In addition to supplying ingredients and formulation expertise to our customers that consistently produce high-quality products, Cargill also helps our customers manage costs by boosting operational efficiency, managing market risks and optimizing product formulations.

Costs are a huge concern for the food industry. According to a recent survey of R&D strategies at food and beverage manufacturers from foodprocessing.com, “contributing to cost reduction” is the second most important concern for two years in a row, with only “food safety” as a greater concern. A KPMG survey of Food and Beverage Executives showed their biggest concern, by a long shot, to be “discounts driven by market competition.” *

Food and beverage manufacturers and Cargill are in synch when it comes to keeping the costs of manufacturing down. Cargill understands that as ingredient costs increase, technical innovation is needed in formulations to keep our customers competitive. That’s why Cargill offers cost management solutions in the form of formulation and ingredient expertise as well as risk management and manufacturing process optimization solutions. 

Cargill’s cost management solutions include:

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Innovative solutions

 

	Bakery MaizeWise® whole grain corn delivers 100% whole grain nutrition Bakery manufacturing processes optimized Bake profits into your biscuit formulations Cost saving packaging solution for sterol ester customers Whole wheat health and flavor with potential cost benefits		Snacks and cereals MaizeWise® whole grain corn delivers 100% whole grain nutrition Cost saving packaging solution for sterol ester customers Maltitol syrup drives cost savings in snack food
	Beverages Kick start brewing with starter cultures Great beverage ingredients, but can they formulate? Gum arabic replacement ingredient eases producer concerns Cost saving packaging solution for sterol ester customers		Dairy Cost saving packaging solution for sterol ester customers Manage raw material costs in yogurt
	Beverages - alcoholic Multiple origin malt sourcing market advantage Brewer finds plant efficiencies through modeling tools		Convenience MaizeWise® whole grain corn delivers 100% whole grain nutrition Cost saving packaging solution for sterol ester customers
	Confectionery Gum arabic replacement ingredient eases producer concerns Reduce costs with starch		Cross-category solutions Flexible ingredient sourcing and containing costs

 

More information and resources

 

* http://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2011/rdsurvey.html; http://www.kpmg.com/US/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/pulse-survey-food-beverage.pdf