Bay State Milling history

1940 Bernard J. Rothwell is named the Chairman and Paul T. Rothwell the first President of Bay State Milling.

1963 Bay State Milling purchases the New Jersey Flour Mills, located in Clifton, NJ.

1977 New company logo designed and introduced.

1985 Bay State Milling opens the country’s newest flour milling facility in Indiantown, FL.

1989 Bay State Milling reopens a 12,000-cwt modern milling facility in Clifton, NJ.

1995 Indiantown, FL mill is doubled in size to support new growth.

1997 Winona, MN mill undergoes a major modernization and is expanded by 25%.

1998 Milling capacity is doubled at Moorseville, NC and Tolleson, AZ.

1999 Bay State Milling Company celebrates its 100th anniversary.

2007 Bay State Milling acquires additional interest in Rocky Mountain Milling, LLC, resulting in a majority ownership of the Platteville,CO facility.

2008 Organic flour milling capabilities and organic certification extended to Winona, MN and Mooresville, NC. Bay State Milling Company enters the gluten-free marketplace with a dedicated production area in Wichita, KS.

2010 Bay State Milling completes purchase of Rocky Mountain Milling, LLC, becoming largest miller of organic flour in United States The Nutrition Science Advisory Council (NSAC) is created in support of Bay State’s goal to provide healthy grain-based food ingredients.

2011 Bay State Milling Company opens The Rothwell GrainEssentials Center, a 4,000 sq. ft. innovation and applications center in Quincy, MA, dedicated to Bernard J. Rothwell, 2nd.

2012 Bay State Milling Company acquires T.J. Harkins, Inc. and Subsidiaries, a leading supplier of grains, edible seeds, specialty flours and organic ingredients.

2013 Bay State Milling Company acquires Certified Foods, Inc., of Woodland, California, a supplier of conventional, organic and gluten-free whole milled flours.

2014 Bay State Milling Company introduces a new corporate logo and tagline, A Trusted Family of Ingredients, to symbolize the Company’s continuing commitment to provide a reliable supply chain of plant-based ingredients for the grain-based foods market.

2015 Bay State Milling Company expands into seed varietal development with the launch of 5th Generation Seed, LLC, focused on the development of new varieties of wheat and seed germplasm.