Great Plains Analytical Laboratory, Inc. (GPAL) is a privately held, employee-owned, analytical laboratory founded in 1993 as a response to a need in the grain, flour, baking and food industries for a high level of service, response time and expertise. In 2012, the Lab moved from its original location to a much larger facility with an increased emphasis in food safety, and in 2015, GPAL completed a multi-million-dollar expansion of the Microbiology Lab.