P&H Milling breaks ground on new flour mill in Alberta
By Food In Canada Staff
The facility is expected to generate up to 200 jobs
From left to right: Jim Wood (Red Deer County Mayor), Lloyd Heimbecker (Executive Vice-President, Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited), RJ Sigurdson (Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation), Bruce MacIntyre (President and COO, P&H Milling Group), Devin Dreeshen (Alberta Minister of Trade and Economic Corridors) P&H Milling Group, a division of Parrish & Heimbecker, is building a new flour milling facility in Red Deer County, Alta., at a cost of $241 million.
The facility will mill an estimated 750 t of wheat from western Canadian farmers each day. It is equipped with advanced processing technology and designed for high throughput, energy efficiency and a low carbon footprint. In addition to the milling operations, the site will include offices, warehousing, logistics infrastructure, rail siding and provisions for future expansion.
“This new facility…boosts Alberta’s baking industry by supplying high-quality flour to a diverse range of customers,” said John Heimbecker, CEO at Parrish & Heimbecker. “Farmers in and around central Alberta produce high-quality wheat that can now be processed locally. The area is also a prime location for us to bring in grains through our existing Grain Asset Network.”
The facility is expected to generate up to 200 jobs.
Source: www.foodincanada.com