About Cargill

Cargill in the UK

Cargill has been active in the United Kingdom since 1955 and now employs over 1400 people across 17 locations, in Bathgate, Dalton, Hull, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Witham St Hughs, Wolverhampton,  Worksop and York. Cargill also has two joint ventures, an agriculture joint venture with Allied Grain (part of ABF), under the name Frontier Agriculture and a poultry joint venture with Faccenda Foods, under the name Avara.

 

Products & Services

Cargill has activities in the following areas in the United Kingdom:

alcohol production animal feed ingredients aqua nutrition asset management cotton trading energy volatility management solutions financial services and risk management food and feed ingredients sales

grain and oilseed trading industrial chocolate oilseed crushing, refining and hardening poultry processing primary cocoa processing production and sales of glucose syrups, starches and starch derivatives specialty food ingredients including texturisers

 

Cargill’s UK & Ireland growth story

Over three decades, Cargill has steadily expanded and diversified its footprint across the UK and Ireland, evolving from a food processing presence into an integrated, multi-enterprise leader in food, agriculture, bioindustrial, and risk management. 

Cargill’s UK and Ireland story is one of strategic investment, integration, and innovation, reflecting its long-term commitment to local growth and global leadership.

Foundational Growth (1995 – 2008): Cargill Food’s Balliol site opened in 1995, dedicated to serving a major protein customer. The early 2000s marked Cargill’s UK expansion into cocoa and chocolate with acquisitions in Worksop (2003) and York (2004), followed by a major investment in 2008 to convert the Manchester plant to use UK wheat – advancing sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Expansion Through Strategic Acquisitions (2011 – 2018): The acquisition of Provimi UK and Ireland (2011) and EWOS (2015) significantly strengthened Cargill’s position in animal nutrition and salmon nutrition respectively, adding key production capabilities in England, Ireland (2011) and Scotland (2015). In 2018, Cargill partnered with Faccenda to launch Avara Foods, a UK food company joint venture.

Bioindustrial and Infrastructure Growth (2019 - 2024): Continued investments in Liverpool facilities (2019) enhanced crush capacity and operational efficiency. The acquisition of Croda’s industrial business (2022) expanded Cargill bioindustrial’s presence into high-performance, bio-based specialty additives. In 2024, the purchase of a combined heat and power plant from E.ON furtherstrengthened sustainable operations and energy independence in Liverpool.

Integration and Collaboration (2025): In 2025, Cargill consolidated its southern UK offices into a new London hub, fostering greater collaboration across Cargill’s three enterprises and Treasury, Risk Management, Trade & Capital Markets, and Corporate Functions – while enhancing accessibility for customers and stakeholders.