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Cargill marks 20 years’ production of canola oil
Cargill has completed its 20th consecutive year of successful contracting with farmers to grow Victory high oleic canola in Canada and the US.
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Cargill Incorporated
Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.
Vital statistics
- Headquarters: Minnesota, US
- Founded: 1865
- Website: http://www.cargill.com/
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Cargill commits to noise level reduction project
Cargill is collaborating with the City of North Vancouver on a voluntary multi-phase project in efforts to reduce noise impact levels caused by grain terminals located on Vancouver’s North Shore.
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Sweetener may provide dental benefits, says study
A new three-year clinical trial has found that non-caloric erythritol, a sweetener that has better digestive tolerance than any other polyol, may also be superior at promoting dental health.
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Cargill completes $82m upgrade for cocoa facility
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has officially marked the completion of upgrades to its cocoa processing facility in Wormer, the Netherlands following a US $82m investment.
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Wild Flavors to acquire Cargill’s juice business
Wild Flavors has signed an agreement with Cargill to acquire its global juice cold blends and compounds business.
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Financial digest, 12 April 2012: Cargill, Givaudan
The latest financial news for 12 April 2012 includes Cargill, PJSC Morshyn Oskar, Constellation Brands and Givaudan.
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Cargill to open regional office in US
Four Cargill agricultural businesses spread out in the Kansas City metro area will share a common address starting in May when the company opens a regional office in Overland Park (US).
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Cargill donates 100,000 books to schools in Ghana
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business in Ghana is supporting a project with Books for Africa to deliver over 100,000 educational books to schools in Ghana.
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Sustainable coatings and fillings from Cargill
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has launched a new range of sustainable coatings and fillings for the European market.
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Cargill responds to sorbitol situation in Italy
Cargill has released a statement following a health alert that was issued over sales of the artificial sweetener sorbitol supplied by a British company reportedly linked to the death of a woman.
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Truvia Baking Blend
Truvia Baking Blend is a blend of Truvia natural sweetener and sugar and is designed for the at-home baking market.
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Cargill launches cocoa unit in Vietnam
Cargill and the cocoa Public-Private Partnership (PPP) have jointly established a cocoa Project Management Unit (PMU).
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Cargill builds new feed mill in Vietnam
Cargill CEO Greg Page reaffirmed Cargill’s commitment to Vietnam while visiting Ha Nam Province where he toured Cargill’s newest feed mill and inaugurated the 55th Cargill Cares School.
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Cargill facility achieves worker safety milestone
Cargill’s Corn Milling facility in Cedar Rapids (US) recently achieved a safety milestone in having reached five years with no lost time accidents.
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Cargill builds 29 houses in the Philippines
Cargill has donated $74,000 to the Rebuild Program of Habitat for Humanity Philippines (HFHP) to construct 29 houses for families who were displaced by Typhoon Sendong last December.
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Energy improvements for Cargill drives future growth
A recent $6.1m investment by Cargill to upgrade an ageing boiler system at the company’s Plainview, Texas, beef processing facility has increased efficiency and reduced energy consumption.
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Cargill donates $1,068,559 to United Way of the Plains
In 2011 Cargill, its employees and retirees donated $847,651 to United Way of the Plains, headquartered in Wichita (US), and a total of nearly $1.07m throughout the state.
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Cargill to close grain elevator and crop input facility
Cargill is ceasing production at its Winnipeg East facility effective 1 March.
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Cargill launches farmer training programme
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business, in close cooperation with the Ghana Cocoa Board, is expanding its Cargill Sustainable Cocoa Programme with the launch of a commitment to farmer training.
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Cargill to close Langbank, Saskatchewan crop input facility
Cargill has confirmed the closure of its Langbank, Saskatchewan crop input facility, effective February 15.
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Cargill to invest nearly €20m in facilities in Germany
Cargill has unveiled plans to invest close to €20m in its newly acquired cocoa and chocolate facilities in Berlin, Germany.
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Cargill expands export terminal joint venture
Cargill and CHS are expanding the scope of their Temco, grain export terminal joint venture to include other Pacific export assets owned by the companies.
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Cargill donates $100,000 towards new hospital
As part of its longstanding commitment to support the communities in which it does business, Cargill has donated $100,000 to the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital Foundation to support the new hospital.
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Cargill invests $4.2m in energy efficiency improvements
Cargill has invested $4.2m in recently completed lighting and boiler upgrades inside the half-million-sqft plant in the company’s Nebraska (US) beef processing facility.
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Dutch Dark cocoa powders from Cargill
The new Dutch Dark cocoa powders range from Cargill combines an intense dark colour with a smooth chocolaty taste and is available in high– and low-fat versions.
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Horizon Milling offers largest donation to Feeding America
Horizon Milling, a Cargill joint venture, and The Kroger Company have offered a donation of 10 truckloads of self-rising flour to Feeding America and its nationwide network of food banks.
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EFSA issues positive opinion on Cargill’s health claim
European food and beverage manufacturers will soon be able to use a stronger health claim on products that contain Barliv barley betafiber (beta-glucan).
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Cargill’s Terminal team achieves safety milestone
Cargill’s Corn Milling Terminal team recently achieved a significant safety milestone in having reached three years in which no reportable injuries have been recorded.
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Financial news, 12 January 2012: Tesco, Nichols, Cargill
The latest financial news for 12 January 2012 includes Tesco, Budejovický Budvar, Constellation Brands, Nichols and Cargill.
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Cargill’s Victory Canola ranks top in returns and yields
Cargill has confirmed that Canola Performance Trials 2011-grower driven trials coordinated by the Canola Council of Canada-demonstrate that Victory Canola is the one hybrid customers can count on.
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Cargill to consolidate Iowa soybean crush operations
Cargill will invest approximately $20m this summer to modernise its soybean crushing plant on the east side of Cedar Rapids (US).
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Truvia advertising hits UK TV screens
Truvia calorie-free sweetener, the leading global, stevia-based sweetener, has launched its first UK advertising campaign including TV, radio and digital.
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Horizon Milling purchases land for new flour mill
Horizon Milling GP, a partnership formed by Cargill and CHS, is to construct a new flour mill in Guelph, Ontario (Canada). The facility is expected to be open in the next three years.
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Cargill helps Computer Aid bridge digital divide in Zambia
Cargill’s cotton business in collaboration with the King Edward VII Lancashire Cotton Growing Endowment fund have donated over £26,000 to provide computer and internet access in Zambia.
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Cargill wins Best Investor Award
Cargill was presented with the Best Investor Award by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia at a ceremony held on November 30 in Palembang.
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Cargill makes reduction in company workforce
Cargill will reduce its workforce by up to 2,000 of its 138,000 employees globally, a change of about 1.5%.
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Cargill completes sale of Cargill Flavor Systems to Kerry
Cargill can confirm that it has completed the sale of its global flavours business to Kerry, an ingredients and flavours and consumer foods group.
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Cargill donates shipload of rice to fight hunger in Africa
Cargill is donating 10,000 metric tonnes of rice to support the World Food Program (WFP) US’s efforts to fight hunger and malnutrition in the Horn of Africa.
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Cargill wins award for CO2 reduction
Cargill’s refined oils business in Europe has won a ‘Lean and Green Award’ for its plan to reduce transportation CO2 emissions by 20% at its Netherlands facilities between 2008 and 2012.
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Horizon Milling achieves 20-year safety milestone
In the past 20 years, not a single employee at Horizon Milling’s Stockton (US) facility has had a lost-time incident.
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Cargill completes acquisition of Provimi
Cargill has completed the acquisition of Provimi, a global animal nutrition company for an enterprise value of $2.1bn.
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Sugar growers accuse Cargill with conspiracy to deceive
Sugar cane growers have filed a complaint in federal court charging that corporate members of the Corn Refiners Association (CRA), makers of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), are behind a “conspiracy.”
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Cargill supports hunger relief in US
This Thanksgiving, over 900 Memphis area families in need will receive food for their holiday meal thanks to the Memphis Community Food Basket Initiative. Cargill is leading the initiative.
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Cargill to spend $10m to upgrade GrainFlow sites
Cargill has committed over AUD$10m to expand a number of its GrainFlow grain receival sites in Australia to increase performance and capacity in time for this season’s harvest.
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Cargill acquires Higashimaru Vietnam shrimp feed mill
Cargill Vietnam has completed the asset purchase of a shrimp feed mill located south of Ho Chi Minh City from Higashimaru Vietnam Co.
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Truvia Partners with sugar companies in Europe
The Truvia business has confirmed another important step in the Pan-European roll out of the stevia-based sweetener.
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Cargill continues to support cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has agreed a memorandum of understanding that underlines its continued support for Ivorian cocoa farmers and the development of the country’s cocoa sector.
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Cargill and BASF combine to develop EPA/DHA canola oil
Cargill and BASF Plant Science have agreed to co-develop a new dietary source of EPA/DHA that will make it easier for consumers to achieve optimal intakes of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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New specialty chocolate tastes from Cargill
Three new Cargill chocolate tastes are the first fruits of fresh investment: chocolate with mocha (coffee) paste, chocolate with hazelnut paste, and an authentic Gianduja (hazelnut) chocolate.
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Cargill confirms clubroot presence in US crops
Cargill has confirmed identifying canola plants that have tested positive for the presence of Plasmodiophora brassicae, the soil born pathogen commonly known as clubroot.