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Bob's Red Mill

Whole-grain flours, oats, baking mixes, gluten-free staples, grains and beans

ESOP Groceries, bakeries and food

Bob's Red Mill mills flours, oats and baking mixes in Milwaukie, Oregon. Founder Bob Moore started an ESOP in 2010, and the company became 100 percent employee-owned in 2020. Look for it in the baking aisle, or use the retailer finder on its site.

At a glance

Ownership
ESOP, 100 percent employee-owned
Employee-owned since
2010
Founded
1978
Location
Milwaukie, Oregon (sold throughout the Seattle area)
Region
Sold on Seattle 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: “Bob's Red Mill is now 100% employee owned.”

Information verified October 2026 by FYP Seattle. Know something we got wrong, or a business we missed? Tell us and we'll fix it.