Bay State Milling, one of the largest family-owned, privately held milling companies in the U.S., on Wednesday announced the addition of Bay State Milling Montana to its portfolio.
The acquisition strengthens the company's food ingredients portfolio and is part of a strategic realignment that includes 13 milling and processing facilities across the U.S. and Canada.
Bay State Milling assumes full ownership of the facility after partnering with Montana Gluten Free for several years. The Montana facility handles SowNaked Mindfully Farmed Oats, a unique variety of non-GMO hulless oats with 40% more protein than traditional oats. Grown and processed according to gluten-free Purity Protocol, these oats are handled in a specialized supply chain to ensure less than five parts per million (ppm) of gluten — far below the FDA's threshold of 20 ppm and the Gluten-Free Certification Organization's standard of 10 ppm.
Because this variety naturally lacks hulls — the outer shell of the oat plant — it requires less energy to process, resulting in 50% lower carbon emissions compared to traditional oats. Available as groats, flakes and flour, SowNaked Oats are used by Bay State Milling customers to produce nutritious, clean-label, and environmentally friendly gluten-free products like oatmeal, granola, bars, cereals, oat milk and baking mixes.
