Ogilvie Flour Mills

Ogilvie milled prairie wheat at Montreal, Winnipeg, Fort William, Medicine Hat and other mills, and made starch and pasta. In 1954 it bought Lake of the Woods Milling and the Five Roses brand, first milled at Keewatin, Ontario, in 1888.

After 1902 it was among the largest millers in the British Empire. It milled hard western wheat for Canadian grocery shelves and for export.

Why it mattered

Ogilvie was among the largest millers in the British Empire after 1902 and milled prairie hard wheat for domestic and export flour. Five Roses became a national grocery brand; the company also held country elevators (sold to the prairie pools in 1959) that tied milling to the western wheat economy.

Now

John Labatt bought Ogilvie in 1968. ADM bought the mills in 1993-94. The Five Roses grocery brand went to Smucker in 2007. The Montreal mill stayed with ADM.

Sold (1968) · Now: John Labatt Ltd. / ADM Milling; Five Roses brand now Smucker Foods of Canada