Brazil's No. 3 broiler producer finds its fit with cargill: Seam Alimentos is bearing down on its poultry and pork businesses backed by the global reach and resources of Cargill

摘要

After a quarter century ownership by different soybean companies and being up for sale much of the past decade, Brazilian chicken and pork producer, Seara Alimentos S.A., has found its fit with Cargill. At least that's the view of Seara Alimentos' management, who say that Cargill - unlike previous owners in the soybean business - understands and is dedicated to the meat business. Now Seara is bearing down on its chicken and pork businesses backed by the global reach and resources of Cargill. Not thatSeara Alimentos sat in the wings in the meat business before being bought by Cargill in 2005. Far from it. Since its founding in 1956 as a supplier of pork carcasses for butcher shops in the town of Seara, Santa Catarina, the company - which is today Brazil's third largest poultry producer and fourth largest pork producer - has made the necessary moves to grow steadily and maintain its position as a leading Brazilian producer/exporter.