Ardent Mills expands chickpea offering with acquisition of Hinrichs Trading Company Ardent Mills is expanding its chickpea capabilities with the acquisition of Hinrichs Trading Company. Pic: GettyImages/KucherAV Ardent Mills is acquiring Hinrichs Trading Company, the North American leader in chickpea sourcing, cleaning and packing. The move is part of Ardent Mills’ strategic growth plan to build upon its existing wheat flour business by further investing in specialty ingredient capabilities and diversifying its product portfolio. Family-owned Hinrichs Trading Company (HTC) is a full-service pulse origination and processing company specialising in the production and processing of high-quality garbanzo bean (chickpea) products. The family-owned company has over 30 year of experience in the chickpea sector, having been involved in the production of the ingredient since it was first introduced into the US. Headquartered in Pullman, Washington, it operates five facilities in Washington and Montana.