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“JIFFY” History

Chelsea Milling Company

“JIFFY” Mix

Chelsea 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

  • Howard Holmes II

    Howard S. Holmes II

    President

    Howard interned at Chelsea Milling Company for five years, through his high school and college…

  • Howdy Holmes

    Howard “Howdy” S. Holmes

    CEO and Chairman of the Board

    Howdy started working at Chelsea Milling Company in 1963, as a sophomore in high school.…

  • Dudley Kirke Holmes

    Dudley Kirke Holmes

    Former Administrator & Board Member

    It often took even close friends a while to tell Dudley Kirke Holmes from his…

  • Howard Sumner Holmes

    Howard Sumner Holmes

    Former President

    Howard Sumner Holmes and his twin brother Dudley grew up around the mill. During his…

  • Mabel White-Holmes

    Mabel White Holmes

    Former President & Inventor of the "JIFFY" Brand

    During her career, Mabel White Holmes invented the first prepared baking mix sold to the…

  • Howard Samuel Holmes

    Howard Samuel Holmes

    Former President & Founder of Chelsea Roller Mills

    One of four children born to Harmon and Edith Holmes, Howard Samuel Holmes was the…

  • Harmon Samuel Holmes

    Harmon Samuel Holmes

    Former President & Founder of Wm. Bacon-Holmes Company

    Born in 1854 to Samuel Wygant and Francis Cornelia (Peters) Holmes of Macon, Michigan, Harmon…

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