World Grain - February 2016 - 100

[ Museum Story No. 1 ]
SUPPLIER NEWS

FLOUR IS LIFE
FLOUR IS ART

"Demeter", K. Willinek

Demeter, the Greek goddess of grain and fertility, watches
over the fortunes and welfare of our FlourWorld Museum
as a ﬁligree work of art created with 10,000 knots in nylon
thread. She also stands for Mühlenchemie in its role as a
manufacturer of ﬂour improvers and vitamin and mineral
premixes, as a symbol of creative entrepreneurial energy
and openness to the world.
Grain was the beginning
With its collection of over 3,000 ﬂour sacks from 130
countries around the globe, the FlourWorld Museum in
Wittenburg, near Hamburg (Germany), is unique in the
world of grain. It is an initiative and cultural project of
Mühlenchemie and a token of thanks to all millers. The
museum shows the history of ﬂour and its signiﬁcance for
mankind: FLOUR IS LIFE. Every new sack with an interesting motif is welcome in the Sackotheque and will ﬁnd a
permanent home there.
For more information, see Page 106.

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Agspring appoints three new leadership positions
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each taken on the role of executive-in-residence with Agspring. Big
River Rice & Grain, based in Louisiana, U.S. and Arkansas, U.S., is
a subsidiary of Agspring and a grain handling, merchandising and
logistics provider in the Mississippi Delta region.
"The addition of these three outstanding industry leaders continues to expand the depth and breadth of our team's agricultural supply
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applicable science and research industries, including global specialty
businesses ranging from food ingredients to cultures and enzymes.

Breitenbach celebrates 150 years
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industry, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Founded as a
roll turning shop in 1866, the company started to manufacture complete rolls. Since its foundation, it has been family owned. Today, the
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shareholders. Breitenbach has more than 120 employees.
The complete production and manufacturing of rolls as well as other
cylindrical components are located in the Alche Valley. The company
produces chilled cast iron and grey cast iron using the static casting
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manufactures rolls from different forged steels and mild steels.
Due to continuous growth in the past years, Breitenbach has purchased additional manufacturers.
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