Creating a more
food secure world

Our planet’s population is growing rapidly — and so is the need for more food. Already, 800 million people go to bed hungry each night. As a food company to the world, Cargill is partnering with farmers and customers to grow and produce more food with less impact, to move that food to store shelves and family tables, and to nourish people for a more food secure world.​

Cargill was founded in 1865 as a single grain warehouse in Iowa, U.S.

Since then, we’ve grown to become a global partner connecting people around the planet and across the agricultural supply chain. But one thing has remained constant: our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Explore our Cargill history below or in this downloadable timeline — and see how we live the values that have guided us from the start to make a real difference in the world.