_________________________________________________________________________________ Homegrown Family Food
Homegrown heritage
Discover Homegrown Family Foods ’ baking brands endorsed by master chefs and mom-and-pop bakers for over 85 years
Founded in 2019 , Homegrown Family Foods ( Homegrown ) is the proud owner and distributor of the retail brands Kentucky Kernel , Southern Biscuit , Tenda-Bake , Southeastern Mills , Shore Lunch , Stiver ’ s Best , Nancy Jane , and Don ’ s Chuck Wagon , as well as foodservice brands Redi-Mix and Midstate ’ s . The company provides food products to grocery stores , convenience stores , restaurants , hotels , bakeries , and military bases throughout the US .
Priding itself on producing consistent , high-quality products the whole family can enjoy year-round , Homegrown ’ s product lines consist of premium selfrising flour , all-purpose flour , seasoned flour , soup mix , gravy mix , pancake mix , biscuit mix , cornmeal mix , batters , grits , and hushpuppy mix , servicing both retail and foodservice segments . Homegrown makes baking premium , delicious homemade dishes quick and easy .
“ My dad , brother , and I started the business in late 2018 initially as a holding company / investment platform to acquire food brands ” Jack Stout , President begins . “ At the time , we had a food manufacturing private equity fund that was nearing its maturity , which owned a mill in North Carolina called Renwood Mills . We owned Renwood via a joint venture with The Mennel Milling Co ., a large miller in the US . We made our first acquisition through Homegrown January of 2019 , acquiring the Kentucky Kernel and Don ’ s Chuck Wagon brands from Hodgson Mill in Effingham , IL .
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