I am very excited to announce that Hensall Co-op has acquired Minn-Dak Growers Ltd. (Minn-Dak), a processor and supplier of specialty crop food ingredients located in Grand Forks, ND.

For more than 55 years, Minn-Dak has been processing and marketing specialty crops grown in the Upper Great Plains—the region comprising Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota—and beyond. It has well-built, efficient facilities with available capacity and warehousing capabilities in Grand Forks, ND; Donaldson, MN; and Dickinson, ND, which supply buckwheat and mustard ingredients to the food industry worldwide.

We are pleased to add their well-built sustainable facilities with strong infrastructure to provide for growth opportunities for Hensall Co-op. With warehousing in place, we will further increase flexibility and improve our ability to manage through logistics challenges.

As a processor and supplier of specialty crop food ingredients our similar business models will allow us to not only continue to support our partners in the food industry but do so more efficiently as we work together. Minn-Dak’s research-based programs, designed to expand into other markets with custom products, will align well with the research and work we have been doing in Hensall Foods Inc. (HFI).



This acquisition aligns with our strategy to grow our food and food ingredients business. Expanding into new commodity categories will provide more value-added opportunities for our members.

You can find more information about Minn-Dak at www.minndak.com. With their relentless pursuit to find innovative ways of exceeding the expectation of our customers and their commitment to local growers, the culture of Minn-Dak is aligned to the values and vision of Hensall Co-op. We look forward to a seamless integration that will lead to growth across our entire portfolio.