Founded in 1865, Cargill Inc. is one of the leading global producers and marketers of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products/services. Located in Bloomington, Ill., the company offers products and services in the categories of animal nutrition/feed, commodity trading/processing, energy/transportation, farmer services, financial/risk management, food/beverage ingredients, foodservice, personal care and pharmaceutical. It also offers various farmer services, such as grain marketing, silo management and crop protection. Cargill Inc. caters to Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the North America.
Nestl USA which includes Nestl Brands Company, Nestl Prepared Foods Company, Buitoni North America and Nestl Purina PetCare Company is a part of Vevey, Switzerland-based Nestl S.A., one of the world s largest food companies. Nestl USA has more than 50 manufacturing facilities, 6 distribution centers and nearly 60 sales offices throughout the United States. The company is a global provider of a wide variety of branded food and beverages. In addition to Nestea and Taster s Choice, Nestl s brands include Alpo, Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, Coffee-Mate, Croissant Pockets, Friskies, Laffy Taffy, Nerds, Nestl Crunch, Nestl Carnation Instant Breakfast, Oh Henry!, Purina, Ortega, Stouffer s and Wonka. The company's location in Mt. Bloomington, Ill., is one of several throughout the U.S.
Arlo Shirk and his father Edward G. Shirk started BEER NUTS store in 1937. All BEER NUTS products are produced at 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Ill. They are shipped throughout the United States as well as several foreign countries. The store makes a variety of peanuts that include original peanuts, kettle cooked peanuts, glazed old fashioned peanuts, cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, barbeque crunch nuts, honey mustard crunch nuts, cajun devil crunch nuts, sesame crunch nuts, chocolate covered nuts and pecans.
Founded in 1939, Schnucks is one of the largest privately held grocery store chains in the United States. With a presence in Bloomington, Ill., it operates more than 100 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Mississippi and Iowa. Schnucks underwent a major expansion in 1995 when it purchased the National Supermarkets chain from Loblaws. Some of the stores feature pharmacies, ticket outlets for the St. Louis Cardinals and digital photo processing services. Its stores sell groceries, meat, fruit, vegetables, party trays, gifts, novelties and wines. Its deli department offers gourmet food, pasta, salads, sliced cheese, snacks and various dishes made of chicken, pork and beef. The company supports various social organizations that foster health and wellness, civic progress, education and quality of life. Headquartered in St. Louis, the company employs more than 16,000 associates.
Founded in 1980, GROWMARK is a locally owned agricultural cooperative system. It offers a range of agriculture products and services throughout Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and the northeastern United States, as well as Canada. The cooperative provides plant food products, chemicals, fertilizers and vegetable seeds. GROWMARK offers power fuels, grain systems, and renewable lubricants and greases. It operates a wholly owned subsidiary, GROWMARK FS, which provides wholesale and retail agronomy solutions in the eastern United States. Seedway maintains a subsidiary, Seedway, which is a turf seed marketing company. The cooperative operates AgriVisor, which offers grain and livestock marketing analysis solutions. In addition, GROWMARK provides home heating products and building and grain systems.
