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Cargill in India

Cargill maintains a number of businesses in India, with operations including the handling and processing of a wide range of products, including refined oils, grain and oilseeds, sugar, cotton and animal feed. In addition, Cargill develops flavour systems and operates a value investing business. Our presence in India has been growing since we began a joint venture operation in 1987.

Products & Services

Cargill has activities in the following areas in India:

Cargill milestones in India

1987  Cargill Seeds - a joint venture operation - commenced in India.
1994 Cargill starts its fertilizer/crop nutrients operations in India.
1997 Cargill launches its primary sugar and edible oils trading business in India.
1998 Commences grain and oil seeds business in India.
2001  Launches food business under Cargill Foods – launch of brand “Nature Fresh”.
2003
  • Cargill acquires the Food Flavors business from Duckworth Group UK, and Duckworth Flavors India becomes part of Cargill India.
  • Cargill sets up green field edible oil refineries at Kandla and Paradip.
  • Cargill launches one stop agri-shops – Saathi Krishi Samadhaan Kendras.
2004 Cargill diversifies its fertilizer business into a joint venture with IMC global. Cargill India's DAP business renamed as Mosaic India.
2005
  • Cargill acquires Parakh Foods with brand "Gemini" and sets up a new Business Unit called Cargill Refined Oils India. This is first business unit with headquarters in India.
  • Cargill launches Saanjhi Unnati Program in Rajasthan for development of malt barley in active collaboration with the Government of Rajasthan and SAB Miller.
2006
  • Cargill starts its sugar off shoring business to support the execution activities of Cargill Netherlands.
  • Cargill sets up CarVal India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Cargill enters into a joint venture in a project for setting up a green field sugar refinery in South India.
  • Cargill entered into tolling arrangements with local Soybean crushers in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
  • Cargill enters into a joint venture and subsequently owns and leads a shrimp feed manufacturing business in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh. 
2007  Cargill launches cotton trading business in India.
2008 An independently managed subsidiary of Cargill, Black River Advisor India Pvt. Ltd., begins operations in India.
 

 

 
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