1855
John Brigham established Waitemata Flourmills at Riverhead
1859
John Lamb took over Waitemata Flourmills
Josiah Firth established The Wharf Mill at the bottom of Queen St, later renamed the Eight Hour Mill
1875
Lamb purchased the Fort St site in Auckland city
1888
Lamb moved his Mill to Fort St, and renamed it Auckland Roller Mills
1889
Auckland Roller Mills merged with Firth’s Eight Hour Mill
1899
Combined operation renamed The Northern Roller Milling Company (NRM)
1957
NRM opened a new mill at Mt Maunganui
Ireland & Co commissioned a new mill at Mt Maunganui
1993
Renamed Fort St mill to Champion Flourmills
1997
Defiance bought Ireland’s Mt Maunganui mill, and Goodman Fielder purchased Defiance
2000
Goodman Fielder closed Champion Auckland and Champion Palmerston North, and consolidated at Mt Maunganui
2001
Goodman Fielder sold the Fort St property, ending more than 100 years of grain milling on the site