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Company Headquarters: Minnesota, United States Founded: 1865 Workforce: ~155,000 Company Working: Cargill, Incorporated (Cargill) is one of the largest conglomerates involved in the manufacturing of various agricultural, food, and industrial products and service providers of financial products and risk management. The company’s operational segment includes animal nutrition, food ingredients, protein, branded foods, and bio-industrials, and has manufacturing facilities in 70 countries equipped with the latest technology and state-of-the-art laboratories across the world. Cargill also serves the manufacturers of personal care products, pharmaceuticals, papers, and corrugated boxes. The consumer base of the company is spread across 125 countries. The company has a wide range of sweetener products including glucose-fructose syrups, dextrose, and glucose syrups. Owing to the company’s superior quality and performance in the respective categories has received various awards including Burger King and Restaurant Services, Inc.’s North America Supplier of the Year Award and Sustainability Award; US Foods’ Grocery Supplier of the Year Award; Jollibee Food’s Partner of Joy Bronze Award, Special Award for Quality, and Special Award for Innovation; Convenience Meal Product of the Year Award for its ALDI brand; and Yum’s U.S. Supplier of the Year Award & Diversity and Inclusion Award. The company has research & development centers present across 200 countries including special R&D facilities like Animal Nutrition Innovation Centers, Asia Innovation Center, Biotechnology Development Center, Cargill ONE Innovation Center, European Food Innovation Center, Latin America Innovation Center, Minneapolis R&D and Innovation Centers, and Wichita Innovation Center.

Company Headquarters: Milan, Italy Founded: 1913 Workforce: ~13,197 Company Working: Prada S.p.A. manufactures and markets bags, shoes, perfumes, ready-to-wear clothes, sunglasses, and various accessories, including wallets, hats, socks, and jewelry. The company sells its products under five brands—Prada, Miu Miu, Church’s, Car Shoe, and Marchesi 1824. It owns around 22 factories and operates in over 70 countries. In 2018, Prada accounted for 83% of the revenue share, while Miu Miu , Church’s, and the other brands accounted for 15%, 25%, and 1%, respectively. The sales channels of the company are retail and wholesale, with the retail channel accounted for a revenue share of 82%, while the wholesale channel accounted for the remainder in 2018.

Company Headquarters: Avignon, France Founded: 1992 Workforce: ~1,709 Company Working: Naturex SA manufactures and distributes natural ingredients for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries. The company’s product portfolio includes antioxidants, colors, and specialty fruits and vegetables. It functions through three business segments—personal care, food & beverage, and nutrition and health. The food & beverage business segment develops specialty plant-based natural ingredients. The personal care business engages in the development of natural ingredients and plant extracts for cosmetics, while the nutrition and health business develops plant extracts for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products. The company follows highly integrated business processes that include raw material sourcing, extraction, concentration, purification, production, and sales.

Company Headquarters: New York, US Founded: 1889 Workforce: ~24,000 Company Working: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) is engaged in manufacturing flavors and fragrances. The company uses the beauty of art and the precision of science and partners with the customers for the development of tastes, ingredients, scents, experiences, and solutions for the innovative products which the world craves. The company is among the global leaders in food, beverages, health, bioscience, and sensorial expertise, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. continuously innovates its products for a better consumer experience. The company is operating its business for more than 130 years to find the most advanced solutions to provide superior products to the market. The company offers products and solutions based on the needs of the consumers. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. provides end-to-end services as compared with the other enterprises. The company has an unparallel product portfolio that has diversified applications in various industries. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has leadership in taste, nutrition, texture, scent, cultures, probiotics, enzymes, and soy proteins. Moreover, the company also offers various sugar alcohols/polyols for differentiated applications. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. mainly operates through taste, scent, and Frutarom segments. The company has more than 128,000 products listed in its product portfolio, which are sold in more than 200 countries globally. The product manufactured by the company is used in food & beverages, personal care, and household applications. The company has 104 manufacturing facilities and 82 creative centers and application laboratories located in 44 different countries. It has a sales presence across the world.

Company Headquarters: Minnesota, US Founded: 1865 Workforce: ~155,000 Company Working: Cargill, Incorporated (Cargill) is engaged in the businesses of food, agriculture, financial, and industrial products and services worldwide. It operates through four business segments, namely animal nutrition and protein; food ingredients and applications; origination and processing; and industrial and financial services. The food ingredients and applications segment manufactures and supplies food and beverage ingredients, specialty ingredients, and food applications and services to food manufacturers, foodservice companies, and retailers. The segment also provides raw materials for animal nutrition and industrial applications. The company offers food ingredients and applications through companies, namely Cargill Asia Pacific Food and Bio-Industrial; Cargill Bio-Industrial; Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate; Cargill Global Edible Oil Solutions; Cargill Industrial Specialties; Cargill Salt; Cargill Starches, Sweeteners and Texturizers; Cargill Malt; and Ardent Mills (Joint Venture). Cargill Asia Pacific Food and Bio-Industrial and Cargill Bio-Industrial offer bio-based chemicals. Cargill has production sites in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East & Africa, and North America. Its network is spread across 70 countries across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Plano, Texas, US Founded: 1981 Workforce: ~155,000 Company Working: Keurig Dr Pepper is a global leader in manufacturing beverages. The company offers different products such as flavored (non-cola) carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) and non-carbonated beverages (NCBs), including ready-to-drink teas and coffee, juices, water, mixers, and specialty coffee. It has a strong presence and a production facility in the US. It offers more than 125 brands of different products.

Company Headquarters: Paris, Ile-de-France, France Founded: 1919 Workforce: ~308,000 Company Working: Danone S.A. manufactures baby food products, medical nutrition products, and dairy products. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It has a presence in 130 countries around the world. It generates maximum revenue from the dairy products segment. The company offers packaged natural, flavored, and vitamin-enriched water under the brand names Evian, Volvic, Badoit, Aqua, Mizone, Bonafont, Villavicencio, Villa del Sur, Fontvella, Lanjarón, and Zywiec Zdroj.

Company Headquarters: Mumbai, India Founded: 1969 Workforce: ~10,516 Company Working: UPL Ltd. offers crop protection products as well as agrochemicals, industrial chemicals, chemical intermediates, and specialty chemicals. It functions through the agro-activity and non-agro-activity sectors. In, 2019, the company announced its acquisition of the agriculture company Arysta Life Science company and strengthened its agricultural business globally. The non-agro activity segment includes manufacturing and marketing industrial chemical and other non-agricultural related products. It offers fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, plant growth and regulators, rodenticides, industrial and specialty chemicals, and nutrifeeds. UPL ltd company has established around 40 manufacturing facilities and more than 15 research and development laboratories around the world. The company sells its products in approximately 138 countries across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Yokohama, Japan Founded: 1942 Workforce: ~2,364 Company Working: Sakata Seed Corporation (Sakata) produces and sells vegetable seeds, flower seeds, grass seeds, vegetable seedlings, flower seedlings, bulbs, and agricultural/gardening materials in Japan and other parts of the globe. It is also engaged in the publication of gardening literature; R&D and contract production of seeds; and the design, management, and contract of various constructions, such as landscaping, greenhouse, and agricultural facilities. It offers okra seeds through its subsidiary Sakata Seed America. The company was formerly known as T. Sakata & Company and changed its name in January 1986.