Ardent Mills

food

Denver, CO · Private

Ardent Mills operates as North America's largest flour supplier with an extensive network of 34+ manufacturing, distribution, and R&D facilities across the continent. The company serves commercial bakers and food manufacturers with diverse grain-based products as a joint venture between Cargill, Conagra Brands, and CHS Inc.

Ardent Mills is North America's largest flour supplier and grain innovator, producing a broad range of wheat flours, whole grains, specialty and ancient grain ingredients, pulses, and custom blends for commercial bakers and food manufacturers. It is a joint venture owned by Cargill, Conagra Brands, and CHS Inc.

Employees

1,500

Mfg Plants

All Facilities

Activity

3/10

Type

Private

Plant Locations (39 mapped)

All Plants Manufacturing Only

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Manufacturing Plants (32)

Decatur Mill

Decatur, AL

Flour milling facility

Colton Mill

Colton, CA

Wheat flour milling

San Bernardino Mill

San Bernardino, CA

Flour milling and blending; produces flour for bread, buns, rolls, pasta, cookies, and crackers; ships in bulk

Stockton Mill

Stockton, CA

Wheat flour milling

Commerce City Mill

Commerce City, CO

Wheat flour milling; facility currently undergoing upgrade and expansion

Denver Mill

Denver, CO

Wheat flour milling

Port Redwing Mill

Gibsonton, FL

State-of-the-art flour mill opened in 2022 to replace former Tampa location; deepwater port access

Alton Mill

Alton, IL

Wheat flour milling along the Mississippi River

Chester Mill

Chester, IL

Wheat flour milling along the Mississippi River

Newton Mill

Newton, KS

Wheat flour milling in the heart of hard red winter wheat country

Wichita Mill

Wichita, KS

Wheat flour milling

Ayer Mill

Ayer, MA

Wheat flour milling; grinds approximately 1.5 million lbs of flour per day; receives wheat by rail and supplies commercial bakeries throughout New England

Hastings Mill

Hastings, MN

Wheat flour milling on the Mississippi River

Lake City Mill

Lake City, MN

Wheat flour milling on the Mississippi River

Fairmount Mill

Fairmount, ND

Wheat flour milling in the Red River Valley region

Harvey Mill

Harvey, ND

Dedicated gluten-free facility producing gluten-free flours from ancient grains and pulses

Richardton Mill

Richardton, ND

Wheat flour milling; Ardent Mills also announced acquisition of adjacent Stone Mill specialty grain facility in 2025

Omaha South Mill

Omaha, NE

Wheat flour milling; the remaining Omaha flour mill after the North mill closed January 2026

Albany Mill

Albany, NY

Wheat flour milling

Columbus Mill

Columbus, OH

Wheat flour milling

Arlington Blending Facility

Arlington, OR

Grain blending and mixing facility supporting organic and specialty flour product lines in the Pacific Northwest

Martins Creek Mill

Easton, PA

Wheat flour milling along the Delaware River

Mt. Pocono Mill

Pocono Summit, PA

Wheat flour milling; specialty and organic flour production

Guaynabo Mill

Guaynabo, PR

Wheat flour milling in Puerto Rico; serves local food manufacturers and commercial bakeries on the island

Chattanooga Mill

Chattanooga, TN

Wheat flour milling along the Tennessee River

Galena Park Mill

Galena Park, TX

Wheat flour milling near the Houston Ship Channel; serves Gulf Coast markets

Saginaw Mill

Saginaw, TX

Wheat flour milling in the Dallas-Fort Worth area

Sherman Mill

Sherman, TX

Wheat flour milling in North Texas

Ogden Mill

Ogden, UT

Wheat flour milling

Culpeper Mill

Culpeper, VA

Wheat flour milling serving Mid-Atlantic markets

Pullman Facility

Pullman, WA

Garbanzo bean (chickpea) processing and packing facility; processes up to 320,000 lbs of garbanzo beans and seed per day; acquired from Hinrichs Trading Co. in 2021

Kenosha Mill

Kenosha, WI

Wheat flour milling serving Midwest markets

Other Facilities (7)

Shelby Elevator

Shelby, MT · distribution

Grain elevator and rail transfer station; loads farmer-delivered chickpeas onto rail cars for shipment to Pullman, WA processing facilities

Klamath Falls Elevator

Klamath Falls, OR · distribution

Grain elevator with ~2 million bushel capacity on Union Pacific rail; handles organic wheat, barley, oats, and heirloom grains (White Sonora, Spelt, Triticale)

Wilma Warehouse

Clarkston, WA · distribution

Product warehouse and transloading facility at the Port of Wilma; supports distribution of pulse and grain products from the Pacific Northwest

Denver Headquarters

Denver, CO · hq

Corporate headquarters; also houses the Denver Ardent Mills Innovation Center (AMIC) with R&D analytical lab, experimental mill, and customer collaboration bakery

Minneapolis Office

Plymouth, MN · hq

Regional administrative office housing Risk Management, Transportation, Sales, IT, and Finance teams

Omaha Office

Omaha, NE · hq

Regional administrative office

Pullman Innovation Center

Pullman, WA · r&d

Ardent Mills Innovation Center (AMIC); R&D analytical lab and experimental mill focused on pulse and alternative grain innovation, particularly chickpea breeding and characterization