Ardent Mills announces new organic wheat initiative

Ardent Mills, a Denver-based flour-milling and ingredient company, announced a new organic initiative to help U.S. wheat growers double organic wheat acres by 2019.

“Ardent Mills’ vision is to be the trusted partner in nurturing our customers, consumers and communities through innovative and nutritious grain-based solutions, and our new organic initiative demonstrates one of the many ways we’re bringing that vision to life,” said Dan Dye, CEO, Ardent Mills. “Today, there is growing demand from restaurants and food companies for organic wheat flour for use in fresh, packaged and menu recipes.

"This is a significant opportunity for growers to become a part of an emerging market and to create additional value for their crops on the path to organic certification," he continued. "We have been providing organic flour since 1996 and feel we are well-positioned to meet this bold challenge.”

As farmers join the organic initiative, they will have access to direct support services, workshops and long-term contracts for transitional and organic wheat bushels, Ardent Mills said.