Cargill purchases Format International Ltd

Cargill has announced the purchase of Format International Ltd., a global feed formulation software company which has registered some 5,000 users in 93 countries.

In addition to this network of users, the acquisition also gives Cargill access to Format’s over 30-year experience in the design, authoring and marketing of recipe optimization, ingredient allocation and food and feed formulation solutions for the animal feed, aqua feed, pet food, human food, premix and other industries.

Format will become part of the Cargill Feed Management Systems (FMS), a software company that operates as a separate part of the Cargill Animal Nutrition business. FMS has more than 12,000 users and provides formulation and operations solutions to the feed industry.

Cargill has been expanding its animal feed business, among the most recent ones being made in Korea and Vietnam.

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