Cargill Wins Two 2026 Edison Awards, Extending Four-Year Innovation Streak

Cargill has earned two 2026 Edison Awards, marking its fourth consecutive year of recognition from the global innovation program in the Consumer Food Innovations and Sustainable Industry Solutions categories.

The Edison Awards™, named after inventor Thomas Edison, honor some of the world’s most innovative products and business leaders. Winners are selected by a panel of peers from industry, academia and the innovation sector, based on concept, value and impact.

This year, Cargill was recognized for two innovations. 

NextCoa™, which received a Gold award...

Cargill Wins 2026 BIG Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award

Cargill has been named a winner in the 2026 BIG AI Awards, presented by the Business Intelligence Group, recognizing the company’s leadership and innovation in applying artificial intelligence to transform the global food and agriculture system.

The award highlights Cargill’s integration of artificial intelligence across its value chain from on-farm decision tools to supply chain optimization and customer co-creation, all designed to deliver measurable impact for producers, customers and consumers worldwide...

Cargill Expands Port Klang Plant with New Specialty Fats Production Line

Cargill is expanding its edible oil plant in Port Klang, Malaysia with a new specialty fats production line, part of a multi‑million‑dollar investment aimed at broadening its global specialty‑fats portfolio and beefing up food solutions for customers in chocolate, bakery and dairy.

The upgraded facility will use advanced palm‑oil processes to make a wide range of cocoa butter equivalents, low‑trans‑fat cocoa butter replacers and specialty fats for applications from chocolate confectionery and fillings to frying and...

FDA Broadens Approval for Hydrogen Peroxide in Food Processing

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized an amendment to its food additive regulations to permit hydrogen peroxide for broader food-processing uses, responding to a petition from Cargill Inc.

Effective September 3, 2025, the rule allows hydrogen peroxide as an antimicrobial, oxidizing and reducing agent, and bleaching agent while removing sulfur dioxide from the regulation.

The agency also updated the official quality standard by incorporating the Food Chemicals Codex 14th edition monograph for hydrogen peroxide. The action acknowledges prior GRAS determinations for specific uses but expands

PepsiCo and Cargill Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Regenerative Agriculture

PepsiCo and Cargill have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at advancing regenerative agriculture.

The partnership focuses on strengthening their shared corn supply chain in Iowa, where Cargill sources corn from local farmers for use in PepsiCo products.

Together, the companies aim to enhance agricultural resilience, support farming communities in adopting regenerative practices, and scale sustainable agriculture across the supply chain.

This initiative also supports both companies' ambitious goals of advancing regenerative agriculture on 10 million acres by 2030—globally for PepsiCo and across North America for Cargill...