The Quaker Oats Company was officially formed in 1901 when several American pioneers in oat milling came together to incorporate the now-familiar name. In the late 1800s, each of three Midwest milling companies had independently begun to process and sell high-quality oats for the consumer-giving the American family a product that would be superior in quality to the oats sold in open barrels at general stores. In Ravenna, Ohio, Henry D. Seymour and William Heston had established the Quaker Mill Company and registered the now-famous trademark. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, John Stuart, his son Robert and their partner, George Douglas, operated the largest cereal mill of the time. Ferdinand Schumacher, known as "The Oatmeal King," founded German Mills American Oatmeal Company in 1856 after selling oats in his Akron, Ohio store for two years. Combining these companies after the turn of the century brought together the top oats milling expertise in the country and gave the newly formed corporation a name that--even then--was a symbol of quality and purity.
The Quaker Food Ingredient Division has been providing high-quality food ingredients for over 40 years from our Cedar Rapids, Iowa and St. Joseph, Missouri plants. In addition to oats, we also mill corn and barley. This enables our customers to combine oats, corn and barley products together for shipment by truck or rail. Additional products available as food ingredients include masa harina, crisp rice and granola cereals. To keep up with the changing demands for new food ingredients, Quaker has developed specialized, functional ingredients including: Oatrim, Concentrated Oat Protein, Oat Starch and Oat Fiber.
Our professional team is ready to help you with your needs.
E-Mail: QFI@quakeroats.com
Quaker Oats Company, 418 Second Street NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401. Tel: 800-346-3273; Fax: 319-398-1692.
