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... that Bob Moore(pictured), the co-founder of Bob's Red Mill, transitioned his company to employee stock ownership because of his deeply-held belief "to do unto others as you would have them do unto you"? Source: "For years, Mr. Moore turned down prospective buyers, insisting on maintaining ownership of the company. In 2010, on his 81st birthday, he began transferring control to his staff through a new employee stock ownership plan. “The Bible says to do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” he later told Portland Monthly, explaining his belief that sharing profits and ownership would “make things more fair and more benevolent.”" Washington Post
ALT1 ...that Bob Moore didn't found Bob's Red Mill until after his first retirement? Source: [1] He retired when he was about 50, and he and his wife moved to Portland to pursue this course of study at a seminary. Mr. Moore, however, soon grew weary of the painstaking work involved in learning ancient languages.
ALT2 ...that Bob Moore became the founder of whole-grain company Bob's Red Mill decades after his father had a job driving a Wonder Bread truck? Source: [2] his father, too, had a grain-adjacent job of sorts: He drove a Wonder Bread truck.
Overall: Great well-sourced article, created Feb 11th and already 4676 chars. Photo quality is excellent. Suggested hook is acceptable but a bit wordy, hook 2 is IMHO slightly more interesting. Jpatokal (talk) 03:14, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
ALT3... that the “folksy, almost Santa-like” Bob Moore(pictured), the co-founder of Bob's Red Mill, is depicted on all of the company's products? Thriley (talk) 03:02, 28 February 2024 (UTC)