Cargill Animal Nutrition Recalls River Run and Marksman Dry Dog Food

Media Contact:
Timothy Loesch, +1 952 742 6910, Timothy_Loesch@cargill.com

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN -- Cargill Animal Nutrition today announced a voluntary recall of two regional brands of its dry dog food – River Run and Marksman – due to aflatoxin levels that were detected above the acceptable limit.  The affected products were manufactured at Cargill’s Lecompte, Louisiana, facility between Dec. 1, 2010, and Dec. 1, 2011.  No illnesses have been reported in association with these products to date, and no other Cargill Animal Nutrition pet food products are involved in this recall.  Affected products are:

• PROFESSIONAL FORMULA RIVER RUN HI-NRG 24-20 Dog Food, 50 pound bags
• RIVER RUN PROFESSIONAL FORMULA 27-18 Dog Food, 50 pound bags
• RIVER RUN 21% Protein Dog Food, 40 and 50 pound bags
• RIVER RUN Hi-Pro No-Soy Dog Food, 40 and 50 pound bags
• MARKSMAN DOG FOOD 24% Protein 20% Fat, 40 pound bags
• MARKSMAN DOG FOOD 20% Protein 10% Fat, 40 and 50 pound bags
• MARKSMAN DOG FOOD 28% Protein 18% Fat, 40 pound bags
  

The recall only applies to the above products with the following Packaging Date Codes (lot numbers): 4K0335 through 4K0365 and 4K1001 through 4K1335.

The affected dry dog food products were distributed in the following 15 states/territories – Kansas, Missouri, Northeast Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Southeast Indiana, Southern Illinois, Hawaii, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and limited areas of Florida and California.  Retailers have already been instructed to remove the affected brands and products from store shelves.

While no adverse health effects related to these products have been reported, Cargill is implementing this recall as a precautionary measure.  Consumers are urged to return affected products – whether in opened or unopened packages — to their place of purchase for a full refund.  For more information, including photos of products involved, consumers can go to www.cargill.com/feed/dog-food-recall or call toll free 855-460-1532.

Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring mold by-product. Pets that have consumed any of the above recalled products and exhibit symptoms of illness including sluggishness or lethargy combined with a reluctance to eat, vomiting, yellowish tint to the eyes or gums, or diarrhea should be seen by a veterinarian.

 

Cargill completes acquisition of Provimi to create leading global animal nutrition business

Contact:
Steven Fairbairn, +44 1932 861174, Steven_Fairbairn@Cargill.com
Timothy Loesch, +1 952 742 6910, Timothy_Loesch@cargill.com

Minneapolis – November 22, 2011 – Cargill has completed the acquisition of Provimi, a global animal nutrition company for an enterprise value of Euro 1.5 billion ($2.1 billion US). By building on the existing strengths of the two companies, Cargill is creating a global leader in animal nutrition with the ability to offer the broadest array of products, services and capabilities.

The merger will bring together the complementary animal nutrition expertise and operations of Cargill and Provimi. Cargill’s expertise in compound feed, supply chain and risk management will come together with Provimi’s wide range of nutritional expertise, technology and portfolio of premix, additives and ingredients. This increased range of capabilities, delivered by more than 16,000 employees across a global network spanning 37 countries will offer distinctive value to serve customers’ needs worldwide.

Cargill’s new animal nutrition business will be led by Ton van der Laan, previously chairman and group chief executive officer of Provimi, who joins Cargill as a corporate vice president, and Cargill’s animal nutrition business leader, Joe Stone.  
 
“Bringing together the talents and expertise of our two organizations creates a global leader in animal nutrition that will enable us to have a broader market reach and an even better product and service capability. Along with our access to a global supply chain and an enhanced technology base we will be able to improve the delivery of innovative animal nutrition solutions to our customers,” said Stone.

Van der Laan stated: “Our new animal nutrition business will develop and deliver a broad range of innovative, high quality products and services for our customers. By understanding and responding to customers’ needs we will be able to offer them distinctive value, which in turn will help create growth opportunities for our customers and for our business, as we increase the scale and focus of our operations.”

Cargill launches new website for feed and animal nutrition customers

MINNEAPOLIS - Oct. 20, 2011 - Cargill has launched a new website www.cargill.com/feed, specifically designed to serve current and prospective customers in the feed and animal nutrition industries globally. The feed and animal nutrition website will serve as a central source of information about the vast array of nutrition products, services and software Cargill offers the global animal feed and production supply chain. 

“We’ve focused on providing relevant information to feed manufacturers, animal producers, and feed retailers,” said Saskia Korink, vice president and director of marketing, Cargill Animal Nutrition. “We wanted to make it easy for them to learn and ask questions about how Cargill can help their businesses.” 

The new site features in-depth content about each of the key production species segments, pork, poultry, dairy cattle, beef cattle and aquaculture, as well as an overview of the brands offered globally. The site also features videos from Cargill’s animal nutrition innovation center and an interactive map of Cargill’s global feed production locations where customers can be linked to content from various countries around the world in the local language. 

Visit www.cargill.com/feed for more information about how Cargill, the global leader in animal nutrition, can help your business. 

 

Contact:
Tim Erickson, (952) 984-0115, tim_erickson@cargill.com Bridget Burkel, (952-742-2649, bridget_burkel@cargill.com

 

Cargill plans to acquire Provimi to create global leader in animal nutrition

Date: 15 August 2011

Contact:
Steven Fairbairn, +44 1932 861174, Steven_Fairbairn@Cargill.com
Timothy Loesch, +1 952 742 6910, Timothy_Loesch@cargill.com

Minneapolis — August 15, 2011 – Cargill has made a binding offer to acquire Provimi, the global animal nutrition company, for an enterprise value of €1.5 billion from Permira funds, the private equity firm which owns Provimi. Provimi has agreed, on an exclusive basis, to commence the necessary Works Council consultations and appropriate regulatory approvals.

Cargill plans to acquire Provimi’s worldwide animal nutrition business, which has operations in 26 countries and employs more than 7,000 people across Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. The acquisition would strengthen and expand Cargill’s existing operations creating a global leader in animal nutrition.

“The combination of Cargill and Provimi would create a new, world class animal nutrition offering with the expertise to offer customers a full range of enhanced products and services,” says Paul Conway, Cargill vice chairman. “This acquisition would mark a significant step in Cargill’s animal nutrition growth strategy and underlines our commitment to continued long term investment to meet the needs of our customers around the world. We look forward to working with Provimi.”

Cargill and Provimi have complementary market positions and strengths. Provimi has broad nutritional expertise, and a wide portfolio of premix, additives and ingredients; Cargill’s animal nutrition business brings expertise in compound feed, supply chain and risk management as well as access to global trends, knowledge and information from across the agricultural supply chain. The combination of the businesses would provide an increased range of capabilities and a global network to service customers.

“Bringing together the talents and expertise of both companies is expected to open up new innovation and market development opportunities”, comments Todd Hall, Cargill corporate vice president. “Provimi’s excellence in cutting edge technology and application, alongside Cargill’s global supply chain and market insights should enable us together to develop and deliver a range of innovative, high quality products and services to customers.”

Ton van der Laan, chairman and group chief executive officer of Provimi says: “Cargill provided a clear and compelling case to become our new owner and we believe that a combination of its animal nutrition business with Provimi will create a stronger business, improving the delivery of innovative nutritional solutions to our customers. With Cargill’s global presence and committed focus on animal nutrition, we can take Provimi to the next stage of its development. For our people this is also a great outcome. Cargill can offer many opportunities and recognizes the talent within Provimi. We very much look forward to working with our new owners in the future.”

Cargill has a long history in the animal nutrition business, dating back to feed sales in 1884. The company currently has animal feed operations in 26 countries worldwide offering both branded and customized feed products and services, as well as ingredients for feed manufacturers and retailers.

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About Cargill

Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.  Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 130,000 people in 63 countries.  Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business.  For more information visit: www.cargill.com.

About Provimi

The Provimi Group is active worldwide in several types of animal nutrition and is a leader in all markets where it is present. It employs about 7,000 people and had annual sales of € 1.6 billion in 2010. Provimi has 67 production centres in 26 countries and exports to over 100. Provimi manufactures products and supplies technical support for various species, predominantly ruminants, poultry and swine. For more information visit: www.provimi.com

About Permira

Permira is a European private equity firm with global reach. The Permira funds, raised from pension funds and other institutions, make long-term investments in companies with the ambition of transforming their performance and driving sustainable growth.

Founded in 1985, the firm advises funds with a total committed capital of approximately €20 billion. Over the past 26 years the Permira funds have made nearly 200 private equity investments with a focus on driving transformation to build better businesses. Since 2000 the funds have returned approximately €14bn in cash to their investors.

Permira specialises in investing in five key sectors: Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials and TMT. The Permira funds’ portfolio currently comprises 23 companies.

Permira is independently owned by over 30 partners. Led by Co-Managing Partners Kurt Björklund and Tom Lister, the firm employs approximately 130 professionals. Today the firm's teams are based in Frankfurt, Guernsey, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Menlo Park, Milan, New York, Paris, Stockholm and Tokyo. Permira endorses the ILPA Private Equity Principles.

For more information visit: www.permira.com