In today’s complex and competitive brewing industry, growth depends on innovation.

Cargill guides customers to success through collaborative, creative ideation and problem-solving.

Backed by leading-edge technical capabilities, Cargill's global reach and broad brewing portfolio are behind the world's best beers. Whether your goal is to update and enhance your current product line or launch new on-trend beers, we're here to make sure you get there.

At the 2011 MBAA conference on October 15, Cargill communicated how we help brewers:

• Manage costs
• Address consumer needs
• Deliver consistent quality beer

Cost Management Process optimizers Supply chain innovations Risk management Cargill helps brewers reduce costs through optimization of operations and formulations. We help customers simplify  their supply chain and remove risks associated with managing multiple suppliers. We provide risk management tools to help brewers stabilize input costs in potentially volatile market environments.

Consumer Insight Focused Advanced analytics Product formulation Reduced calorie & mouthfeel Cargill works with customers to mine intelligence on consumer demand, brewing trends and product development. We help customers spot the opportunities from emerging trends and achieve the formulations to seize opportunities. Cargill's technical teams can predict and shape mouthfeel with an accuracy previously unknown in the industry.

Consistent Quality Beer Malt ingredients QA standards Advanced analytics Cargill is one the world's largest maltsters offering base malts, specialty brewers malts, clear malt, diastatic malts, distillers malt and others. Cargill's approach includes a demanding and complex quality assurance system. Cargill's research group can: measure carbohydrates to guage fermentation, maximize mashing efficiency, foreign materials analysis.