World Grain - April 2022 - 10

NEWS REVIEW
New Ardent Mills flour
mill in Florida operating
PORT REDWING, FLORIDA, US - Ardent Mills has
opened a new flour mill in the metropolitan Tampa area of
Florida. The mill, with 17,500 cwts of daily milling capacity,
replaces one the company has sold within the city of Tampa.
Built at a cost of over $100 million, the mill is in Port
Redwing adjacent to the community of Gibsonton. Situated
on a CSX rail line and at a port, the mill will be able to receive
wheat by rail and ocean vessel. Outbound flour will be shipped
by truck, generally within a two-hour radius from the mill.
The facility is set on a 10-acre property and features interconnected
buildings, including a grain elevator, cleaning
house and mill; a warehouse, mill mix bins; office and storage.
With two milling units, the Port Redwing mill produces
all-purpose, whole wheat, high-gluten, cake and bread flours.
The building has space to accommodate the later addition of
a third milling unit.
Equipped by Bühler, Inc., Plymouth, Minnesota, US,
Ardent Mills said the mill features several technological advances,
including:
* Real-time data analysis and automation, including nearinfrared
grain analysis and automatic, high-speed packaging
lines.
* Rapid line intervention and issue management, which
Denning
Former IAOM President Royal Denning dies
READING, MICHIGAN, US - Royal
Denning, a flour milling industry veteran
and past president of the International
Association of Operative Millers (IAOM),
died on March 23. He was 80 years old.
Denning spent most of his career with
Mission, Kansas, US-based Cereal Food
Processors (CFP), as assistant director of
operations prior to his retirement.
He received a master's degree in milling science at Kansas
State University prior to launching his milling career in 1965
with Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM). He left ADM in
1974 and joined International Multifoods. The following year
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allows for the production line to be stopped, assessed
and, if needed, corrected with minimal downtime.
project
vendors
for
the
included Younglove
Construction, SCA Construction, Ebmeier Engineering and
Interstates. In addition to Bühler equipment, the mill features
two high-speed Behn+Bates carousel packaging systems,
made by Haver & Boecker, Oelde, Germany.
Grain storage capacity constructed alongside the mill totals
4.1 million bushels, making it one of the largest grain elevators
of any US mill. The company said extra storage capacity
is critically needed when " managing sudden supply chain
shifts or in case of a natural disaster. "
" For five decades, Ardent Mills has enjoyed the privilege
of being a part of the Tampa community and it's been amazing
to see the city grow and change, " said Dan Dye, chief
executive officer of Ardent Mills. " We look forward to continuing
to serve our customers and this robust community
through our brand new, state-of-the-art Port Redwing Mill.
This mill is a testament to our commitment to transform how
the world is nourished and drive innovation across plantbased
ingredients. "
Plans to sell the old Tampa mill, which had 14,500 cwts of
production capacity, were announced in 2018.
he began working at CFP, where he spent the rest of his career
before retiring. CFP was acquired by Grain Craft in 2014.
Denning was an active member in the IAOM, serving on
the Food Protection, Education and Nominating Committees,
and as chairperson of the Intermountain, Flour City and Ohio
Valley districts.
He was elected president of the IAOM in 2008-09, having
served as treasurer and vice president during the two years
prior to ascending to the presidency.
During his tenure as an IAOM international officer, he traveled
the world attending IAOM regional and district events
throughout the United States and Canada, and in Kazakhstan,
Romania, Russia and Tanzania.
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