Company History

PGP International celebrates 40 year anniversary

Automated Packaging Line installed in Woodland production facility

New automated flour packaging line installed making valve bag packing faster, safer and more energy efficient.

Closure of Colusa Mill plant

New CEO is appointed

Angelica Horst is appointed Chief Executive Officer of PGP International, Inc.

Divestment of whey processing plant

Divestment of Whey processing plant in Juda, Wisconsin to Grande Cheese® Company.

New plant in Evansville

Expansion to existing business announced with the building of a 70,000-square-foot new plant in Evansville, Indiana, US.

GMP award

Awarded Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Sport™ registration from NSF International.

New CEO is appointed

Nicolas J. Hanson is appointed Chief Executive Officer of PGP International, Inc.

CEO Retires

Zachary S. Wochok, Ph.D. retires after 15 years of service as the CEO and assumes the role of Chairman.

PGP International and Protient Inc. merge

GFCO certifies PGP products

The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) announced on August 25, 2008 that it has certified several of PGP International’s ingredients as gluten-free.

PGP International acquires Riverbend Rice Mill, Inc. located in Colusa, California, US

ABF Ingredients is established

Pacific Grain Products becomes PGP International, an ABF Ingredients Company. ABF Ingredients is a division of Associated British Foods plc with corporate headquarters in London.

PGPI is acquired by ACH Food Companies

Pacific Grain Products, Inc. was acquired by ACH Food Companies, Inc. located in Cordova, Tennessee, US and an Associated British Foods, Company.

Functional ingredients was established

Company name changed to Pacific Grain Products, Inc

Retail ready-to eat cereal and snacks was established. 

Rice flour blend business established in Japan

Rice flour business was established domestically

Company established in 1983 as Pacific Rice Products, Inc