ContiGroup Companies, Inc.

Type	Private
Founded	1813
Location	New York, NY (Corporate)
Key people	Paul J Fribourg, Chairman, President, and CEO Michael J Zimmerman, CFO
Industry	Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food industry
Products	Poultry, Pork, Beef, Investment
Revenue	$2.2 billion USD (FY 2004)
Employees	~13,500
Website	ContiGroup Companies, Inc.

Formed in 1813, ContiGroup Companies, Inc (CGC) was originally founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium as a grain-trading firm. Formerly known as Continental Grain, ContiGroup has expanded into a multinational corporation with offices and facilities in 10 countries while employing more than 13,500 people worldwide. Today, CGC is one of the largest privately held corporations in the United States. A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham [2], Metropolis Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term that refers to the various businesses involved in the food production chain, including farming, seed, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesaling, processing, distribution, and retail sales. ... The food industry is the complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population. ... Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... Two halves of a pig being delivered Pork is the meat taken from pigs. ... Beef Beef is meat obtained from a bovine. ... Investment or investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... A private company is a company that is independently owned. ...

ContiGroup businesses

Headquartered in New York, NY, ContiGroup has offices and facilities in 10 countries while employing more than 13,500 people worldwide. CGC’s businesses include ventures into poultry, pork, beef, animal feed, aquaculture, and flour milling. Additionally, CGC also provides investment services in securities, real estate, and private equity through its ContiInvestment business unit. Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham [2], Metropolis Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... Two halves of a pig being delivered Pork is the meat taken from pigs. ... Beef Beef is meat obtained from a bovine. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... A grinding mill is a unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces. ... Security is a type of transferable interest representing financial value. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ...

Wayne Farms LLC

Main article: Wayne Farms LLC

Wayne Farms LLC

Formerly known as the Poultry Division of ContiGroup Companies, Wayne Farms LLC is the sixth largest vertically integrated producer and processor of poultry in the United States. Since its spin-off in 1965, Wayne Farms has grown its processing capacity to 250 million chickens annually. Its 13 processing facilities span the southeast region of the United States with its corporate headquarters located in Oakwood, Georgia. In microeconomics and strategic management, the term vertical integration describes a style of ownership and control. ... Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... Oakwood is a city located in Hall County, Georgia. ...

ContiAsia

Conti Chia Tai International

Headquartered in Hong Kong, ContiAsia has been operating in China for almost three decades. ContiAsia operates more than thirty companies that are classified into one of its four business units: Conti Chia Tai International, ContiFeed Group, Great Wall Northeast Asia Corp, and Meat Merchandising.

• Conti Chia Tai International (CCTI) is a joint venture (50/50) with Thailand’s largest agricultural company, Charoen Pokphand. It operates five feed mills, an aqua feed mill, and a premix plant in Guangdong Province in southern China.
• ContiFeed Group is majority owned and operated by ContiGroup. With operations throughout China, production takes place mainly in central and northern China. These sites include four feed mills, more than ninety distribution nodes, and a poultry breeder farm and hatchery.
• Great Wall Northeast Asia Corporation (GWNAC) is only partially owned by ContiGroup. With operations located in the northeast and on the east cost of China, GWNAC operates six feed mills, four poultry breeder farms and hatcheries, five poultry processing plants, and three further processing facilities.
• Meat Merchandising is based in Hong Kong and Panyu. Its primary mission is to market and sell US and other foreign country’s frozen poultry products to China. In fact, this is the primary method that Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms’ poultry products are sold in China.

Premium Standard Farms

Main article: Premium Standard Farms, Inc

Premium Standard Farms, Inc

Formed in 1988, Premium Standard Farms, Inc (PSF) was founded with the aim of creating a standardized method for which to produce premium pork. To accomplish this goal, the company decided to pursue full vertical integration –the first in the United States to do so. In 1998, ContiGroup Companies, Inc (formerly known as Continental Grain Company) acquired a majority interest in PSF. Today, Premium Standard Farms is the second largest pork producer and the sixth largest processor in the United States with operations in Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas. The company sells fresh and frozen pork products to domestic retailers, further processors, foodservice providers and export customers from more than 20 countries. Formed in 1988, Premium Standard Farms, Inc (PSF) (NASDAQ: PORK) was founded with the aim of creating a standardized method for which to produce premium pork. ... Image File history File links PremiumStandardFarmsLogo. ... Image File history File links PremiumStandardFarmsLogo. ... Two halves of a pig being delivered Pork is the meat taken from pigs. ... A company is, in general, any group of persons, which are known as its members, united to pursue a common interest. ... In microeconomics and strategic management, the term vertical integration describes a style of ownership and control. ... A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... The foodservice (or food service) industry generally encompasses those places, institutions, and companies responsible for any meal eaten away from home. ...

ContiLatin

As a business unit with operations in the United States, the Caribbean, and in Central and South America, ContiLatin manages many operations throughout the western hemisphere. The company operates a shrimp farm and hatchery in Ecuador and it also runs integrated poultry operations in both Venezuela and Peru. ContiLatin also operates feed and flour mills in the French West Indies and recently opened a new high-tech flour mill in Haiti with the Haitian government in a joint venture. Additionally, the company is invested in a joint venture in Atlantic Salmon of Maine and Ducktrap River Fish Farm to produce salmon, shrimp and seafood pâté. All of ContiLatin’s operations receive continuous research and technical support from the division’s Georgia-based ContiTec unit. West Indian also redirects here. ... Map of Central America Central America is a central region of the Americas. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Superfamilies and families Alpheoidea Alpheidae - snapping shrimps Barbouriidae Hippolytidae Ogyrididae Atyoidea Atyidae Bresilioidea Agostocarididae Alvinocarididae Bresiliidae Disciadidae Mirocarididae Campylonotoidea Bathypalaemonellidae Campylonotoidae Crangonoidea Crangonidae Glyphocrangonidea Galatheacaridoidea Galatheacarididae Nematocarcinoidea Eugonatonotidae Nematocarcinidae Rhynchocinetidae Xiphocarididae Oplophoroidea Oplophoridae Palaemonoidea Anchistioididae Desmocarididae Euryrhynchidae Gnathophyllidae Hymenoceridae Kakaducarididae Palaemonidae Typhlocarididae Pandaloidea Pandalidae Thalassocarididae Pasiphaeoidea Pasiphaeidae Procaridoidea Procarididae Processoidea... The French West Indies entails both Guadeloupe and Martinique. ... The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ... A pâté (also spelled paté) is a spreadable paste, usually made from meat although vegetarian variants exist, and often served with toast as a starter. ...

Five Rivers Ranch

Five Rivers Ranch

Formed in May of 2005, Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding LLC is an independently operated joint venture between CGC’s ContiBeef and Smithfield Beef Group’s MF Cattle Feeding companies. Through the combined feeding capability of Smithfield’s four feed yards and ContiBeef’s six feed yards, Five Rivers Ranch has become the largest cattle feeding operation in the world with a combined feeding capacity of more than 800,000 head. With its headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, this new company employs more than 650 employees in facilities throughout Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Idaho. Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 660 miles (1,065 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) None Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq. ...

ContiInvestments

ContiInvestments is the financial wing of ContiGroup companies. It handles a variety of assets including investments in securities, real estate, and private equity. Additionally, it holds considerable investments in the areas of food and agribusiness, insurance, health care, financial services, transportation, and computer systems and software.

History

• 1813 – The Company is founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium.
• 1890-1899 – The Company expands into flour milling and builds its first mill in Arlon.
• 1914-1917 – Offices moved to London due to the outbreak of World War I.
• 1919 – Operations resume in Antwerp under the name ‘Compagnie Continentale d'Importation’.
• 1921 – Expanded operations to the United States by establishing ‘Continental Grain’ in Chicago and then in New York.
• 1928 – Continental Grain buys a grain elevator in St. Louis, Missouri. This would be the first of seven it would hold by 1935.
• 1940 – The Fribourg family leaves Europe to settle in the United States. This was due to the outbreak of World War II.
• 1944 – The Company moves its headquarters from Paris to New York and the first CEO (Michel Fribourg) is elected.
• 1964 – Continental Grain makes the first major grain sale by any US company to the Soviet Union. The deal called for the sale of one million tons of wheat to Exportkhleb, a soviet grain-purchasing agency.
• 1965 – Continental Grain ventures into the poultry business with its purchase of a majority interest in Allied Mills. This new division includes livestock production operations as well as processing operations.
• 1970 – Operations at Allied Mills poultry division is expanded to include seven poultry processing facilities as well as three egg production and processing units.
• 1972 – Another major sale to the Soviet Union is finalized and 10 million tons of grain is sent overseas.
• 1974 – Continental Grain expands its ownership of Allied Mills and makes it a wholly owned subsidiary.
• 1975 – Coronado Feeders is acquired by the company and establishes its first business venture into cattle feeding.
• 1978 – Another cattle feeding business, XIT Feeders, is acquired by Continental Grain.
• 1978 – A plant in Dobson, North Carolina is acquired by the Poultry Division of Continental Grain.
• 1979 – Colorado Beef is acquired, further expanding the company’s cattle feeding business.
• 1979 – In a joint venture with Charoen Pokphand, Continental Grain opens the first foreign-owned feed mill in Chinese history. The new venture is called Conti Chia Tai International (CCTI).
• 1981 – Grant County Feeders is acquired into the company’s cattle feeding business.
• 1998 – Continental Grain ventures into the pork business with its purchase of a majority interest in Premium Standard Farms, Inc.
• 1999 – Continental Grain changes its name to ContiGroup Companies, Inc after the sale of the company’s commodity marketing business.
• 2000 – The Animal Nutrition Division is sold to Hubbard Feeds of Mankato, Minnesota.
• 2002 – Wayne Farms LLC purchases its thirteenth processing facility at College Park, Georgia.
• 2004 – Wayne Farms LLC begins building a new further-processing facility in Decatur, Alabama.

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See also

• Wayne Farms LLC
• Premium Standard Farms, Inc

Formed in 1988, Premium Standard Farms, Inc (PSF) (NASDAQ: PORK) was founded with the aim of creating a standardized method for which to produce premium pork. ...

References

• ContiGroup Companies, Inc website
• Wayne Farms LLC website
• Premium Standard Farms, Inc website
• Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding Company website
  • ContiGroup press release regarding Five Rivers Ranch
  • Smithfield Foods press release regarding Five Rivers Ranch
  • Colorado State University press release regarding Five Rivers Ranch
• Pharmaceutical Review Online – ContiGroup profile