Cargill, Riceland Foods Form Lecithin Alliance

Cargill, Riceland Foods Form Lecithin Alliance

MINNEAPOLIS & STUTTGART, Ark.Cargill Food & Pharma Specialties North America and Riceland Foods formed a strategic alliance to manufacture, market and sell lecithin products to food, pharmaceutical and technical customers worldwide. Under terms of the agreement, lecithin produced by the Riceland farmer-owned cooperative will be marketed and distributed by Cargill Lecithin (www.cargill.com).

The Riceland alliance establishes Cargill as a lecithin supplier in North America, said Jens Heiser, president of Cargills lecithin product line. It also supports our goal of growing the lecithin business globally by serving our customers with premium products and the application properties they desire.