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Cargill, Incorporated


Self Description

September 2006: "Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 149,000 employees in 63 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed."

http://www.cargill.com/about/index.htm

Third-Party Descriptions

July 2009: "Another stream of money goes to big multinational firms, which can collect subsidies from different E.U. nations, as long as they operate in Europe. One of them is Cargill — the mammoth food producer that is the largest privately held company in the United States, with revenues of €120 billion in 2008. Last year Cargill received at least €10.5 million, collecting subsidies in eight E.U. countries."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/business/global/17farms.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Owner of (partial or full, past or present) Precept Foods Organization Sep 13, 2006

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Apr 03, 2010 Critics Say Firm Weakens Safety Net as It Fights Jobless Claims

QUOTE: Talx Corporation, has come to dominate a thriving industry: helping employers process — and fight — unemployment claims....critics say the company has undermined a crucial safety net. Officials in a number of states have called Talx a chronic source of error and delay. Advocates for the unemployed say the company seeks to keep jobless workers from collecting benefits.

 New York Times
Oct 03, 2009 The Burger That Shattered Her Life

QUOTE: Ms. [Stephanie] Smith’s reaction to the virulent strain of E. coli was extreme, but tracing the story of her burger, through interviews and government and corporate records obtained by The New York Times, shows why eating ground beef is still a gamble. Neither the system meant to make the meat safe, nor the meat itself, is what consumers have been led to believe.

 New York Times
Jul 16, 2009 European Subsidies Stray From the Farm

QUOTE: it [computer analysis] also showed that hundreds of millions of euros [for farm subsidies] are being paid to individuals and companies with little or no connection to traditional farming.

 New York Times