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Demand leads to new Big Sandy kamut facility

While demand for Kracklin' Kamut grows and 100,000 acres of kamut grain now are contracted in the U.S. and Canada, a new production facility officially opened Friday in Big Sandy.

The facility, named Big Sandy Organics, will employ two full-time workers and between six and eight part-time workers.

Operations Manager Randy Edwards said between 1,200 and 1,300 1.4-ounce packets of the roasted Kracklin' Kamut will be produced each day.

Among the dignitaries, as founder Bob Quinn called them Friday, at the opening were Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney, Sen. Jon Tester and Shane Etzwiler from the Great...

 

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