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Montana cereal company has been keeping customers happy for over 100 years

By MORGAN ROSE The Prairie Star
Nov 25, 2019
Nov 25, 2019 Updated Dec 17, 2019

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By MORGAN ROSE The Prairie Star

HARLOWTON, Mont. – Alicia Moe, current owner of Cream of the West, says her company began with a ranch wife, ground up roasted wheat and a traveling salesman.

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