Venezuela
Contact InformationCargill De Venezuela, S.R.L.
Apartado Postal 61081
Caracas 1060-A, Venezuela
Tel: 58-212-208-5111
Fax: 58-212-284-1942
Cargill in Venezuela
Cargill opened for business in Venezuela in 1986 by purchasing the assets of Agroindustrial MiMesa (a pasta and flour business) in Maracaibo. In the ensuing years, Cargill expanded its business through both acquisitions and organic growth in the following areas: Oilseed processing, grain and oilseeds trading, animal feed, salt, and financial and risk management. Today, Cargill’s business in Venezuela is mainly focused around its food sector. The company has approximately 2,000 employees spread among 22 locations across Venezuela:
• Two offices in Caracas
• Thirteen manufacturing plants: Barquisimeto, Cabimas, Catia, Catia La Mar, La Encrucijada, Los Olivitos, three in the Maracaibo area, Maracay Píritu, and two in the Valencia area
• Seven commercial branches: Barquisimeto, Caracas, Maracaibo, two in the Puerto La Cruz area, San Cristobal and Turmero
Cargill manufactures a number of branded products, as well as product ingredients, and distributes them through its own distribution network.
Cargill’s branded products include:
• Edible oil – Vatel, El Rey, Deleite
• Pasta – Ronco, MiMesa, Milani, Fiorentina
• Flour – Blancaflor, MiMesa, Gold Medal
• Industrial Flour – Rey del Norte, Flor de Guayana
• Rice – Santa Ana Parboiled
• Cookies (through JVs) – Xplosion, Wafermix
• Fruit juice – Tropimax.
• Pet foods – Dogui, Gati, Robustin
• Animal Nutrition – Cargill owns the Purina brand of animal feed products for Swine, dairy, cattle, poultry, horse, poultry, turkey, and shrimp
In Venezuela, Cargill also conducts activities in:
• Grain and oilseed trading/marketing
• Financial and Risk Management
• Salt
Cargill Investments in Venezuela
• Cargill acquired Molinarca (Wheat Mill and Flour Plant)
• Cargill acquired Agribrands Purina (Animal Nutrition)
• Cargill acquired Gramoven (Wheat Mill, Flour and Pasta Plant)
• Cargill acquired Halaca and Favepro (originally flour plants, which were dismantled to build our pet foods plant)
• Produsal (Salt production facility) Joint Venture agreement with Petroquímica de Venezuela “Pequiven” - (Cargill acquired 70%)
• Cargill acquired Santa Ana Rice Plant
• Cargill acquired Mavesa (Was the largest edible oil products’ company in Venezuela)
Cargill: United States
Cargill Office Center
P.O. Box 9300
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Tel: 952-742-7575
Related Web sites
Cargill Venezuela
Deleite
Goldmedal