Lentz Milling Co.

Soon after Lentz Milling Co. started, the United States entered World War II. Like many  families at that time, the Lentz’s made sacrifices to support the war effort. Mark joined the Army and, soon thereafter, the U.S. government requisitioned the new diesel generator that was ordered for the mill. Left with no reliable way to power the equipment and mill flour, Jacob and Henry made the fateful decision to use the check they received from the government to buy the only truck they could find, a used 1936 International Harvester flat bed. They became, out of necessity, a wholesale distributor of flour sourced from other local Pennsylvania mills. The original service territory was central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the Coal Region of northeast Pennsylvania.

Lentz Milling continued to grow in the 1980s and 1990s, adding new sales territories and product lines, building a freezer, purchasing refrigerated trailers, and implementing computer systems that enabled the company to operate efficiently and effectively.

Subject ID: 74933

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Soon after Lentz Milling Co. started, the United States entered World War II. Like many  families at that time, the Lentz’s made sacrifices to support the war effort. Mark joined the Army and, soon thereafter, the U.S. government requisitioned the new diesel generator that was ordered for the mill. Left with no reliable way to power the equipment and mill flour, Jacob and Henry made the fateful decision to use the check they received from the government to buy the only truck they could find, a used 1936 International Harvester flat bed. They became, out of necessity, a wholesale distributor of flour sourced from other local Pennsylvania mills. The original service territory was central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the Coal Region of northeast Pennsylvania.

Lentz Milling continued to grow in the 1980s and 1990s, adding new sales territories and product lines, building a freezer, purchasing refrigerated trailers, and implementing computer systems that enabled the company to operate efficiently and effectively.

Subject ID: 74933

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