2000-Present

2001

Cargill's Excel Corporation signs a letter of intent to acquire Emmpak Foods Inc., a leading producer of value-added meat products located in Milwaukee, Wis.

Rocco Enterprises, Inc., agrees to sell its turkey and chicken processing business to Cargill, which agrees to sell the chicken processing business to affiliates of George's, Inc.

Cargill and Montedison reach an agreement for Cargill to acquire Montedison's 56 percent share in Cerestar, a global manufacturer of starches and starch derivatives listed on the First Market of Euronext Paris.

2000

Cargill Dow Polymers LLC announces plans to build a world-scale facility in Blair, Neb., that will use corn-derived dextrose to make polylactide (PLA) polymers for fibers, plastic packaging and other products.

President Clinton presented the 1999 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to Cargill's Sunny Fresh Foods in a February ceremony.

Gregory Page, 48, takes over from Warren Staley as Cargill president. Staley, 57, continues as chief executive officer. Later in the year Staley is elected chair of the board of directors.