“JIFFY” History
Chelsea Milling Company
“JIFFY” MixChelsea Milling Company has been a family-owned business since it was established as a traditional flour mill in 1901, by our founder Harmon S. Holmes. During the next three decades Chelsea Milling Company produced flour
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The Holmes Family
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Howard S. Holmes II
PresidentHoward interned at Chelsea Milling Company for five years, through his high school and college…
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Howard “Howdy” S. Holmes
CEO and Chairman of the BoardHowdy started working at Chelsea Milling Company in 1963, as a sophomore in high school.…
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Dudley Kirke Holmes
Former Administrator & Board MemberIt often took even close friends a while to tell Dudley Kirke Holmes from his…
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Howard Sumner Holmes
Former PresidentHoward Sumner Holmes and his twin brother Dudley grew up around the mill. During his…
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Mabel White Holmes
Former President & Inventor of the "JIFFY" BrandDuring her career, Mabel White Holmes invented the first prepared baking mix sold to the…
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Howard Samuel Holmes
Former President & Founder of Chelsea Roller MillsOne of four children born to Harmon and Edith Holmes, Howard Samuel Holmes was the…
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Harmon Samuel Holmes
Former President & Founder of Wm. Bacon-Holmes CompanyBorn in 1854 to Samuel Wygant and Francis Cornelia (Peters) Holmes of Macon, Michigan, Harmon…
