 Eventually the company started to expand and sold their products throughout Sonoma County and its southern neighbor, Marin County.The population of both counties grew rapidly and eventually "Clover" brand products were being sold to almost every grocery store in the four counties of the North Bay, but, in 1975, the largest fire in Petaluma's history occurred, causing some destruction to the dairy cooperative, destroying the processing and bottling operations along with the cooler, and bringing about changes that would forever affect the company.In August 1977, the owners of Clover bought the wholesale distribution from the co-op after deciding not to rebuild their own co-op facility.