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Shuttered Knoxville flour mill
acquired by Mennel Milling Co.

C.H. GUENTHER & SON, INC.

uments filed with the Knox County
Register of Deeds office, Mennel
paid $394,665 for the mill. Mr. Mennel said that did not accurately reKNOXVILLE, TENN. - The Men- equipment have not yet been final- flect the purchase price for the mill.
He said Mennel paid more than that
nel Milling Co., Fostorio, Ohio, has ized.
"We have great flexibility," he said, for the mill but declined to disclose
acquired the Knoxville flour mill of
C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc., San An- explaining that Mennel could install the actual figure.
The Knoxville mill had produced
additional capacity at one of its extonio.
The mill, which was known for isting mills, replace equipment at an White Lily branded flour - which
owns a commany years as the White
manding share
Lily Foods Co. flour mill,
in much of the
closed in late June.
Southeast marDonald L. Mennel,
kets in which it
president of Mennel
is sold - since
Milling, said that opera1883, but was
tions have not and will
forced to close
not resume at the mill,
in late June 2008
located in downtown
due to a "lack
Knoxville. Instead, he
of substantive
said, Mennel acquired The Knoxville flour mill of C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc. closed in June 2008.
remaining busithe mill for the Buhler
existing mill, install the equipment ness to keep the plant operating at a
milling equipment.
"The condition of the mill was at a new mill or sell the equipment. competitive cost."
J.M. Smucker acquired the White
amazing, and the equipment is in Mennel currently operates five U.S.
excellent shape," Mr. Mennel said. flour mills with a combined daily Lily brand in 2006 from Guenther
and contracted with C.H. Guenther
"It is a testament to the excellence milling capacity of 40,700 cwts.
The transaction closed Dec. 13, to co-pack the flour until terminating
of the workforce at Knoxville."
Mr. Mennel said plans for the Mr. Mennel said. According to doc- the agreement in March 2008. MBN

Gavilon acquires Texas grain facilities
from Charlie Myers Grain
OMAHA - Gavilon, L.L.C. has acquired nine grain facilities in Texas
from Charlie Myers Grain Co. The
move marks the first acquisition undertaken by Gavilon since it was
formed in June 2008 following the
purchase by Ospraie Special Opportunities Fund of the former ConAgra
Trade Group.
As part of the purchase, Gavilon has

acquired Charlie Myers grain elevators located in Seymour, Wichita Falls,
Weinert, Haskell, Knox City, Red City,
Crowell, Benjamin and Truscott, Texas. The company's fertilizer, trucking
and feed lots were not included in the
acquisition.
"This broader base of grain facilities will increase the strength of Gavilon's grain handling and distribution

Kellogg debuts Special K Crackers,
FiberPlus Antioxidant bars
BATTLE CREEK, MICH. - The
Kellogg Co. has introduced Special K Crackers, the brand's first
savory snack. Available in two flavors - Italian Tomato & Herb and
Multi-Grain - the crackers contain
90 calories and 8 grams of whole
grains per 17 crackers.
"We know from talking with
consumers that planning snacks is
important to assist in their weightmanagement goals while they are
at work or on the go," said Julie
Salmen, R.D., Kellogg Co. "But
with a crunchy snack like Special K
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operations and contribute to its ability
to compete effectively in the market,"
said Greg Konsor, vice-president and
general manager of grain operations
for Gavilon.
According to the Grain & Milling Annual 2009 published by Sosland Publishing Co., Gavilon Grain, L.L.C. (under the Peavey Co. umbrella) operates
59 grain storage facilities with total
grain storage capacity of 120,470,000
bus. In Texas, the company has one
terminal facility, located in Saginaw,
with capacity of 15,341,000 bus. MBN
Crackers, women now have a savory
snack that provides 8 grams of whole
grain and 1 gram of fiber per 17 crackers to help them stay on track."
The crackers are available in 8-oz
pantry packs and 90-calorie packs
(six pouches per pack).
In addition, Kellogg has introduced
Kellogg's FiberPlus Antioxidant
bars, a new product that contains
7 grams of whole grain, 35% of the
daily recommended value of fiber
as well as 20% of the D.R.V. of antioxidants vitamin E and zinc.
The new 1.2-oz bars are available
in five count boxes in chocolate
chip and dark chocolate almond
varieties. They have a suggested retail price of $3.09 per box. MBN
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