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Upbeat News from Bob's Red Mill

16 years ago

Sometimes the news in the press seems almost too negative to bear. It was a real pleasure to read that 81-year-old Bob Moore, founder of Bob's Red Mill, has decided to give his business to the employees.

I've seen Bob and his wife in local restaurants and have always known him as a unique human being, but what a gift to his workers in these hard times.

Carol

Here is a link that might be useful: Bob's Red Mill Gifted to Workers

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marys1000
16 years ago
Really great, too bad he's unique.
stacy3
16 years ago
very cool...
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triciae
16 years ago
Thanks for posting this Carol.

King Arthur is also employee-owned since 1996. This is from their website...

"Did you knowÂ

We are AmericaÂs oldest flour company, founded in 1790. To put it into context, George Washington had just been elected to his first term in office.

King Arthur Flour became an employee-owned company in 1996, when Frank Sands instated the employee stock ownership program (ESOP). We are now 100% employee-owned, and have always been 100% committed to quality.

Our headquarters in Norwich, Vermont, is a 16,600-square-foot timber-frame structure called, appropriately, Camelot. Vermont Public Radio also calls Camelot home.

Our combined annual sales are approximately $70,000,000.

Our employees:

We had five employees in 1990. Today, King Arthur Flour has over 160. We are an employee-owned, open-book, team-managed company, with profit sharing and an employee stock ownership program. Our employees have a stake in what we do, and it shows in every bag of flour."

I like Bob's Red Mill & purchased from them a lot when we lived outside Denver.

My DH had the pleasure of assisting a manufacturing company, making silkscreened re-useable cloth shopping bags, into becoming an ESOP about 15 years ago. They've been quite successful.

There are about 11,500 ESOPs (about 10M employees) in the US today with regional trade associations offering lots of assistance.

I love to be able to give my business to ESOPs whenever possible. Very glad to learn about Bob's Red Mill.

/tricia
dgkritch
16 years ago
Very cool!

I'm heading there for breakfast and a little shopping on March 1st! And the actual mill tour this time. They only do the tours on weekdays and I was there on a weekend last time.

And...Dave's Killer Bread is across the street and Penzey's about 2 miles away. Yep! Gonna be a fun day with mom and DD#1.

Whole Foods, H-Mart, Stash Tea, etc. later in the day and a sushi buffet for dinner!

Oh, boy, I think I just gained 5# talking about it!

Deanna
annie1992
16 years ago
Carol, that's a great story, and it makes me glad I just bought 10 grain cereal and some Scottish Oats from Bob's Red Mill.

Deanna, it sounds like a darned good time to me. What the heck, you can diet later, LOL. Stock up at Stash Tea, then you can have lots of cups of good and virtually calorie free tea later. (grin) It's a diet tactic, really it is...

I've got to make a Penzey's run myself pretty soon.

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beth4
16 years ago
Thanks for the info, Carol...I'm glad I've been a loyal customer of Bob's Red Mill products.....his barley, oats (steel cut and extra thick cut), rice flour (essential in making Scottish shortbread), etc. I really do like his products.
wizardnm
16 years ago
The story warms my heart....thank you for posting about it.

Nancy
arabellamiller
16 years ago
Very nice! I use a lot of their products - 10 grain cereal, arrowroot starch, rice flour, etc.... great products.

AM
doucanoe
16 years ago
Great story. There's not enough people like him in the world these days.....

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sally2_gw
16 years ago
Thanks for sharing that. It makes me glad to know, since I do occasionally buy their products. Very cool!

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BeverlyAL
16 years ago
No one is loyal to their employees anymore and this is even better that employee loyalty. Thanks for posting.
readinglady
Original Author
16 years ago
I've enjoyed Bob's Red Mill products for a long time. This just gives me another reason to purchase from them.

And whether you buy grains from Bob's Red Mill or not, their website has many healthy recipes, including a whole section on gluten-free, for those of you struggling with that challenge.

Carol

Here is a link that might be useful: Bob's Red Mill Recipe Archive
User
16 years ago
I love Bob's Red Mill products and have several of them in my pantry (actually freezer) at all times.

This just wants me to buy even more!
dedtired
16 years ago
This story was on the national evening news tonight. Bob seems like an awfully nice and decent guy.
lisazone6_ma
16 years ago
I saw that story on the news as well. What a wonderful guy! If only we had more like him.

I know I'm going to increase my purchases of his products. I like to encourage business practices like this. Not to mention, they make fantastic stuff! I LOVE the 10 grain hot cereal blend they sell.

Lisa

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