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| image = Dave Dahl of Dave's Killer bread.jpg | | image = Dave Dahl of Dave's Killer bread.jpg | ||
| caption = Dahl in 2008 | | caption = Dahl in 2008 | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = 12 January 1963 | ||
| birth_place = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], U.S. | | birth_place = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], U.S. | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = [[Baker]] And [[entrepreneur]] | ||
| years_active = 2005–present | | years_active = 2005–present | ||
| known_for = [[Dave's Killer Bread]] | | known_for = [[Dave's Killer Bread]] | ||
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'''Dave Dahl''' (born January 12, 1963) is an American entrepreneur, known for co-founding | '''Dave Dahl''' (born January 12, 1963) is an American entrepreneur, known for co-founding Dave's Killer Bread. Prior to it, he had served a total of over 15 years in prison for multiple offenses including drug distribution, burglary, armed robbery, and assault.<ref name = entrepreneur>{{cite web | url = https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/360664 | publisher = Entrepreneur | title = How the Founder of Dave's Killer Bread Went From Jail to Selling His Business for $275 Million | ||
| date = December 17, 2020 | accessdate = 1 March 2021}}</ref> | | date = December 17, 2020 | accessdate = 1 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Dave Dahl was born in | Dave Dahl was born in Portland, Oregon. At the age of 9, Dahl began working at the family bakery which was founded by his father James A. "Jim" Dahl in 1955.<ref name="wweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21741-breaking-bread.html |title=Breaking Bread |date=January 7, 2014 |first=Aaron |last=Mesh |work=[[Willamette Week]] |accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> Dave often fought with his father because he did not like working there and began smoking cigarettes and using other drugs in his teens. He dropped out of high school in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865567902/Meth-addict-to-successful-baker-New-US-incarceration-policy-aimed-at-reforming-prisoners.html |title=From meth addict to businessman: bread maker's story highlights policy agenda aimed at changing lives |date=December 1, 2012 |first=Eric |last=Schulzke |work=[[Deseret News]] |accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> | ||
In 1987, Dahl was incarcerated for the first time after burglarizing a house. He rejoined the bakery in 1989 after accepting a job offer from his brother Glenn before quitting again and moving to | In 1987, Dahl was incarcerated for the first time after burglarizing a house. He rejoined the bakery in 1989 after accepting a job offer from his brother Glenn before quitting again and moving to Massachusetts, where he served more time in prison for armed robbery.<ref name="huffpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/08/daves-killer-bread_n_5280920.html |title=The Strange And Sad Tale Of Dave's Killer Bread |date=May 8, 2014 |first=Julie R. |last=Thomson |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> In 1997, Dahl was arrested again in Portland, Oregon, after which he was incarcerated at the Snake River Correctional Institution near Ontario, Oregon. In 2001, he was placed on a drug treatment program and vocational training in computer-aided drafting and design, which he began to teach other prisoners after excelling at the course. Dahl was released from prison on December 27, 2004, after which he rejoined his brother Glenn at the family bakery for the third time.<ref name="huffpost" /><ref name="wweek" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/obsessions-daves-killer-bread/ |title=Obsessions {{!}} Dave's Killer Bread |date=January 20, 2010 |first=Alex |last=Kuczynski |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=November 7, 2017}}</ref> | ||
While working at the bakery, Dahl came up with a cornmeal-crusted loaf which he and his brother named "Dave's Killer Bread" and formed the basis of the new brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.streetroots.org/2011/01/20/making-killer-breadmaker-dave-killer-bread |title=The making of a killer breadmaker: Dave Killer Bread |date=January 20, 2011 |publisher=Street Roots |accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> After initial success at local farmers' markets, stores began carrying the brand's products<ref>{{cite web|url=http://non-gmoreport.com/articles/daves-killer-bread-continues-to-rise-with-nationwide-rollout/ |title=Dave's Killer Bread continues to rise with nationwide rollout |date=May 26, 2016 |first=Arianne |last=Pfoutz |work=The Organic and Non-GMO Report |accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> and by 2013, the company had employed over 300 people (approximately one third of whom were ex-felons) at its headquarters in | While working at the bakery, Dahl came up with a cornmeal-crusted loaf which he and his brother named "Dave's Killer Bread" and formed the basis of the new brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.streetroots.org/2011/01/20/making-killer-breadmaker-dave-killer-bread |title=The making of a killer breadmaker: Dave Killer Bread |date=January 20, 2011 |publisher=Street Roots |accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> After initial success at local farmers' markets, stores began carrying the brand's products<ref>{{cite web|url=http://non-gmoreport.com/articles/daves-killer-bread-continues-to-rise-with-nationwide-rollout/ |title=Dave's Killer Bread continues to rise with nationwide rollout |date=May 26, 2016 |first=Arianne |last=Pfoutz |work=The Organic and Non-GMO Report |accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> and by 2013, the company had employed over 300 people (approximately one third of whom were ex-felons) at its headquarters in Milwaukie, Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1681156/this-former-felon-started-an-organic-bread-business-thats-now-worth-50-million |title=This Former Felon Started An Organic Bread Business That's Now Worth $50 Million |date=January 22, 2013 |first=Ariel |last=Schwartz |work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |accessdate= September 21, 2017}}</ref> In August 2015, Dave's Killer Bread was acquired by Flowers Foods for $275 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/08/daves_killer_bread_bought_by_f.html |title= Dave's Killer Bread bought by Flowers Foods for $275M |date=August 12, 2015 |first= Andrew |last=Theen |website=[[OregonLive.com]] |accessdate= September 21, 2017}}</ref> | ||
In 2016, Dahl started an organization known as Discover African Art, for which he opened a flagship showroom in | In 2016, Dahl started an organization known as Discover African Art, for which he opened a flagship showroom in Clackamas, Oregon and a boutique in Portland's Pearl District the following year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kgw.com/entertainment/television/programs/portland-today/new-gallery-helps-african-communities/461702799 |title=New gallery helps African communities |date=August 3, 2017 |publisher=[[KGW]] |accessdate=September 21, 2017 |archive-date=September 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051528/http://www.kgw.com/entertainment/television/programs/portland-today/new-gallery-helps-african-communities/461702799 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2017, the organization contributed to grain shipments bound for a village in Mali.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU1tHWTcX6I |title=Discover African Art Donates Grain to Village in Mali, Africa Part I |date=25 July 2017 |publisher=Discover African Art / [[YouTube]] |accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Legal problems== | ==Legal problems== | ||
In November 2013, a female friend of Dahl’s called the police to report that he was having a mental health crisis. Upon officers’ arrival, Dahl fled the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade and proceeded to immediately ram two police cars head on. Dahl then fought with officers as they arrested him, sending three officers to the hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/01/dave_dahl_daves_killer_bread_c.html |title=Dave Dahl, Dave's Killer Bread cofounder, sought alcohol treatment before arrest, court records say |date=January 21, 2014 |first=Emily E. |last=Smith |website= OregonLive.com |accessdate= September 21, 2017}}</ref> In October 2014, after being diagnosed with | In November 2013, a female friend of Dahl’s called the police to report that he was having a mental health crisis. Upon officers’ arrival, Dahl fled the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade and proceeded to immediately ram two police cars head on. Dahl then fought with officers as they arrested him, sending three officers to the hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/01/dave_dahl_daves_killer_bread_c.html |title=Dave Dahl, Dave's Killer Bread cofounder, sought alcohol treatment before arrest, court records say |date=January 21, 2014 |first=Emily E. |last=Smith |website= OregonLive.com |accessdate= September 21, 2017}}</ref> In October 2014, after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Dahl was found guilty except for insanity on two counts of third-degree assault and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a Washington County judge, who placed him within the jurisdiction of the state's Psychiatric Security Review Board.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/10/dave_dahl_of_daves_killer_brea_4.html |title=Dave Dahl of Dave's Killer Bread, guilty except for insanity, faces possible state hospital time |date=October 31, 2014 |first=Emily E. |last=Smith |website= OregonLive.com |accessdate= September 21, 2017}}</ref> In January 2015, Dahl was kept on conditional release under the Board's supervision, with requirements including bans on driving and visiting bars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2015/01/dave_dahl_of_daves_killer_brea_8.html |title= Dave Dahl of Dave's Killer Bread wins conditional release, avoids state hospital |date= January 30, 2015 |first=Emily E. |last=Smith |website= OregonLive.com |accessdate= September 21, 2017}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||