98 Business View - December 2014
Providing Material Handling
and Packaging Solutions
DACO Corp. aims to improve operations, increase productivity
The enterprise now known as the DACO Corporation
was established in 1972 when its founder, Dick An-
derson, got started on a vision to serve the material
handling needs of the fishing and agricultural markets
in the Pacific Northwest region out of his home in Bel-
levue, Wash. His son, John, joined the company later
that year as a 50 percent owner. The operation, then
known as the Dick Anderson Company, expanded over
the years to include food processing clients and grew
its territorial reach to serve customers across Wash-
ington, Oregon and Alaska.
The company’s sales and warehousing functions were
combined when it christened its first building in nearby
Bellevue, Wash. in 1979, and continuing momentum
eventually warranted moves to a larger building in Bel-
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