Seeking expansion of offerings, food giant Cargill scouts for partners

Cargill, which frayed into the starch and sweeteners segment around three years ago, majorly focusses on edible oil, chocolates and cocoa

Global food and agricultural products maker Cargill is taking a partnership approach to take its starches and sweetners products across the country. 

The US-headquartered food giant — which has already invested $110 million in building a corn-milling plant at Davangere (Karnataka) — is now keen on collaborations to expand in the north and west. 

Corn is the basic raw material used in starch and sweetener products. 

“We are in the process of looking at manufacturers in the north and west over the next three years, to become a national player. It needs almost five years to put up a plant, but our idea