Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Pulse Flour Mill & Contract Milling Services
Simpson Seeds operates one of Canada’s newest dedicated pulse flour mills, located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The facility — which opened August 29, 2025 — produces red lentil flour, yellow lentil flour, chickpea flour, and fava bean flour in raw and precooked formats, and offers contract milling services to food manufacturers, ingredient distributors, and brand owners across Canada and the United States.
Built on a third-generation family business that has been processing pulses since 1979, the new mill keeps value-added pulse processing on Canadian soil — turning Saskatchewan-grown lentils, chickpeas, and fava beans into functional, food-grade flours without the round-trip shipping to overseas processors that has historically defined this industry.
Looking for a Canadian pulse flour supplier or contract milling partner?
A Purpose-Built Pulse Flour Mill in the Heart of the Saskatchewan Prairies
Simpson Seeds broke ground on the new pulse flour mill in June 2024 and celebrated its grand opening on August 29, 2025, at the company’s headquarters at 1170 North Service Road, Moose Jaw, SK. The facility was purpose-designed for niche, specialized pulse processing — not commodity-scale grain milling.
“We’ve always believed in bringing value to Saskatchewan’s farmers. We’re happy to announce that we’re going to continue that value-added capability with a pulse processing facility.”
— Elyce Simpson-Fraser, President & CEO, Simpson Seeds
The mill complements Simpson Seeds’ existing pulse cleaning, splitting, sorting, and packaging operations — making the Moose Jaw site one of the few locations in North America where pulses can move from grower delivery, through cleaning and milling, into raw or precooked flour, and out to a food manufacturer’s dock under a single roof and a single chain of custody.
Why It Matters for Food Manufacturers
- Saskatchewan grows roughly half the world’s lentils — sourcing flour from a Saskatchewan-based mill cuts intermediaries and shortens your supply chain.
- Single-origin traceability — Simpson Seeds is also a certified seed grower and pulse processor, so every lot of flour can be traced back through cleaning, splitting, and milling within the same company.
- Reduced spoilage risk and lead time — flour milled in Saskatchewan and shipped directly to U.S. and Canadian manufacturers avoids the shipping-to-Turkey-or-Italy-and-back model that has dominated specialty pulse processing for decades.
Pulse Flours We Produce
Simpson Seeds’ Moose Jaw mill produces a complete portfolio of pulse flours in raw and precooked formats. Particle size, moisture, and functional specifications are tailored to the application.
Contract Milling Services for Food Manufacturers and Ingredient Brands
Simpson Seeds offers confidential, flexible contract milling to food manufacturers, ingredient distributors, growers, and private-label brands who need pulses processed into flour to their own specifications.
What Contract Milling Includes
Who Contract Milling Is For
Run Sizes
Simpson Seeds accepts production runs from pilot/test batches through multi-truckload contracts. This flexibility is rare in pulse milling — most North American mills are built around long, single-product runs and cannot accommodate the smaller R&D and mid-volume orders that emerging brands need.
Confidentiality is standard. All contract milling work is covered by NDA on request, and proprietary formulations remain the property of the customer.
Quality, Food Safety, and Certifications
Every batch produced at the Simpson Seeds pulse flour mill is governed by a documented food-safety program covering raw-material intake, in-process controls, allergen management, and finished-product release.
Active Certifications and Programs
Documentation is hosted on TraceGains Gather for verified buyers, and full specification sheets, COAs, and allergen statements are provided with every shipment.
Traceability
Because Simpson Seeds is a certified seed grower, pulse processor, and pulse miller, every bag and tote can be traced back through cleaning lots, splitting lots, and — when required — back to grower of origin. This level of single-company traceability is unusual in the North American pulse industry and is a meaningful risk-reduction signal for procurement teams in regulated categories.
Packaging and Logistics
Pulse flours are available in the formats food manufacturers actually order:
| Packaging | Typical Use Case |
|---|---|
| 1 MT (1,000 kg) totes | Mid- to large-volume production, automated unloading |
| 25-kg paper or poly bags | Bakery, foodservice, R&D pilots, smaller production runs |
| Custom private-label packaging | Branded contract-milling customers (1 MT totes or 25-kg bags) |
Shipments move from Moose Jaw, SK by container and intermodal — across Canada, into the United States, and worldwide via West Coast and East Coast ports. Domestic Canadian deliveries typically lead-time 5–10 business days; U.S. intermodal deliveries 7–14 business days depending on destination; ocean export 4–8 weeks.
How to request a sample or quote
Three ways to start a conversation:
- Request a flour sample online — tell us the flour type, format (raw or precooked), target particle size, and intended application
- Email — ssi@simpsonseeds.com
- Call — +1 (306) 693-2132, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. CST
For contract milling discussions, please share approximate annual volume, packaging preference, certification requirements, and target launch window — that lets us scope a meaningful first conversation rather than a generic pricing email.
About Simpson Seeds
Simpson Seeds is Saskatchewan’s largest independently owned pulse crop processor and exporter — a third-generation family business founded in 1979 and headquartered at 1170 North Service Road, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The company processes lentils, chickpeas, and other pulses for buyers in more than 50 countries, and operates the Moose Jaw pulse flour mill as part of a broader value-added pulse strategy that includes seed growing, cleaning, splitting, packaging, and global export logistics.
Leadership
- Elyce Simpson Fraser — President & CEO
- Nicole Allport — Director of Value-Added Operations
Frequently Asked Questions — Pulse Flour Milling
Passionate – Dedicated – Professional
Ready to Source Canadian Pulse Flour or Start a Contract Milling Project?
The Simpson Seeds pulse flour mill is built for food manufacturers and ingredient brands who want traceable, Saskatchewan-grown pulse flour — milled, packaged, and shipped without leaving Canadian soil.
Call us for inquiry : Monday to Friday : 8 am – 4 pm
+1 (306) 693 2132
