"King Arthur Flour: A company of the people, by the people, for the people . . . and their cookies"
2013-12-04 by Tamar Haspel, a food writer in Marstons Mills, Mass. for "relish.com":
Despite its monarchist name, King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vt., is the kind of company that makes you glad to buy American. Founded in 1790, it’s the oldest fl our company in the country—but that’s not the half of it. It’s completely owned by its 160 employees. It sources all its grains from the United States. It sends its bakers to middle schools around the country to teach kids to bake bread. It donates its kitchen leftovers to feed local pigs. It also insists that its fl ours be within 0.2 percent of the stated protein content, which means that your signature Red Velvet Cake comes out the same every time. All of its products are tested an average of 17 times, and by some of the most rigorous experts— the employees themselves. The test kitchen is right next door to the employee kitchen and sends samples over for all to taste. Here are two cookies we love, hot off the company’s blog Flourish.
This month, when we’re all in the kitchen, King Arthur’s hotline at (802) 649-3717 might come in handy.
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