Ankeny, IA—FDA has responded with a letter of no objection to Cargill’s GRAS notification for EpiCor when used as a postbiotic in certain foods and beverages, according to a press release. EpiCor is a dried yeast fermentate shown in clinical trials to beneficially modulate the gut microbiota and provide immune...
Cargill and Care have released a report detailing their successes in supporting cocoa sustainability and building better lives for cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, according to a press release. Care and Cargill have been working together in Ghana since 2008 and in Côte d’Ivoire since 2010 to combat...
The new Chair for The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) Board of Directors is Barry Ritz, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President, Professional R&D and Regulatory Affairs, Atrium Innovations. Steve Mister, CRN President & CEO, will continue to serve as a Board Officer, and Harvey Kamil, Piping Rock Health...
Wayzata, MN—Cargill has announced the company’s investment in Seventure Partners’ Health for Life Capital II fund. A press release states that this investment is the company’s latest effort to harness its “deep expertise and knowledge” in digestive and immune health. “We’re thrilled to invest with Seventure Partners, given their deep...
Minneapolis, MN—Cargill has launched CocoaWise, a digital portal that can help connect consumers with the cocoa they’re eating, according to a press release. CocoaWise pulls information from CocoaWise 360, a centralized data platform fed by a suite of digital tools designed to increase transparency and traceability while enhancing cocoa farming...
Mouscron, Belgium—Cargill has unveiled plans for a “House of Chocolate” complex at its Mouscron, Belgium site, located alongside the company’s existing chocolate production plant. A press release from Cargill explains that the new complex will include "a state-of-the-art chocolate experience center, a unique pilot plant, a sensory lab, and creative...
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Cargill have formed a new partnership aimed at improving incomes for hundreds of seaweed farmers and restoring globally important coastal ecosystems in Tanzania. The program will be supported by C-Weed Corporation and conducted in collaboration with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and the people of...
Minneapolis, MN—Over the course of 2019, the Cargill Foundation donated $10 million to nonprofits in the Twin Cities, where Cargill is headquartered, looking to minimize the opportunity gap for low income children and advance childhood nutrition, according to a press release. On any given day, one in eight children in...
[caption id="attachment_67704" align="alignright" width="425"] PURIS' Dawson Facility. Courtesy of Cargill.[/caption] Minneapolis, MN—Cargill has invested an additional $75 million in PURIS, which will enable PURIS to more than double its pea protein production using an existing 200,000 square-foot facility in Dawson, Minnesota, according to a press release. PURIS works with a...
Minneapolis, MN—Cargill released new global research information that concludes shoppers will continue to buy meat, fish and eggs in order to maintain a healthy and sustainable diet, according to a press release. The release states that 2/3 of participants in the Feed4Thought survey intend to increase their animal protein consumption...
