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INDONESIA: Cargill to build cocoa facility
7 May 2013
Cargill has started building a cocoa processing plant in Indonesia to meet regional demand for cocoa products.
US/CANADA: Cargill, Parrish & Heimbecker form grain JV
7 May 2013
Cargill is to form a joint venture with Canadian grain firm Parrish & Heimbecker for the operation of the US agribusiness giant's facility in Ontario in Canada.
US: Cargill upgrades meat packing facility
19 April 2013
Cargill has announced it will invest US$5.5m in upgrading its meat packing facility in Hazleton in Pennsylvania.
JAPAN: Cargill looks to return Spencer Beef brand to Japan
17 April 2013
Cargill is working to expand the presence of its Spencer Beef brand in Japan after the country eased restrictions on US beef imports in January.
GLOBAL: Cargill to launch Truvia in Canada; eyes Brazil, India
11 April 2013
Cargill is to take its table-top stevia sweetener brand Truvia into Canada - and revealed it wants to launch the product into Brazil and India.
US: Cargill Q3 profit slides on reduced crops
9 April 2013
US agribusiness giant Cargill has recorded a decline in third-quarter earnings as the drought hit supplies of crops and raised feed costs.
US: Cargill invests in Pennsylvania meat facility
4 April 2013
US agribusiness giant Cargill is to invest US$2.3m in the installation of ground beef production and packaging equipment at a site in Pennsylvania.
US: Former Sara Lee chief Smits appointed Cargill CFO
2 April 2013
US agribusiness giant Cargill has appointed former Sara Lee chief executive, Marcel Smits, as its CFO.
US: ConAgra, Cargill, CHS form milling JV
5 March 2013
ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS are to form a joint venture combining their flour milling capabilities in the US.
US: Cargill settles Mexico trade award dispute
26 February 2013
US agribusiness giant Cargill has settled a long-running dispute with the Mexican government over trade barriers erected against high-fructose corn syrup.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
18 February 2013
Two Hs dominated the headlines this week: horsemeat and Heinz. The horsemeat contamination scandal swept across Europe, with a series of recalls, government investigations and product tests. On Thursday, however, Heinz took the industry's attention with news it had accepted a US$28bn takeover bid - the largest-ever seen in the sector.
ROMANIA: Cargill sells veg oil brands to France's Sofiproteol
12 February 2013
Cargill is to quit the vegetable oil business in Romania in a bid to develop its agricultural operations in the country.
BRAZIL: Marfrig promotes dos Santos to CFO
12 February 2013
Brazilian meat giant Marfrig has named VP of finance Ricardo Florence dos Santos as its CFO.
US: Bunge names Schroder CEO on Weisser retirement
7 February 2013
Agri-giant Bunge has announced chief executive Alberto Weisser plans to retire at the beginning of June, to be replaced by the CEO of its North American arm Soren Schroder.
PHILIPPINES: Industry looks to boost sustainable coconut oil production
5 February 2013
A food industry partnership has been formed to boost sustainable production of coconut oil in the Philippines.
S ARABIA: Cargill forms sweetener JV with Arasco
24 January 2013
US agribusiness giant Cargill has formed a joint venture with Saudia Arabian food producer Arasco for the creation of starches and sweeteners in the country.
US: Cargill scoops up feed mills, mothballs beef plant
18 January 2013
Cargill has secured a deal to acquire two animal feed mills from the bankrupt Pennfield Corporation in the US for US$9.8m.
US: Cargill H1 earnings up three-fold
9 January 2013
Cargill said an increased customer-focus and more disciplined approach to cost control are paying off as the group booked a jump in first-half earnings.
US: Cargill invests in Missouri production facility
3 January 2013
US agribusiness giant Cargill is to invest US$15.8m in the expansion of its case-ready meat facility in Marshall, Missouri.
SWITZ: Glencore International completes Viterra buy
19 December 2012
Commodity trader Glencore has said it wants to be a "true leader" in global grain trading after completing its acquisition of Viterra in a deal worth US$6bn.
MEXICO: Cargill signs Truvia distribution deal with Grupo Herdez
12 December 2012
The Truvia sweetener brand is set to enter the Mexican market after owner Cargill struck a distribution deal with local firm Grupo Herdez.
INDIA: Cargill buys cooking oil brand Sunflower from Wipro
11 December 2012
Cargill has snapped up Indian cooking oil brand Sunflower from local FMCG group Wipro.
GLOBAL: Nestle puts faith in co-operation with suppliers on CSR
4 December 2012
Working with suppliers, rather than withdrawing contracts, is more effective in making food supply chains more sustainable, Nestle has claimed.
US: Cargill makes Cocoa Promise commitment
21 November 2012
US agribusiness giant Cargill has launched a Cocoa Promise pledge that it says strengthens its global commitment to cocoa farmers.
Comment: Child labour hangs over chocolate sector's CSR programmes
20 November 2012
Cadbury owner Mondelez International has pledged US$400m to try to improve the lives of cocoa farmers and, crucially, help shore up future supplies of the commodity. The investment is the latest by a number of suppliers and, while their work should be welcomed, the use of child labour in cocoa farming remains a tough nut to crack.
NETHERLANDS: DSM to acquire food additive firm Fortitech
8 November 2012
Dutch ingredients group DSM has signed a deal to buy US food additive producer Fortitech in a deal worth EUR495m (US$630.8m).
BRAZIL: Marfrig hires ex-Cargill CFO Rial to lead processed foods arm
8 November 2012
Brazilian meat giant Marfrig has appointed former Cargill CFO Sergio Rial to lead its processed food division, Seara Foods.
NETHERLANDS: DSM Q3 earnings slide despite nutrition drive
7 November 2012
Dutch ingredients group DSM has seen third-quarter earnings drop by almost one-quarter, despite what it described as a "strong" performance from its nutrition business.
US: Cargill CFO Rial to leave business
2 November 2012
Cargill CFO Sergio Rial is to leave the US agribusiness giant at the end of the month, the company announced today (2 November).
US: Cargill sells cultures, enzymes unit to DSM
26 October 2012
US agricultural commodities group Cargill has signed an agreement for the sale of its cultures and enzymes business to Dutch ingredients giant DSM.
