Robin Hood Flour is a brand of

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made by the Horizon Milling division of

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. The brand is marketed to the food service and industrial section by Horizon Milling and the consumer retail sector by

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History

Originally established as a brand of the Moose Jaw Milling Company by miller Donald Mclean in 1900. New Prague Flouring Mill (of Minnesota), owned by Francis Atherton Bean of

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, purchased the mill in 1909. The company manufactured flour under the brand names Keynote, Saskana and Robin Hood.

Acquisitions

Through a series of acquisitions and restructurings, the company became ''International Multifoods Corporation'' in 1970. The

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mill closed in 1966 due to excess capacity; the mill was demolished but the grain bins and elevator are still in use as an inland terminal owned and operated by Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd. The newer

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mill (built in 1928) continues to manufacture the Robin Hood brand flour. In June 2004,

purchased three milling facilities in Canada from International Multifoods, including the Robin Hood brand. In 2006, Smuckers announced the sale of the milling facilities in Canada for US$78 million to Horizon Milling G.P., a unit of

. Under the agreement, Horizon Milling owns and operates the Canadian mills in Saskatoon, Montreal and Burlington that manufacture Robin Hood branded products. Horizon Milling markets Robin Hood products directly to the food service and industrial sector in Canada, U.S. and Caribbean. Smuckers continues to market Robin Hood products to the retail market.

References

External links

Robin Hood Flour Canada website
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History

Acquisitions

See also

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