United Kingdom
Cargill has been active in the United Kingdom since 1955 and employs approximately 2,800 people in 16 locations: London, Cobham, Hereford, Hull, Liverpool (four locations), Manchester, Runcorn, York, Witham St Hughs, Wolverhampton and Worksop. Cargill also has an agriculture joint venture with Allied Grain, under the name Frontier Agriculture.Cargill has activities in the following areas in the United Kingdom:
• oilseed crushing, refining and hardening • grain and oilseed trading • animal feed ingredients • poultry - under the Sun Valley brand • primary cocoa processing • industrial chocolate • production and sales of glucose syrups and starches |
• food and feed ingredients sales • ocean transportation and logistics • specialty food ingredients including texturisers and flavours • financial services and risk management • asset management • electricity and gas trading • cotton trading |
2006 - Cargill announced a 25% shareholding in Greenergy's biofuel production business, along with its intention to construct biodiesel plants in both the north-east and north-west of England.
2005 - Cargill announced its intention to invest in a state-of-the-art wheat plant at its Cerestar Manchester facility.
2005 - Cargill began trading electricity and gas from its new office in King Street, London.
2005 - Cargill PLC and ABF Holdings combined their existing UK operations trading under the name of Frontier.
2004 - Cargill acquired The Nestlé Group's primary cocoa processing facility in York.
2004 - Cargill acquired leading flavour house - The Duckworth Group.
2003 - Cargill acquired OCG Cacao's industrial chocolate business, including its plant in Worksop.
2002 - Cargill acquired Cerestar - a leading provider of starch and starch derivatives - the largest acquisition in Cargill's history. This acquisition includes Cerestar's sweeteners plant in Manchester.
Contact Information
Cargill Europe Limited
Knowle Hill Park
Fairmile Lane
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 2PD
England
Tel: +44 1932 861000
Fax: +44 1932 861200
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