Host Company:
Bob’s Red Mill is an employee-owned food company based in Milwaukie, Oregon, best known for its whole-grain, natural, organic, and gluten-free products. Founded in 1978 by Bob and Charlee Moore, the company started with a mission to bring people wholesome, homemade-style food made with simple ingredients. Today, it offers a wide range of products including flours, oats, grains, baking mixes, cereals, and other pantry staples. They have a strong belief in sharing success with the people who helped build the business and emphasizes employee engagement and continuous improvement.
Tour Summary:
Bob’s Red Mill has been focused on building problem-solving capability across the organization. In this tour, they will show how they use data to identify, prioritize, prepare for, run, and sustain Kaizen events that drive meaningful improvement.
Come and learn how they:
- Blend traditional improvement methods with technology in Kaizen events
- Are expanding facilitation beyond the engineering team to operation leads
- Drive cross-functional problem solving to address real business challenges
- And how automation supports the production of the whole-grain products customers know and love
Who should attend? CI professionals, project managers, process engineers, and leaders.
Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Time: 9:00am – noon
Location: Bob’s Red Mill Corporate Headquarters, 13521 SE Pheasant Court, Milwaukie (link)
Registration: Email jennifer@nwhpec.com, include name, email, job title. Initially limited to two attendees per company.
Cost: no cost (available to NWHPEC members only)