Robin Hood Flour facts for kids
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Moose Jaw Milling Company |
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Robin Hood Flour is a well-known brand of flour. It is made by Horizon Milling, which is part of a big company called Cargill. You can find Robin Hood flour in stores for baking at home. It is also sold to restaurants and food companies.
The Start of Robin Hood Flour
The Robin Hood flour brand began in 1900. It was first created by a company called the Moose Jaw Milling Company. A person named Donald Mclean, who was a miller (someone who grinds grain into flour), started it.
In 1909, another company bought the mill. This was the New Prague Flouring Mill from Minnesota. It was owned by Francis Atherton Bean. At that time, the company made flour under different names. These names included Keynote, Saskana, and Robin Hood.
Changes and New Owners
Over the years, the company went through many changes. It was bought and sold several times. By 1970, it became known as International Multifoods Corporation.
The original mill in Moose Jaw closed in 1966. It closed because there was too much flour being made. The mill building was taken down. However, the large bins that stored grain are still used today.
A newer mill in Saskatoon was built in 1928. This mill still makes Robin Hood brand flour.
In 2004, The J.M. Smucker Company bought the Robin Hood brand. They also bought three flour mills in Canada. Then, in 2006, Smuckers sold these mills. They sold them to Horizon Milling G.P., which is part of Cargill.
Today, Horizon Milling runs the mills in Saskatoon, Montreal, and Burlington. These mills make Robin Hood flour products. Horizon Milling sells Robin Hood products to businesses. This includes restaurants and other food companies. The J.M. Smucker Company still sells Robin Hood products in grocery stores for people to buy.
See also
- Arthur H. Hider
