ESOP Groceries, bakeries and food
Bob's Red Mill flours, oats and grains come from an Oregon mill that its founder began handing to employees in 2010; it has been 100 percent employee-owned through an ESOP since 2020. Look for the red-labeled bags in the baking and cereal aisles, or order from the company directly.
At a glance
- Ownership
- ESOP, 100 percent employee-owned
- Employee-owned since
- 2010
- Founded
- 1978
- Location
- Milwaukie, Oregon (sold in Charlotte-area grocers)
- Region
- Sold on Charlotte shelves
- Website
- www.bobsredmill.com
- Category
- Groceries, bakeries and food
How it's owned
An employee stock ownership plan: a trust holds company shares for employees, usually as a retirement benefit, with conventional management.
In the company's own words: “Proudly employee owned since 2010.”
Information verified October 2026 by FYP Charlotte. Know something we got wrong, or a business we missed? Tell us and we'll fix it.