Cairnspring Mills Appoints Three New Executives to Support Blue Mountain Mills Project in Oregon
2026-05-09 17:46
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en.Wedoany.com Reported - Cairnspring Mills expands management team with three new leaders joining. Burlington, Washington State, USA – Flour manufacturing company Cairnspring Mills recently announced three executive appointments covering key functions including sustainability, plant operations, and sales.

Paul Glowaski joins as the company's first Sustainability Manager. He will lead the subsequent work on obtaining climate label certification, including mapping the complete environmental footprint covering on-farm growing, transportation, milling, and packaging, and executing emission reduction plans with clear timelines. Glowaski will also assist farmers in achieving regenerative agriculture certifications. An active farmer himself, he previously worked as an organic inspector and animal welfare auditor for a decade and co-operated Dinner Bell Farm. Jill Costelow has been appointed General Manager of the Blue Mountain Mills facility located in Pendleton, Oregon. Costelow will oversee the expansion work prior to the plant's opening. The company notes she has over 35 years of experience in food and beverage operations, having worked at major corporations like Nestlé, Coca-Cola, and Frito-Lay, as well as startups such as Pressed Juicery and Odwalla. She also contributed to the development of the USDA's original Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan, holds British Retail Consortium (BRC) auditor qualifications, and holds two food processing patents. The role of Vice President of Sales is taken on by Jon Feldman. He will develop commercial strategies and forge partnerships to fully unlock the capacity of the Blue Mountain Mills. Feldman has accumulated over 16 years of experience in the consumer goods sector, previously holding VP-level commercial roles at Stumptown Coffee Roasters and Minor Figures, driving these brands from regional to national markets.

Co-founder and CEO Kevin Morse commented: "Cairnspring has always been built around what I call human-scale—being able to visit farms, know the farmers, and support every bag of flour we mill. Jon is helping us bring our story and flour to new markets, Paul is working directly with farmers, building and nurturing community, and Jill is overseeing not only the construction and operation of Blue Mountain Mills but also food safety and quality across the entire company. Together, they embody the leadership this new chapter requires." The Blue Mountain Mills is a project developed in partnership with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The 27,000-square-foot facility is expected to provide over 20 local living-wage jobs and generate more than $22 million in annual revenue for regenerative agriculture growers covering approximately 50,000 acres of land. Cairnspring states the project will "create a regional supply chain connecting growers in the Pacific Northwest with bakers and food companies nationwide." The plant is scheduled to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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