House-Autry Mills has been “The Choice of Southern Cooks Since 1812.”

It all started back in 1812 when the House family migrated from England to Newton Grove, North Carolina.  The millstones for the original mill were shipped across the Atlantic from England to Wilmington, North Carolina, and then ferried up the Cape Fear River and transported by oxcart and mule team to the original mill site in Newton Grove.

The House mill grew and eventually merged with the Autry Brothers Mill Company in 1967 to form what is now called House-Autry Mills.  In 2001 we relocated our mill to a state-of-the-art facility in nearby Four Oaks, North Carolina. 

For many years, our number one product was corn meal.  Over the years we've added a number of traditionally-seasoned breaders and coatings for chicken, seafood, pork, and other things (like vegetables).  We've added hushpuppies, and biscuit and cornbread mixes.  All our coatings are specially milled and mixed to cook up light, crispy, and tasty. That's one reason several of our products, such as our hushpuppy mix, are the best-selling brands in the entire country. In 2009, we changed our package color from white to red, but we made sure to keep the woodcut of the blue mill prominently on our packages.

From a single grist mill in Newton Grove, North Carolina, in 1812, House-Autry products have grown to become available in thousands of grocery stores in 37 states.  Here's where to find us today.  Our products are also being served through food service distributors, restaurants and restaurant chains throughout the country.

In 2012, House-Autry will celebrate our 200^th Anniversary. It's hard to believe, but House-Autry has been the choice of Southern cooks since 1812.  That's a long time!  We're proud to be a part of the Southern cooking tradition and we are grateful to you, our customer, for so many good years.