Dave Dahl | |
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 Dahl in 2008 | |
| Born | January 12, 1963 |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Dave's Killer Bread |
Dave Dahl (born January 12, 1963) is an American entrepreneur, known for co-founding Dave's Killer Bread. Before founding the company, he had served a total of over 15 years in prison for multiple offenses including, but not limited to, drug distribution, burglary, armed robbery, and assault. [1]
Dave Dahl was born in Portland, Oregon. At 9, Dahl began working at the family bakery, founded by his father, James A. "Jim" Dahl, in 1955. [2] 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. [3]
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. [4] 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. [4] [2] [5]
While working at the bakery, Dahl developed a cornmeal-crusted loaf he and his brother named "Dave's Killer Bread" and formed the basis of the new brand. [6] After initial success at local farmers' markets, stores began carrying the brand's products [7] and by 2013, the company had employed over 300 people (approximately one-third of whom were ex-convicts) at its headquarters in Milwaukie, Oregon. [8] In August 2015, Dave's Killer Bread was acquired by Flowers Foods for $275 million. [9]
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. [10] In June 2017, the organization sent grain shipments to Yélimané, a village in Mali. [11]
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 ram two police cars head-on immediately. Dahl then fought with officers as they arrested him, sending three officers to the hospital. [12] 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. [13] In January 2015, Dahl was kept on conditional release under the Board's supervision, with requirements including bans on driving and visiting bars. [14]
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