Wheat Montana

What Wheat Montana does

Wheat Montana is a vertically integrated agribusiness headquartered in Three Forks, Montana that grows wheat on family-owned farms, mills grain in-house, and produces approximately 150 SKUs across sliced breads, buns, rolls, flours, whole wheat grains, pancake mixes, and hot cereals. The company also operates a company-owned bakery and deli at its headquarters offering made-to-order sandwiches, cookies, and cinnamon rolls with online ordering through Toasttab. Under parent holding company Tilia Holdings (Chicago), Wheat Montana owns sister brand Stone Ground Bakery (Salt Lake City, Utah), which produces artisan breads using old-world techniques since 1979. The two brands jointly operate under the "Best of the West™" trademark, with core value propositions centered on non-GMO grains, no preservatives, clean-label ingredients, and Montana-origin farm-to-table vertical integration.

The business operates four revenue streams: (1) retail consumer packaged goods sold through grocery stores, (2) B2B food service sales to restaurants, K-12 schools, and institutional buyers via a dedicated product line, (3) DTC sales through the Three Forks Deli and company-owned e-commerce, and (4) a multi-distributor wholesale network of approximately 14 partners reaching all 50 states — including Country Life Natural Foods, Walnut Creek Foods, Dutch Valley Foods, Walmart.com, and the buywheatmontana.com storefront. Revenue mechanics are entirely transactional (one-time product sales) with no subscription, licensing, or disclosed pricing model; food service and bulk pricing requires direct sales contact.

The company employs more than 150 people, predominantly Montana residents, and was founded in the early 1990s by the Folkvord family before being acquired by Tilia Holdings. Strategic activity centers on portfolio expansion (Stone Ground Bakery acquisition), channel diversification (Walmart.com marketplace entry, Toasttab DTC), and institutional vertical development (K-12 school nutrition products). The technology stack is conventional CPG baking and milling with no disclosed digital, AI, or platform capabilities beyond a Squarespace website and Toasttab ordering integration.

Name

Wheat Montana

Legal name

Wheat Montana

Website

https://wheatmontana.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wheat Montana is a vertically integrated Montana-based agribusiness producing approximately 150 SKUs of breads, buns, flour, cereals, and mixes from family-farmed wheat, distributing nationwide to consumers, food service operators, and K-12 schools through retailers and ~14 distributors, now owned by Tilia Holdings alongside Stone Ground Bakery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bakery and Grain Products

NAICS

Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112), Wheat Farming (11114), Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing (31123)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040), Bakery Products (2050), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Flour & Milling Products Manufacturing (wheat, corn, rice, specialty flours) (AFAKABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bread & Rolls Manufacturing (AFAKAAAA), Grain-Based Mixes & Doughs Manufacturing (pancake/waffle mixes, baking mixes, dough bases) (AFAKABAF), Baking Ingredients & Mixes Wholesale (Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Improvers) (AFAIAFAD)

Keywords

• Artisan bread products
• Whole wheat flour
• Bakery and milling
• Food service bread
• Montana grain products

Headquarters

HQ city

Three Forks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail baked goods and bread products: Sale of sliced breads, buns, and rolls through retail grocery stores and direct consumer channels via approximately 150 different products shipped nationwide.
2. Mill products (flour, wheat, mixes, cereal): Sale of flour, whole wheat grains, pancake mixes, and hot cereals to retail consumers and food service customers.
3. Food service products: B2B sales of bread, buns, and rolls to restaurants, K-12 schools, and institutional food service operations.
4. Bakery and deli retail: Direct sales through company-owned bakery and deli locations in Montana, offering made-to-order sandwiches, cookies, and cinnamon rolls.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels11 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wheat Montana produces and distributes baked goods and grain products from vertically integrated Montana family farms. The company mills its own wheat and bakes retail sliced breads, buns, rolls, bagels, flour, pancake mixes, and hot cereals under the Wheat Montana brand, plus food service breads and buns for restaurants and K-12 schools. Sales occur through company-owned delis, the buywheatmontana.com e-commerce site, Walmart.com, and a multi-distributor network reaching all 50 U.S. states.

Product overview

Wheat Montana is a vertically integrated agribusiness offering a diversified portfolio of bakery and grain products. The core offerings include Sliced Bread (retail products under the Healthy Loaf, Big Sky Bread, Great Big Bread, and Thick-Sliced sub-brands), Buns & Rolls (Premium Burger Buns, Hot Dog Buns, Premium Rolls, and Bagels), and Mill Products (flour, wheat, pancake mixes, and cereal). The company operates through its own bakery and deli in Three Forks, Montana, complemented by the acquired Stone Ground Bakery brand in Utah, and distributes approximately 150 products nationwide through an extensive distributor network. The company tagline is 'from our farm to your table' reflecting their integrated farm-to-consumer approach, with products carrying 'Best of the West' branding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Best of the West™: Brand tagline used to represent Wheat Montana and Stone Ground Bakery together, symbolizing quality products from the western United States.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bethlehem HarvestminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent distributor serving the Texas region for Wheat Montana products.
• Bulk Natural FoodsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNatural foods distributor serving Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
• Country Life Natural FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor natural foods distributor covering all 48 contiguous states for Wheat Montana products.
• Dutch Valley FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor covering 24 states across Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast regions.
• Gateway Food DistributionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional food distributor serving Midwest and Southern states.
• Olde Country FoodsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor serving Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
• Walnut Creek FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor distributor covering 28 states across the continental United States.
• North 40minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for upper Midwest markets.
• Buywheatmontana.comcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompany-operated e-commerce platform and distributor serving all 50 states directly.
• Walmart.comcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor e-commerce marketplace listing for consumer direct purchases nationwide.
• Healthy Heritage LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor serving Ohio.
• Olde Country Health StoreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth food store distributor for Idaho region.
• The Urban HomemakerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialty distributor serving home baking enthusiasts.
• Wholy LivingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor serving Alaska.
• Stone Ground BakerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecently-acquired sister company based in Utah. Stone Ground Bakery crafts artisan breads, buns, and rolls using old-world techniques since 1979. Together Wheat Montana and Stone Ground Bakery represent the 'Best of the West' brand.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Great Harvest Bread Co. Specialty/whole-grain bakery franchisor operating bakery-cafes with a strong farm-to-loaf identity. Comparable to Wheat Montana in heritage-anchored whole-grain positioning, mix of retail/food service/delichannel, and emphasis on natural ingredients.
• Bob's Red Mill: Vertically integrated milling company producing flours, whole grains, hot cereals, pancake mixes, and baking mixes for retail across the U.S. Closely comparable to Wheat Montana's mill products line in both product mix (whole wheat flour, rolled oats, 7-grain cereal, pancake mixes) and clean-label, Non-GMO positioning.
• Hodgson Mill: Family-owned milling company producing whole grain flours, baking mixes, cereals, and pastas. Directly comparable product portfolio (whole wheat flour, multigrain cereal, pancake mixes, Non-GMO/clean-label positioning) and similar size/scale as Wheat Montana's mill products business.
• King Arthur Baking Company: Employee-owned baking brand producing premium flours, mixes, and baked goods with strong farm/quality provenance. Comparable to Wheat Montana as a vertically organized, premium-positioned flour-plus-baked-goods brand sold through retail and food service.
• Dave's Killer Bread: Premium, organic, whole-grain sliced bread brand (owned by Flowers Foods) with deep food-service and grocery penetration. Direct category competitor to Wheat Montana in retail sliced bread and buns, with overlapping Non-GMO/whole-grain positioning.
• Pan-O-Gold Baking Company: Regional bread and bun manufacturer serving grocery, c-store, and food-service channels across the U.S. Similar mid-size private food-service focused bakery footprint to Wheat Montana's food-service bread and bun line.

Broad incumbents

• Arnold / Oroweat (Bimbo Bakeries): Bimbo Bakeries' organic/natural bread portfolio distributed nationally via DSD. Overlaps with Wheat Montana in organic/whole-grain sliced bread and English muffins on the same retail shelves.
• Pepperidge Farm: Large national brand owned by Campbell Soup producing premium breads, buns, rolls, and bakery snacks across grocery and food service. Overlaps with Wheat Montana's sliced bread, buns, and rolls categories through a much broader portfolio and national DSD scale.
• Nature's Own: Flowers Foods' flagship mainstream sliced bread brand with national DSD distribution. Competes with Wheat Montana at retail for the same shelf space in sliced bread and buns, but with much broader scale and whole-grain/variety sub-lines.

Others

• Country Life Natural Foods: Natural foods distributor covering all 48 contiguous states and currently a core Wheat Montana channel partner. Relevant as a distribution intermediary whose shelf placement and pricing decisions directly shape Wheat Montana's reach into natural food retailers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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