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The reopening coincided with an economic boom for the city, and flour production steadily increased until it peaked during World War I, after which there was a steady industry decline. [1] The new mill (later known as the Gold Medal Flour mill) [2] was affected by a fire in 1928, [5] but following repairs it continued to operate until 1965. [1]
Postcard image of the Gold Medal Flour factory in Minneapolis c. 1900 Shares of the new company's stock were first sold on the New York Stock Exchange on November 30, 1928, at $65 per share. The newly merged company paid a dividend in 1928 and has continued the dividend uninterrupted ever since – one of only a few companies to pay a dividend ...
The varieties being recalled are 2-, 5-, and 10-pound bags of Gold Medal's Unbleached and Bleached All Purpose Flour.
Postcard featuring Pillsbury with the caption, "the Largest Flour Mill in the World, Minneapolis, Minnesota." C.A. Pillsbury and Company was founded in 1869 by Charles Alfred Pillsbury and his uncle John S. Pillsbury. The company was second in the United States (after Washburn-Crosby) to use steel rollers for processing grain.
Gold Medal lists their AP flours as ranging from 9.8% to 12%, and their bread flour ranges from 11.7% to 12.3%. Pillsbury, by contrast, gives a nominal rating of 10.5% for their AP flours and 12% for their bread flour, with no disclosure of the tolerance used when blending/milling their flours. Pillsbury flours may vary as much as Gold Medal ...
The Pillsbury A-Mill is a former flour mill located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota.It was the world's largest flour mill for 40 years. [2] [3] Completed in 1881, it was owned by the Pillsbury Company and operated two of the most powerful direct-drive waterwheels ever built, each capable of generating 1,200 horsepower (895 kW).
Pillsbury's uncle, John S. Pillsbury, had settled at the Falls of St. Anthony at Minneapolis in 1855; in 1869, Charles Pillsbury moved to the growing city of Minneapolis and established his flour business. At the time of Pillsbury's arrival, four or five flour mills, deriving their power from the Falls, were small in size and ground their grain ...
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