Bob Moore, founder and owner of Bob’s Red Mill, retired on his eighty-first birthday this week and turned the ownership of the company to the employees. I’m fortunate to live a thirty-minute drive from Bob’s and visit there frequently to stock up on supplies and enjoy a delicious gluten free sandwich at their restaurant. I met Bob once at the store. Even in a brief conversation, I realized that this was man I would like to have known better. I’m hoping — and expecting — that Bob’s Red Mill will continue its tradition of quality even without Bob at the helm. Bob’s Red Mill is one of the few manufacturers that have such a good reputation that its products are featured in many mainstream supermarkets as well as in specialty stores.

Here is the link to the Bob’s Red Mill website. One of the great features of the site is a huge collection of gluten free recipes with each recipe providing links that will allow you to order the gluten free items needed to prepare it. This feature may be somewhat complicated for people not used to shopping on-line so I wrote an article giving step-by-step instructions. Bob’s products are also available at Amazon.com and this site may be useful to people who are ordering in quantity. Click here for details.

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