Quaker Mill Company

Quaker Mill Company

The Quaker Mill Company was a 19th century American oat mill company in Ravenna, Ohio. After merging with two other companies in 1901, the company became the Quaker Oats Company, now a subsidiary of PepsiCo.

History

Henry D. Seymour and William Heston founded the Quaker Mill in Ravenna. On 4 September 1877 Seymour trademarked the Quaker brand after reading an encyclopedia article on Quakers, who are officially called the Religious Society of Friends. [Adams, Cecil. [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mquaker.html The Straight Dope] Accessed 28 July 2006.] By 1888, the company employed 83 people, and (in a tie with the Ravenna Glass Company) was Ravenna's largest employer. [Howe, Henry. "Historical Collections of Ohio". C. J. Krehbiel & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Vol. II (1904)]

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