COFCO International Ltd (“COFCO International”) is partnering with Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) (“ADM”), Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) (“Bunge”), Cargill Incorporated (“Cargill”), and Louis Dreyfus Company (“LDC”) to standardize data and digitize global agricultural shipping transactions.

Cargill has outlined its plan to eliminate deforestation from its cocoa supply chain.

Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business commemorates its 10th anniversary in Ghana by announcing plans for future investment and farmer support.

Cargill’s food ingredients and applications business has chosen six North American distribution partners—Univar Inc., Gillco Ingredients, International Food Products Corporation, Batory Foods, Pearson Sales Company and St. Charles Trading, Inc. 

As food and beverage producers look to significantly reduce calories in their offerings to consumers, they are in need of non-artificial, zero-calorie, great-tasting sweetener options.

In summer 2018, Cargill’s global edible oils business commissioned a new pilot scale lab specifically for bakery shortening development and production.

The amount of sustainable cocoa sourced by Cargill in Ghana has doubled since the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) model, and over 13,000 cocoa farmers are now benefiting from the initiative – up by 30 percent from 10,000 a year ago.

The Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator, co-funded by Ecolab and Cargill in partnership with Techstars, has announced its 2018 accelerator class.