| Northland Organic Foods | |
| Foundation: | 1991 |
| Founder: | Peter Shortridge |
| Location City: | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Key People: | Peter Shortridge, President Amy Nankivil, International Marketing Director Susan Ponsolle, Marketing Manager |
| Industry: | Certified organic & non-GMO, identity preserved (IP) raw materials and food ingredients |
| Products: | Oil seeds & grains Flours & meals Edible oils IP lecithins IP tocopherols |
| Homepage: | Northland Organic Foods |
Northland Organic Foods Corporation (NOFC) was a global food and agricultural products company based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1991, Northland was in the organic foods industry,[1] specializing in the development, production, and international distribution of certified organic and conventional non-GMO specialty food and feed-use seeds, whole soybeans, corn, wheat and other cereal grains. Northland also produces and markets identity-preserved value-added ingredients such as soy meal, grits, flours, oils, lecithins and whole soybean powder under the IP Pure label.[2] [3]
Northland Organic Foods is actively involved on a local, national and international level in community programs and ecological conferences whose goals are to promote organic and sustainable agriculture. [4] The company also sponsors a website called Seed to Plate, a non-profit informational online resource dedicated to providing a forum for the discussion of agricultural, environmental, and artistic issues with the goal toward solutions and action.
Northland Organic Foods is the sister company of Northland Seed & Grain Corporation, based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a producer and global supplier of identity preserved, non-GMO seeds, raw materials and ingredients to the food manufacturing and feed industries.[5] Northland Seed & Grain’s seed breeding program is centered on the development of traditionally crossbred, organic and non-GMO specialty variety seeds and grains.
The company offers a low-fat soy product.[6]