![Two individuals in front of The Big Pour silos](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/sktjhr1a/scob-21218090508220_0001.jpg?width=700&height=600&rnd=132906336352000000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
Over 75 Years of History
Our story started with little more than one man’s dream. From humble beginnings, The Andersons has grown into a publicly traded Fortune 500® company through our enduring commitment to serving our valued customers with innovative, forward-thinking solutions.
![The Andersons elevator from the 1940s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/aztiwtq3/1940-hero.png?width=700&height=600&rnd=132935751809470000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
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Harold and Margaret Anderson found The Andersons Truck Terminal (ATT) in Maumee, Ohio.
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ATT was established as an operating partnership with Harold and Margaret and their six children.
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A grain terminal with nine truck bays was built for rapid turnaround and better service to farmers.
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Rail transfer to ship loading was established on the Maumee River.
![Truck unloading grain during the 1940s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/daecyztz/403.jpg?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935749406730000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Harold Anderson at his desk](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/edjjvsiz/1940-02.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132906332649070000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Photo of The Andersons Warehouse Market from the 1950s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/pjmgexai/1950-hero.jpg?width=700&height=600&rnd=132935751992700000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
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Additional grain storage was added, known nationally as “The Big Pour.”
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The Andersons Warehouse Market was opened as the first retail store.
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Fertilizer blending began, initially utilizing a cement mixer.
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Ear corn and cob milling facilities were added.
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St. Lawrence Seaway was opened.
![Individuals stacking bags of fertilizer during the 1950s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/ztgeysdo/1950-01.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935751197200000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![The Big Pour construction of silos from the 1950s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/eygipzal/1950-02.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935751142830000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Freighter at The Andersons river location in the 1960s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/sdffe2uh/1960-hero.png?rxy=0.49999553385994444,0.5949037443834913&width=700&height=600&rnd=132935752067700000&rxy=0.50,0.59)
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The Andersons opened the first deep-water grain loading facility on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes.
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Champaign, Illinois, was opened as the first elevator in the U.S. capable of loading 100-car unit trains destined for the East Coast, the Gulf, and the fast-growing export market.
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The largest steel tank grain storage installation in North America was conducted by The Andersons in Maumee, Ohio.
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Lawn Products business was begun.
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John Anderson became managing partner.
![Silos being constructed during the 1960s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/dwdh0bid/1960-01.jpg?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750992030000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Previous, early The Andersons logo](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/0ddlxm0p/1960-02.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750781700000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Portrait of John Anderson from the 1960s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/ebpnk5dt/1960-3.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750555870000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Railcars at an operations location in the 1970s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/c3qp2cqi/railcars1973.jpg?rxy=0.16030639603451713,0.5143326617879148&width=700&height=600&rnd=132935754277000000&rxy=0.16,0.51)
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Grain receipts almost tripled, and the river elevator was expanded.
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Unit train fertilizer shipments arrived from the western U.S. and Canada.
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Unit train grain shipments headed to Gulf ports.
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A grain elevator and cob mill were built in Delphi, Indiana.
![Individual at grain inspection during the 1970s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/uh2b4k0i/1970-01.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750491500000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Trucks dumping their loads at The Andersons Elevator in the 1970s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/bhjevx5x/1970-02.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750432870000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![The Andersons elevator from the 1970s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/lqthdreb/701.jpg?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935749258930000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Grand Opening of a retail store from the 1980s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/lgmnzu2r/1980-hero.png?width=700&height=600&rnd=132935752431870000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
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Liquid fertilizer facilities were established on the Maumee River.
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Toledo and Columbus retail stores were opened.
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Dick Anderson became managing partner.
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The Andersons Management Corporation was formed.
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Two directors who were not members of the Anderson family were added to the board of directors.
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Grain elevators and fertilizer facilities were opened in Indiana and Michigan.
![Portrait of Dick Anderson from the 1980s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/scbfjcfx/1980-01.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750259330000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Company leadership in front of silos in the 1980s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/3gejfecl/1980-02.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750194000000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Individual working on a railcar](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/rg5g2xqz/1990-hero.png?width=700&height=600&rnd=132935752604200000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
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The Andersons was incorporated and was first listed on the NASDAQ on February 20, 1996.
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Railcar repair shop was built in Maumee, and the company entered the rail leasing business.
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Mike Anderson became CEO.
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Grain and liquid storage facilities were acquired in Clymers, Walton, Logansport, Seymour, North Manchester, and Waterloo, Indiana.
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Sales reached $1 billion.
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The majority of the board was of independent directors.
![1996 The Herald employee newsletter](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/5dxfvcf0/1990-01.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750135500000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Portrait of Mike Anderson from the 1990s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/vhqnqxcp/1990-02.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935750051730000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Aerial view of an operations location](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/o5vfo3tm/1990-03.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935749945030000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Railcars at The Andersons elevator in the 2000s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/pc5bogfr/2000-hero.png?width=700&height=600&rnd=132935752944530000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
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The Andersons entered the ethanol business, overseeing the construction and operation of three ethanol plants.
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The railcar fleet was significantly expanded, and additional railcar repair shops were added.
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Professional turf products were expanded.
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Additional shares were issued in the form of a 2-for-1 stock split and follow-on offering.
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The Andersons invested in Lansing Trade Group, LLC, an independently owned ag-merchandising company that trades wheat, corn, feed ingredients, and other grains/oilseeds.
![Individual working at an ethanol plant in the 2000s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/hsviwhkh/2000-01.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935753401370000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Tanker truck at an ethanol plant in the 2000s](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/gvjfqkj0/truck.jpg?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935752873900000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Side view of The Andersons headquarters at sunset](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/cs1lq1xa/cob.jpg?width=700&height=600&rnd=132935753971030000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
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The Andersons Denison Ethanol, LLC acquired an ethanol plant in Denison, Iowa.
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A state-of-the-art, 27,000 square foot railcar paint facility was opened in Maumee, Ohio.
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Additional shares were issued in the form of a 3-for-2 stock split.
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Six grain and four agronomy facilities located throughout north central Michigan were purchased from Auburn Bean and Grain.
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The Andersons acquired Nutra-Flo Company.
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Pat Bowe became president and CEO.
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The Andersons exited the retail business, closing four retail stores.
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New corporate headquarters was constructed in Maumee, Ohio.
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Lansing Trade Group, LLC was acquired, as well as the formerly jointly owned Thompsons Limited.
![The Andersons headquarters entry](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/t13dftj3/2010-01.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935753005000000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Aerial view of an operations location](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/zpqjv55q/element_eastern-exposure_edited.jpg?width=800&height=800&rnd=132935753760570000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
![Grain bin rescue training](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/bldcp5cn/2010-03.png?width=800&height=800&rnd=132906335285600000&rxy=0.5,0.5)
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Began publishing a Sustainability Review.
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Expanded our international operating footprint including Lausanne, Switzerland and Constanta, Romania.
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Purchased Capstone Commodities, LLC, a company that merchandises ingredients primarily into dairies in the southwest U.S.
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Exited the rail business.
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Celebrated our 75th anniversary with 75 acts of service company-wide.
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Feed Factors, Ltd., a U.K.-based subsidiary of The Andersons, wins Queen's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2022.
- Expanded pet foot ingredient business with acquisitions of Bridge AgriPartners, Inc. and ACJ International.
![The Andersons celebrates its 75th anniversary by ringing the Nasdaq Closing Bell in NYC](https://andecdn.andersonsinc.com/andersonsinc-umbraco-production/media/cfygtkfx/nasdaq_2.jpg?rxy=0.5000050188709548,0.4698721881775476&width=1440&height=810&rnd=133057552075200000&rxy=0.50,0.47)
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