1952 Robert Phelan purchases farm land in Germantown, NY, and begins Taconic Farms’ operations in one building with six employees. By the end of the year, average weekly sales are 9,000 mice per week. 1954 Program to add air conditioners to production facilities is initiated. 1955 Robert Ph...
2014Robert Rosenthal joins Taconic as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Samuel Phelan who focuses his efforts solely on Chairman of the Board activities for Taconic. Taconic’s legal name is officially changed from "Taconic Farms" to Taconic Biosciences globally in September, while continuing to do ...