Cargill expands India operations; investments lined up across verticals

Animal nutrition, health oils, cocoa products, building silos are new growth areas

Leading multinational trading firm Cargill sees Asia as the most important growth engine over the next five years, with investments in the region likely to grow by 16-20 per cent. The company is strongly focused on India and has kick-started plans to invest $240 million within next the four years. 

Cargill, whose India revenue is Rs 80 billion ($1.2 billion), has 3,500 employees in the country. The company has identified animal nutrition, health oils, cocoa products, and building silos among growth areas. Siraj A Chaudhry,