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milling industry profile
milling units with a combined daily capacity of 20,000
cwts and storage capacity of 1.1 million bushels of
wheat.
The Wilson's Mills grain mill was built in 2000 and
acquired by Kansas City, MO-based Bartlett in 2007. In
2012, the facility was expanded to add a larger 5,000cwt
milling unit. As part of the 2021-23 expansion,
another 5,000-cwt milling unit was added and storage
capacity was increased about 80% for wheat, 50% for
flour and 50% for millfeed.
* Farmer Direct Foods (FDF), a subsidiary of Overland,
KS-based food company Heirloom Brands, earlier this
month held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $2.2
million facility expansion and modernization project
in New Cambria. As part of the project, FDF said it will
add a warehouse, which will increase the company's
capacity to service its current customers as well as
allow for future capacity increases. The company also
is installing a modern, automated packaging line that
will improve operational flexibility, consistency and
production capacity for 25-pound and 50-pound bags of
flour, FDF said.
* ADM launched HarvestEdge Oro, a line of pizza flours
made from sustainably sourced wheat. According to
ADM, a network of farmers processes ingredients for
HarvestEdge Oro flour as part of the company's netcarbon-neutral
milling operations. The farmers also
are involved in regenerative agriculture that will help
the company " pave the way for the next generation
of delicious, tailored bakery offerings that support
consumers' desire for products that are better for them,
their communities and the planet. "
* Ardent Mills introduced BakeHaven flour for
manufacturers' private label that will target " emerging "
retailers, meaning independent, small-chain grocery
stores, retailers and convenience stores, said Raelyn
Bausman, associate manager of channel marketing.
In the past, high packaging minimums for flour to
be sold at retail often made it unaffordable for smaller
retailers and kept Ardent Mills from servicing them.
BakeHaven, with a more affordable minimum order of
three pallets, will allow Ardent Mills to do so, she said.
BakeHaven wheat flours include all-purpose
bleached flour, all-purpose unbleached flour, organic
all-purpose flour, self-rising flour, whole wheat flour,
bread flour and a keto-friendly all-purpose flour blend.
BakeHaven gluten-free specialty flours include almond
flour, coconut flour and one-to-one gluten-free allpurpose
flour.
* Miller Milling Co. announced plans to expand its
solar power capabilities at its flour mill in Fresno, CA.
Company officials said the expansion will add 1.01
megawatts of DC electricity that will be transformed
and used at the mill. This amount plus the existing 1.01
megawatts of electricity being produced through solar
will satisfy roughly 33% of the total electrical demand
of the facility, the company said.
Miller Milling Co.'s solar power system became
operational toward the end of 2017, Damon Sidles,
plant manager, said in a 2018 article in World Grain. The
project involved the installation of 2,340 solar panels
required for the project on 5 acres located adjacent to
the mill, he said.
In 2021, Miller Milling enrolled the facility in the
US EPA Energy Star Challenge for Industry, which
challenges industrial sites to reduce their energy
intensity by 10% within a five-year period from
enrolling. The company said it anticipates the Fresno
site will accomplish this goal by 2024 when the
additional solar production is fully operational. Miller
Milling said it also is expanding its sustainable efforts
to include support of regenerative agriculture in wheat
production.
JUNE 2023
* Arva Flour Mills, the oldest continuously operating
water-powered commercial flour mill in North America,
earlier this year acquired the Full of Beans gluten-free
brand. Now, Arva is set to launch the gluten-free line
under the Arva Flour Mills brand at its retail store and
online. The gluten-free line is produced and packaged
off-site at a dedicated gluten-free facility.
Arva Flour Mills brand includes artisan flour, beer
bread mixes, corn bread mix and Red Fife pancake
mix. Arva Flour Mills acquired the Red River Cereal
brand from the J.M. Smucker Co. in June 2022. Over
the past year the company has slowly reintroduced the
cereal brand into more than 500 retailers in Ontario and
Western Canada.
* Sunnyland Mills, a maker of whole grain bulgur
wheat, has expanded its product range with the
introduction of high fiber bulgur. According to
Sunnyland Mills, high fiber bulgur contains nearly
three times the fiber found in traditional bulgur and
features prebiotic starch for gut health.The product is a
collaboration with Quincy, MA-based Bay State Milling
and uses their proprietary HealthSense wheat.
Sunnyland Mills said high fiber bulgur is
manufactured by triple cleaning, parboiling, drying,
cracking and sifting the grains to uniform particle sizes
into No. 1 Fine and No. 3 Coarse grinds. The product
has no preservatives or additives and is vegan, 100%
whole grain, kosher and non-GMO. High fiber bulgur
may be used as an ingredient in pilafs, cold salads,
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