The second World Flour Day in March will honour a staple food, an industry and the people behind it

The Milling Hall of Fame moves into the FlourWorld Museum

The second World Flour Day will be celebrated on March 20, 2021. This day is dedicated to one of the staple foods of humankind, a staple that has nourished people every day for millennia, contributing to health, well-being and prosperity. It has had enormous influence on the political, economic and cultural development of societies. This commemorative day was inaugurated by the FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg, Germany.
 

Founded in 2008, the museum illuminates the cultural history of flour and the epochal effects it had on people between the neolithic and industrial revolutions, and will have in future.

It also houses the world’s largest collection of flour sacks. The illustrations on the over 3600 sacks from 140 countries tell the story of the many things that grain, flour and bread mean to the people of the world.

The second World Flour Day will be celebrated in a special way by the FlourWorld Museum.

In addition to honouring the history and the product, this year the focus will be on the people behind the success story of this food. The Milling Hall of Fame was established by Milling and Grain. On the occasion of the first World Flour Day last year, the Hall of Fame inducted personalities who, from historical and contemporary perspectives, have made important contributions to the development of milling.

“The development and importance of flour would be inconceivable without the individuals and personalities who every day ensure that the product is made and gets out to people,” says Roger Gilbert, publisher of Milling and Grain.

“The creativity and innovation that go into this are unfolded with great personal commitment and passion. Without these lifetime achievements, milling would not have the significance that it does today.”

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