Employee-owned, stone-milled whole grains since 1978
✅ Made in USA
Where Bob’s Red Mill products are made
Milwaukie, Oregon
Whole grains are stone-ground on quartz millstones and packaged on site.
Stone milling
Slow quartz millstones keep the bran and germ in the flour, unlike industrial roller mills.
Employee-owned
100% employee-owned through an ESOP since 2020 — hundreds of employee-owners.
Bob’s Red Mill products are milled and packaged in Milwaukie, Oregon. The grains, seeds, beans and other ingredients are sourced from many growers and suppliers (some imported).
The story
Bob’s Red Mill grew out of one couple’s conviction that whole grains are worth doing the slow way. After Bob Moore taught himself the nearly lost craft of stone milling — even tracking down traditional quartz millstones from defunct mills — he and his wife Charlee opened Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods in Milwaukie, Oregon in 1978.
What sets the company apart is how it mills and who owns it. Bob’s still grinds whole grains on slow-turning quartz millstones, which keep the bran and germ in the flour rather than stripping them out. On his 81st birthday in 2010, Bob Moore gave the company to the people who built it through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan; it became 100% employee-owned by 2020.
On his 81st birthday, Bob Moore gave the company to the people who built it.
Why they matter
Milled grains and baking staples are a category where origin is rarely advertised, so an Oregon stone mill is worth highlighting.
Buying Bob’s Red Mill supports an employee-owned Oregon manufacturer and hundreds of employee-owners.
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Frequently asked questions
Where are Bob’s Red Mill products made?
They’re milled and packaged in Milwaukie, Oregon, where whole grains are stone-ground on traditional quartz millstones.
Is Bob’s Red Mill employee-owned?
Yes. Founder Bob Moore established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 2010, and the company became 100% employee-owned, effective 2020.
Are all the ingredients grown in the USA?
The grains, seeds, beans and other ingredients are sourced from a broad network of farmers and suppliers (some imported), but the products are milled and packaged at the company’s Oregon facility.
