for Rahr's Brewing Company of Green Bay. At its height, the Denmark Brewing Company ranking among the top one-third of all breweries in the state by production.<ref name=denmark/> The Denmark Brewing Company closed in 1947.<ref name=denmark/>

====Dairy====
In 1896, Hans Beyer built the first [[Wisconsin cheese|cheese]] factory in the village.<ref name=hans/> The factory employed two people, and handled between 7,500 and 8,000 pounds of milk per day.<ref name=hans/> In 1899, Beyer sold the cheese factory, as well as his general store, because of his failing health.<ref name=hans/>

In 1912, the Danish Prize Milk Company was founded.<ref name=dairy>{{cite news |last=Radue |first=Julie |date=June 11, 2015 |title=The Last Page Has Been Written |newspaper=The Denmark News |location=Denmark, Wisconsin }}</ref> In 1926, [[Pet, Inc.]] acquired the plant. In 1946, Blue Moon Foods acquired the plant, and converted its production to cheese, marketed under the brand name of 'Gold-N-Rich'.<ref name=dairy/> In 1949, the plant was purchased by [[Lake to Lake Dairy Cooperative]], and began producing cheddar cheese. Under their ownership, the Denmark cheese plant became the second largest cheddar cheese producer in the state.<ref name=dairy/> In 1982, Lake to Lake merged with [[Land O' Lakes]]. In 2014, Land O' Lakes closed the Denmark cheese plant.<ref name=dairy/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=530&yr=2014 |title=Land O'Lakes to Close Denmark Plant, Expanding in Kiel |publisher=Wisconsin Ag Connection |date=May 5, 2014 |access-date=July 19, 2016}}</ref>