1886
The Harter Milling Company was founded in Fostoria, Ohio, by the Harter and Brown families. They chose Fostoria for its natural gas, accessibility, and railroad access.
1896
Alphonse Mennel was hired as General Superintendent.
1917
The company was purchased by Alphonse and his sons, Louis and Mark Mennel, and renamed to The Mennel Milling Company.
1958
D.M. Mennel, third generation, was elected as President.
1972
The Roanoke Flour Mill was purchased in Roanoke, Virginia.
1973
The Dowagiac Flour Mill was purchased in Dowagiac, Michigan. It is one of the 10 oldest businesses in Michigan.
1980
D.L. Mennel, fourth generation, was elected as President.
1981
We purchased a grain elevator in Mexico, Indiana.
1982
Mennel purchased a grain elevator in Kingston, Ohio.
1983
A grain elevator was purchased in Alger, Ohio.
1989
The Mt. Olive Flour Mill was purchased in Mt. Olive, Illinois.
1989
We built Class 8 Truck Repair in Fostoria, Ohio. Class 8 Truck Repair is a full-service repair facility for light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks and buses, including road-to-rail trucks.
1995
Mennel invested in a state-of-the-art research lab connected to the Fostoria Flour Mill.
1998
MMC Transport was established to operate and manage our own fleet of trucks.
1999
We purchased a grain elevator in Troy, Ohio.
2005
Mennel invested in a state-of-the-art flour mill in Bucyrus, Ohio, to expand our soft wheat and organic wheat milling operations.
2007
We purchased the Old Dominion Grain elevator in West Point, Virginia, conveniently located on a peninsula.
2007
We built a highly automated and technologically advanced mill on a greenfield site in Roanoke, Virginia.
2013
D. Ford Mennel, fifth generation, was elected as President.
2013
Mennel purchased Mennco Grain based in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. This included four grain facilities: C&O, Farm, Nevada, and Wharton.
2014
We founded BMP Maintenance Group to provide property maintenance, construction, landscaping, and snow removal services for the Fostoria campus and surrounding areas.
2015
We purchased a large grain elevator in Morral, Ohio.
2016
We built a new corporate office in the former Seneca Wire building to consolidate operations.
2016
Mennel purchased Renwood Mills, a mill and bakery mix facility, in Newton, North Carolina.
2016
Mennel invested in Mennex, a processing and packing facility in Fostoria, Ohio.
2017
We acquired the largest dry mix facility in the U.S., Martel Dry Mix, LLC, in Caledonia, Ohio.
2018
Mennel acquired Keynes Brothers Inc., which included a flour mill in Logan, Ohio, and three grain elevators: Atlanta, Jeffersonville, and Radnor.
2021
We expanded capabilities and began producing small-pack flour at the Fostoria Flour Mill, Logan Flour Mill, and Mennex.
2025
Mennel rebuilt and modernized the Mennel Grain West Point facility in West Point, Virginia.
2025
We acquired the Toledo Flour Mill, the largest mill in Ohio and the second largest in the U.S., from Mondelez International Inc.
