CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – April 22, 2025 – Grain Craft, the largest independent wheat flour miller in the nation, announced today they have finalized an agreement with the Port of Portland for a long-term lease extension of the Grain Craft Portland flour mill property. Grain Craft has operated this Portland mill, located at the Port of […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – April 15, 2025 – Grain Craft, the largest independent wheat flour miller in the nation, announced today they have signed an agreement to acquire the North American dry corn milling assets from global agribusiness and ingredients company, Bunge. The acquisition includes the addition of approximately 600 team members and six milling facilities. […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. February 6, 2025 — Grain Craft, the largest independent wheat flour miller in the nation, announced today that John Wiebold has joined the company asVP, Supply Chain. Wiebold was hired to oversee the functions of the transportation and logistics team and will report to Alan Koenig, Chief Supply Chain Officer. Wiebold brings more […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — September 26, 2024 —Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, announced today they have closed on an acquisition partnership with Utah-based Central Milling, Inc. The agreement includes three flour mills located in Logan, Richmond, and Collinston, Utah along with the Central Milling corporate office, and associated trademarks. Financial terms […]
Chattanooga, Tn. – December 13, 2022 – Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, announced the launch of their redesigned website – graincraft.com. The updated site features an enhanced user experience throughout, a new Insights technical page, detailed product pages and an interactive Contact Us form. The redesigned site is now live […]
Chattanooga, TN. – June 21, 2022 – Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, announced today that its parent company has entered into a definitive agreement for Grain Craft to be acquired by Redwood Capital Investments, LLC. Transaction terms were not disclosed. Based in Baltimore, MD, Redwood Capital Investments is a permanent […]
Chattanooga, Tn. – June 3, 2022 – Grain Craft recently completed an extensive grain elevator addition at the Blackfoot, Idaho flour mill and the company announced today they are now accepting direct wheat harvest shipments. The elevator will be fully operational at the first of July and consists of thirteen grain bins and two fully […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tn. – January 31, 2022 Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, announced today the promotion of Jeff Zierenberg to Chief Human Resources Officer and Nick Weigel to Senior Vice President – Quality, Regulatory and Technical Services. Both executives bring over 25 years of related experience to their expanded roles. As […]
Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, hosted a grand opening event for their new GCIQ (Grain Craft Innovation & Quality) Lab. The event was held on Friday, October 1, 2021 and included the company’s “Upstream Innovation” video premier, lab tours and a reception. The GCIQ Lab is located at the Kansas […]
Chattanooga, Tn. – August 24, 2021 – Grain Craft announced today plans to construct a grain elevator at the company’s Blackfoot, Idaho flour mill. The new elevator will receive local wheat and convey it directly into the mill. It is scheduled to be complete during fourth quarter of 2021. The elevator will be located on […]
Chattanooga, Tn. – August 19, 2021 – Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, is pleased to announce their support for a new program called Kansas Wheat Rx. The program is coordinated by Kansas Wheat and the K-State Research Extension. Wheat Rx is a hub of research recommendations and educational information that […]
Join our Utah team! Don’t miss the Grain Craft Career Fair: Thursday, June 24 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Ogden Eccles Conference Center in Ogden, Utah. We will be hiring for skilled and unskilled positions and all shifts start from $22-$27/hour. Click here to learn more about careers at Grain Craft. Annual company bonus Quarterly […]
We are proud to announce that our HR Administrator, Amy Dalton, has received her Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certified Professional credential. This distinction is awarded to recognize someone’s technical HR expertise. Amy was tested in many different areas such as: Leadership (Leadership & Navigation, Ethical Practice), Interpersonal (Relationship Management, Communication, Global & Cultural […]
Chattanooga, Tn. – March 30, 2021 – Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, is pleased to announce the promotion of Preston Powell as Director of National Accounts. Powell joined Grain Craft in 2018 as Account Executive and has led new sales development throughout the Southeast region. In addition to excelling in […]
Chattanooga, Tn. – February 2, 2021 – Grain Craft and Shepherd’s Grain announced today an official partnership between the two companies to mill sustainably grown wheat into Shepherd’s Grain flour products. Shepherd’s Grain, based in the Pacific Northwest, is a grower-owned company that was started in 2003 to connect growers and end users. Each grower […]
Click to read original story on Chattanooga Times Free Press here. December 12th, 2020 | by Dave Flessner Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Grain Craft CEO Pete Frederick on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. This story was updated on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 at 1:03 p.m. to reflect that Peter Frederick is president and CEO […]
Grain Craft announced today that the G&L Holdings Board of Directors has appointed Pete Frederick as President and Chief Executive Officer effective November 16, 2020. Frederick currently holds the role of Grain Craft’s President. Frederick is focused on establishing and directing both the strategic and financial goals of the company while providing visionary leadership for […]
Click to read the original publication on Milling and Baking News here. September 22, 2020 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Potentially marking the dawn of a new era in wheat quality, Grain Craft LLC is expanding a pilot program in Kansas and throughout the Southwest allowing bakers to replace high-priced spring wheat with high-quality, segregated, preferred varieties […]
Photo credit: https://www.kestreldronemapping.com Chattanooga, Tn. – September 10, 2020 – Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, announced plans today to open a new Grain Craft Lab at the Kansas Wheat Commission’s Kansas Wheat Innovation Center in Manhattan, Kansas. In alignment with the company’s Core Value of Excellence, the new lab will […]
Learn about our variety of premium pizza flours in this latest video. To view all Grain Craft pizza flour options, click here.
Watch this new video from the Wheat Foods Council to learn about different varieties of wheat, where each variety is grown, and in which baked products they are used.
The Baking Industry Alliance and the USO hosted a fantastic event to prepare transitioning service members for civilian careers! This was the largest Fort Riley USO Pathfinder event to date, with over 50 service members and spouses and 27 baking industry representatives. Grain Craft was glad to be a part of it and was represented […]
We are proud to announce that our HR Business Partner, Mark Farmer, has received his Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certified Professional crediential. This distinction is awarded to recognize someone’s technical HR expertise. Mark was tested in many different areas such as: Leadership (Leadership & Navigation, Ethical Practice), Interpersonal (Relationship Management, Communication, Global & […]
International Pizza Expo 2020 Las Vegas Convention Center Mar 31 – Apr 2, 2020 Join us at the the world’s largest gathering of pizza professionals! Stop by booth #1635 to meet our flour experts and to see what’s on the rise for Grain Craft.
CHATTANOOGA, Tn. – February 5, 2020 – Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, has increased its commitment to improving wheat quality with another gift to the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation (KWCRF). The gift will build upon previous support of research to improve wheat quality and yield through proper fertility management. […]
Grain Craft recently partnered with Kansas State University’s Grain Science & Industry Department to provide a paved walkway for the students. This walkway connects the students to the Hal Ross Flour Mill. Previously the path was a dirt trail that the students traveled daily. This new paved path will offer a clean, revitalized way to travel […]
Chattanooga, Tn. – October 28, 2019 – Grain Craft recently partnered with Kansas State University’s Department of Grain Science and Industry to provide a new paved walkway for the students. This walkway connects the students from the IGP Institute to the Hal Ross Flour Mill. Previously the path that the students traveled daily was made […]
Chattanooga, Tn. – August 22, 2019 – Grain Craft recently honored a group of Veterans with a trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Veterans included Grain Craft employees, customer representatives and a group of Veterans from the local community. The trip started with a welcome reception at The Chattanoogan hotel. The group then attended a breakfast […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tn. – July 22, 2019 – Grain Craft announces that Nick Weigel has joined the company as Vice President of Quality, Regulatory and Technical Services. Weigel will report to Pete Frederick, President of Grain Craft, and will be a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team. In this new position, Weigel will oversee Grain […]
We are gearing up for the largest Baking Industry Exposition and we are excited to see you in Las Vegas September 8 – 11! More information will be available soon about our interactive IBIE booth so stay tuned!
Manhattan, KS – February 13, 2019 – Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, has provided a significant donation to the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation (KWCRF) in support of impactful wheat research. The gift will be directed toward ongoing research to improve wheat quality and yield through proper fertility management. The […]
Chattanooga, TN – November 12, 2018 – Grain Craft, the nation’s largest independent flour milling company, recently completed a year-long improvement project to expand and upgrade areas of the McPherson, Kansas flour mill. These improvements were implemented to increase warehouse storage and to enhance both packing and loading efficiency for the mill. The McPherson mill […]
ROME, Ga. – September 18, 2018 – G&L Holdings, Inc., the holding company of leading food ingredient manufacturers Grain Craft and Southeastern Mills, announced today the appointment of three new board members to their board of directors. Rhonda Jordan, Steve Dunphy and Rick Strait were selected as independent directors in the holding company’s decision to […]
Chattanooga, TN – April 12, 2018 – Grain Craft is proud to be partnering with Franz Bakery in the launch of their new brand, Naked Bread. The Naked Bread brand focuses on simple and essential ingredients and will further enhance their strong line of baked goods. Transparency is the center of the Naked Bread story […]
Chattanooga, TN – April 13, 2018 – The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) has awarded five Grain Craft mills with the IAOM Safety Award for being injury-free throughout 2017. The awards took place on Thursday, April 12 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Annual IAOM Conference and Expo. The IAOM Safety award recognizes those mills […]