About Cargill

Cargill in Belgium

Cargill was established in Belgium as Cargill nv via a grain importing office in Antwerp in 1953. We now have over 1500 employees in nine locations: Antwerp (two locations), Izegem, Gent, Vilvoorde, Mechelen, Kalmthout and Mouscron (two locations). The company has a number of different and diverse operations in the country, including the production of food ingredients and the processing, distribution and trading of a variety of agricultural products. Cargill’s European Headquarters for its food businesses and Cargill's Food R&D Centre Europe, Cargill’s primary innovation centre serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa are also located in Belgium.

We have activities in the following areas in Belgium

• Grain & Oilseeds​
• Chocolate​
• Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers​
• Research and Development​
• Biodiesel

Cargill investments in Belgium

Since its establishment in the port of Antwerp in 1953, Cargill has grown substantially, some of  those Cargill investments in Belgium are:

2023/2026

• 45M to upgrade R&D Innovation Center at Vilvoorde
• €5.4M Construction Pilot Facility extrusion Food & Feed

2021/22

• €40M combined heat and power units (CHP) in Antwerp, Izegem and Ghent
• €40M replacement of crush equipment at Ghent plant.
• Acquires Leman, a leading supplier of cake decorations.

2020

• €140M in Cargill’s first multi waste- and residues-based biodiesel plant at Gent facility (opened in 2022). – Midas
• €18M in House of Chocolate, Mouscron (opened in 2022).
• €3.5M at Kalmthout site to increase gourmet chocolate capabilities.