Cargill acquires Central American integrator

Cargill Inc has announced completion of the acquisition of Corporacion Pipasa, a leading meat and poultry processor in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, that will become part of Cargill's operations in Central America. Being a private company, the terms of the acquisition were not released.

Pipasa operates five processing plants that produce beef, pork, chicken and turkey products, as well as four animal feed manufacturing plants and 12 distribution facilities. The company is a leading regional supplier of cattle, equine, poultry, swine and aquaculture feeds and pet foods. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

New distributor for Vitamex in Central America

Chemsol has been appointed as distributor for the Vitamex Functional Feed Ingredients division in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala. It is a first presence in this area and future expansion on the American continent is planned in the coming months. The Vitamex FFI division focuses on providing ‘natural health’ to the pig, poultry and cattle industry and offers a selective, in-house developed portfolio of feed ingredients.

The company has proven the benefits of Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFA) in animal feeds as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters. This knowledge on MCFAs is implemented in its Aromabiotic product range for pigs, poultry and cattle. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.