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<\/a>Bob Moore, a retired automobile service manager and advocate of healthy eating, founded Bob\u2019s Red Mill Natural Foods<\/a> with his wife Charlee, in 1978. If you shop in health food stores, you may be familiar with their distinctively designed, old-fashioned looking bags of healthy flours and cereals. Today, the company has 209 employees, revenues of over $30 million a year, and offers over 400 varieties of stone ground flours, whole grains, cereals, and bread mixes. Bob\u2019s Red Mill is located in Milwaukie, Oregon, a suburb of Portland.<\/p>\n