Cargill acquires four Pillsbury Co. flour mills in Los Angeles, California; Lake City, Minnesota; Ogden, Utah; and Springfield, Illinois.

Horizon Milling G.P. is formed to purchase the grain-based foodservice and industrial businesses of Smucker Foods of Canada Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of the J.M. Smucker Company and licenses the rights to Smucker’s Robin Hood® brand for use in Canadian foodservice and industrial channels.

Horizon Milling introduces WheatSelect® white spring whole wheat flour to help manufacturers better formulate whole wheat nutrition into foods.

The first expansion outside of the continental U.S. begins with the construction of the Molinos de Puerto Rico feed, flour and corn-milling complex in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

Ardent Mills announces the implementation of Ardent Mills Assist in its facilities across North America. The ready-to-go mixed reality solution, built using Microsoft HoloLens 2 technology, allows Ardent Mills experts to quickly and remotely consult with customers, and increase speed to resolution.

ConAgra Foods launches UltraGrain® – the whole wheat flour with the taste, texture and mainstream appeal of white flour – and revolutionizes whole wheat foods in grocery stores and foodservice.

Cargill acquires the domestic flour milling operations of Seaboard Allied Milling Corp, with mills in Albany and Buffalo, New York; Culpeper, Virginia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Port Allen, Louisiana; Topeka, Kansas; and Jacksonville, Florida.

Ardent Mills opens brand-new state-of-the-art Port Redwing Mill in Gibsonton, Florida. The mill builds upon Ardent Mills’ strategic growth plan by strengthening supply chain agility, increasing efficiency and product consistency, and expanding the ability to meet customer needs.

Spectrum LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group is formed. Spectrum strives to cultivate a community that is welcoming to all and is equal, inclusive, and diverse for all team members to feel safe, heard, and embraced.

Tiago Darocha joins Ardent Mills as Chief Operations Officer. He brings over twenty years of extensive experience in operations, supply chain and quality management within the food and beverage industry.

With a newly constructed steam-powered mill in Grand Island, Nebraska, Henry Koenig and Frederick Wiebe form State Central Flouring Mill. The business is later sold to Henry Glade and renamed Henry Glade Milling Company.

Ardent Mills was born out of a long history of community mills coming together. We are an independent joint venture by combining ConAgra Mills™ and Horizon Milling® and we have over 150 years of rich milling history. Our history is tied to the legacies of the individual mills and facilities that form us, and we’re proud to look towards the future with an appreciation of the past.

Ardent Mills announces new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program to expand on the company’s sustainability initiatives as part of its continued commitment to positively impact the environment and local communities.

Harvest States Milling Co. enters into a joint venture with Miller Milling Co., giving it control of the Huron, Ohio mill.

The ConAgra Mills brand is established to differentiate the milling business from ConAgra Foods’ other commercial businesses.

Ardent Mills showcased our one-of-a-kind bakery and newly-named Innovative Bakery Resources (IBR) plant in Tualatin on July 29 with an open house.

Ardent Mills’ opening celebrates the many parts coming together to make a stronger whole. Fields of possibility lie ahead of our employees, customers and communities.

Ardent Mills introduces two innovative new products. Egg Replace® is a 1:1 replacement for dried and liquid whole eggs that provides long-term cost efficiency and supply stability. Ancient Grains Plus™ Baking Flour Blend is precisely blended from whole-food ancient grains and chickpeas to provide more quality protein than traditional flours.

Women of Wheat (WOW) Employee Resource Group is formed. WOW fosters an equitable and inclusive environment through education, networking, and career development that supports the growth and success of women across Ardent Mills.

ConAgra Mills introduces Ancient Grains™ – amaranth, quinoa, sorghum, millet, teff and custom multigrain blends – to meet changing consumer needs and continue its tradition of innovation.

Ardent Mills successfully led the way to meet growing industry demand for organic flour with our Organic Initiative 2019, which assisted U.S. wheat growers in doubling organic wheat acres.

Ardent Mills introduces Great Plains Quinoa™. Ardent Mills brings predictable pricing and certainty of supply with North American grown quinoa.

Leading the way to meet growing customer and consumer demand, Ardent Mills announced a new organic initiative committed to helping U.S. wheat growers double organic wheat acres by 2019.

Ardent Mills acquires substantially all the business assets of Firebird Artisan Mills, a leading gluten-free, specialty grain and pulse milling company.

ConAgra Foods introduces Sustagrain®, the highest fiber whole grain commercially available. A unique variety of barley, Sustagrain delivers three times the fiber of oats, and 10 times the fiber of brown rice.

Harvest States Milling Co. dissolves its partnership with Miller Milling, leaving it with ownership of Huron, Ohio and Rush City, Minnesota mills.

Sheryl Wallace is appointed as Ardent Mills as Chief Executive Officer. She brings over 30 years of experience and leadership in business growth, strategy, commercial, trading and risk management in the food and agriculture industries.

Four Nebraska flour mills – Henry Glade Milling Company, Ravenna Mills, Hastings Mills and Blackburn-Fury Mills – consolidate and incorporate as Nebraska Consolidated Mills, headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Ardent Mills acquires Andean Naturals' quinoa operations in Yuba City, California, allowing Ardent Mills to offer a complete solution for quinoa and other gluten-free ingredients.

We announce the Ardent Mills Way, our vision and values, recognizing that we are united by our passion to nourish our customers with the highest quality ingredients.

Ardent Mills gifts $3.5 million to Kansas State University’s Ag Innovation Initiative. This five-year gift will support the grain science department’s growth, research and development capabilities through 2026.

A new Ardent Mills Innovation Center (AMIC) opens in Pullman, Washington. The state-of-the-art facility serves as a R&D analytical lab and experimental mill focused on alternative grains.

Ardent Mills announces a new ESG framework called Nourish: Intention & Impact in the FY23 ESG report. The framework outlines new goals covering people, communities, the planet and ingredients.

Ardent Mills joined Field to Market®: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture as an associate member. As a leading multi-stakeholder initiative, Field to Market is working to unite the agricultural supply chain in defining, measuring and advancing sustainability in U.S. food, fiber and fuel production.

Black Excellence at Ardent Mills (BEAM) Employee Resource Group is formed. BEAM works to improve the community within the Ardent Mills family by recruiting diverse employees, providing support and resources to ensure their retention and professional growth, which in turn will create an environment that embraces and celebrates the culture of our black team members. BEAM aims to educate, inspire, and invigorate Ardent Mills and its African American, African Ancestry, Black and culturally identifying employees.

The Ardent Mills Innovation Center, a culinary, R&D and product development support center with lab-size test mills, a wheat quality lab and a product evaluation bakery, opens in Denver, Colorado.

Ardent Mills furthers commitment to organic and specialty grain sourcing by acquiring grain elevator in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Having announced our intent on August 20, Ardent Mills, shared on September 1 that we have finalized the deal to purchase the Mondelēz Canada flour mill located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Ardent Mills acquires substantially all of the assets of Hinrichs Trading Company (HTC), the North American leader in chickpea sourcing, cleaning and packaging.

Ardent Mills joins Partners in Food Solutions™ as a corporate sponsor to strengthen Africa’s ability to feed its growing population.

Women in Technology (WiT) Employee Resource Group is formed. WiT supports women at every stage of their career through connection, inspiration, sharing experiences, and development opportunities in an inclusive and collaborative environment.

Cargill Flour Milling and Harvest States Milling announce their intent to form a limited liability company combining their flour milling businesses.