21 May 2013

Americans are looking to “sip to their health” with great tasting functional beverages. A recent Mintel study indicates that sales of functional beverages have grown as much as 267 percent since 2004, and forecasts the category will grow 19 percent through 2014. Visitors at Cargill’s booth #925 during this year’s Healthy Beverage Expo will have the opportunity to sample prototypes and finished products made with ingredients to help support joint health, provide balanced energy, and promote general wellness. The Healthy Beverage Expo takes place June 7-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

07 May 2013

Cargill broke ground today on a U.S. $100 million investment to construct a state-of-the-art cocoa processing facility in Gresik, in the East-Java region of Indonesia. Cargill stated that the new facility is to meet the growing demand amongst customers for cocoa products and to encourage the development of the Asian cocoa sector.

02 May 2013

Cargill today announced that it has signed a letter of intent to enter a joint venture agreement with Parrish andHeimbecker, Limited (P&H) that would have both companies jointly owning and operating Cargill’s existing Thunder-Bay, Ontario, grain terminal. The two companies will have an equal ownership in the joint venture.

30 Apr 2013

Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has made its first premium payments in Ghana for the production of certified sustainable cocoa beans.

30 Apr 2013

Cargill today announced a new initiative to help food and beverage manufacturers and foodservice operators find formulation solutions to address the complex challenges associated with improving childhood nutrition.

29 Apr 2013

Cargill’s Rumba meats is a sponsor of the 2013 Viva! Cinco de Mayo State Menudo Cook-Off in San Marcos, Texas, Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., at the Hays County Civic Center. Located 25 miles south of Austin, San Marcos has been home to the state menudo cook-off since 1974.

26 Apr 2013

Cargill will shine the spotlight on two of today’s most exciting sweetener innovations – Truvia® stevia leaf extract and Xtend® sucromalt – during this year’s BevTech ’13, the 60th annual meeting of the International Society of Beverage Technologists. The event takes place April 29-May 1 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

17 Apr 2013

Experiencing a recent increase in demand by retailers throughout the region for meat products coming from its Hazleton, Pa., case ready meat packaging plant, Cargill is investing $5.5 million in new equipment technology to increase the plant’s efficiency and improve its product quality and ergonomics for workers.

16 Apr 2013

The Truvia® business provides natural sweetness to a new innovation in the spiced rum category with the use of Truvia® stevia leaf extract in Malibu® Island Spiced, the first lower calorie, spiced option to appear on retail shelves and in bars and restaurants across the country. As the global leader of stevia sweeteners, Truvia® brand offers a great, clean taste which mixes seamlessly with Malibu’s signature blend of Caribbean rum and coconut liqueur with light spices, smoked vanilla and cinnamon.

16 Apr 2013

Agriculture Director Greg Ibach is in Japan this week working with a Nebraska beef processor to reintroduce a premium beef brand popular there a decade ago.

16 Apr 2013

From April 16 to 18, Cargill will attend in-cosmetics 2013 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. On stand H71, visitors can experience Cargill’s high quality, nature-derived ingredients for personal care applications.
 

11 Apr 2013

The Truvia® business announced today that the UK sweetener market has grown by £3.5m in 2012 – a 7 percent growth rate in a previously flat market. This growth is primarily due to the introduction of stevia-based sweeteners, which, since their introduction to the UK market in January 2012, have been responsible for 80 percent of this £3.5m growth. Truvia® sweetener is the leading stevia-based sweetener of the stevia market, representing £1.7m in its first year (source: Nielsen Scantrack).

10 Apr 2013

Cargill’s animal nutrition business today announced a voluntary recall of Showmaster® S-Series Show Lamb Feed (BW) because it contained incorrect sodium molybdate levels. To date, there are 170, 50-pound bags of feed still out in the market. Cargill continues to take appropriate steps to pursue retrieval on those bags.

09 Apr 2013

Cargill today reported net earnings of $445 million in the fiscal 2013 third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 42 percent from $766 million in the same period a year ago. Nine-month earnings totaled $1.83 billion, up 66 percent from $1.1 billion in the prior year. Third-quarter revenues edged up 1 percent to $32.2 billion, which brought nine-month revenues to $101.2 billion.

08 Apr 2013

Cargill Kitchen Solutions (CKS) today announced it has received an unprecedented 15th consecutive Quality and Service award from Mt. Sterling, Ill., -based Dot Foods, the nation’s largest food redistributor.

08 Apr 2013

ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS today announced the selection of a key executive leadership team member for Ardent Mills, the proposed new flour milling company announced one month ago that will combine the milling operations of industry leaders ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling. Industry veteran Brad Berentson, vice president of finance for ConAgra Mills, will join the newly created organization as its chief financial officer upon close of the transaction.

08 Apr 2013

Cargill today announced that its second annual Score! For the House charity hockey tournament in Spruce Grove, Alberta was once again a tremendous success as they surpassed their fundraising goal with all proceeds going to the local Ronald McDonald House Northern Alberta (RMHNA).

03 Apr 2013

To meet retail customer and consumer demand, Cargill is investing $2.3 million to install ground beef production and packaging equipment at its Wyalusing, Pa., beef processing facility.  The equipment will add significant ground beef production capacity at the plant, while also increasing employment by 15-20 fulltime jobs.  

01 Apr 2013

Cargill today announced that former Sara Lee executive, Marcel Smits, is its new chief financial officer, effective April 15.

01 Apr 2013

Hôm nay Cargill công bố việc khánh thành công trình trường mẫu giáo Phú Hòa tại xã Tây Xuân, huyện Tây Sơn, tỉnh Bình Định. Kinh phí xây dựng được trích từ Quỹ Cargill Cares là Quỹ từ thiện do đội ngũ nhân viên Cargill Việt Nam bắt đầu gây dựng từ năm 1997. Trường mầm non mới này là ngôi trường thứ 58 được xây dựng bằng Quỹ Từ thiện Cargill Cares, tiếp tục khẳng định việc Cargill cam kết hỗ trợ cộng đồng tại tất cả địa bàn mà công ty có mặt. 

01 Apr 2013

Cargill today unveiled the Phu Hoa Kindergarten in Tay Son Binh Dinh province under the umbrella of Cargill Cares, an ongoing employee-led initiative which began in 1997. The new kindergarten brings the total number of Cargill Cares Schools in Vietnam to 58, underpinning Cargill’s continued commitment to the communities in which it invests.

25 Mar 2013

In a panel discussion about food security at the China Development Forum today, Cargill Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Page said Cargill believes there is no need to fear a food crisis if we act collectively and react wisely. 

25 Mar 2013

Cargill recently announced the official launch of the Cargill Tropical Palm Learning Academy, an institute of continuous learning with the objective of developing and nurturing professionals and future Cargill leaders in oil palm management. The academy, located in Manismata, West Kalimantan, is also Cargill’s first-ever specialized learning institution of its kind in the world, aimed at training professionals in the palm oil industry.

12 Mar 2013

Having received the necessary project permits from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA), Cargill can now move forward with its noise mitigation project, first announced in April 2012. 

08 Mar 2013

Cargill today announced that its oil palm plantation, PT Hindoli in South Sumatra, has received official Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification. The ISPO is a non-profit public body that assesses standards for the sustainable production of palm oil in Indonesia.