March 20th: World Flour Day

Mühlenchemie are very happy to announce that they have been able to officially create 'World Flour Day'- a day of special recognition every year for flour. The event will take place every year on March 20th.

Products made from flour are daily sustenance for billions of people. In every part of the world, flour is made into delicious foods like bread, rolls, biscuits, cakes and pasta. It is one of the most important staple foods of humankind, and we all take it for granted.

Flour deserves all of our thanks. So there should be one day of the year when from New York to Sydney, from Buenos Aires to Mexico City, from Lisbon to Moscow, we honour flour, along with the farmers and millers, shippers and truckers, processors and bakers.

March 20th was the chosen day to celebrate flour as it is a special day for harvests. It's in the middle of the solstice, which varies between March 19 and 21. In the northern hemisphere spring starts after March 20, and with it the planting season. In the southern hemisphere autumn starts, and with it the harvest season.

So for farmers around the world, the days around March 20 are a special time, one of hope and gratitude.

Find out more on Mühlenchemie's World Flour Day website.

Read more HERE.

 

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