Started in 1929, Knappen Milling Company is a flour and wheat processing facility. Located at Augusta, Mich., the firm provides a wide variety of wheat and wheat products to the cereal, snack food as well as other wheat based industries. Its range of flour products include satin white, arbutus, augusta HA and graham. In addition to heavy and gage bran, the company offers flaked, cut and Sotac wheat products. Knappen Milling Company's flours are used in the preparation of delicacies, such as cookies, muffins, pastries, pretzels, cereals, crackers and batters.
Since 1903, Freestone Pickle Company has produced the finest in pickles and related pickled goods. We presently make our full line of choice products with pride in in Bangor MI, at one of the original company locations. With a 50, 000 square foot manufacturing plant employing over 30 people, the company manufactures over 90 wholesale and commercial pickle and pepper items. From our 18, 000 bushel capacity in the 1930's, our pickle tanking capacity has grown to approximately 350, 000 bushels. That's over 17 million pounds of pickles! Our products are distributed through over 225 different companies in 35 states. We pack them in 128 ounce jars as well as 5 gallon pails. One of our specialties is individually-packaged pickles for home or retail use. "Our family name on each package is your guarantee of a consistent and quality product, and has been since 1903. Six generations of our family have been involved in the production of quality pickle products."
Started in 1916, Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is a wholesale distributor of dairy products and services. Based in Constantine, Mich., the firm offers its vast customer base an array of laboratory services that include raw bacteria counts, important limits, pre-incubated (PI) bacteria counts, somatic cell count, sediment test, freeze points, well water supply tests and many more. In addition, it provides a host of other services, such as drug residue testing, butterfat, protein, and other solids testing and bulk tank calibration. Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) offers a diverse range of products, including standardized milk, dried buttermilk, sweet cream butter, standardized cream, ice cream mixes, nonfat dry milk, dried whole milk, condensed skim milk and instant nonfat dry milk, to name a few.
