Agriculture News — Cargill Launches Protein Innovation Hub In France
It was reported by Food Ingredients First that “Cargill opens ‘world of protein under one roof,’ boosting chicken concepts and AI for animal welfare” on 29 September 2023.
Cargill decided to upgrade its chicken specialty facility in Saint-Cyr-en-Val, France, as a result of increasingly higher demand for poultry products. This led the company to launch the Protein Innovation Hub.
According to Karel Zimmermann, managing director of Cargill Protein Europe, the company’s investments in the Protein Innovation Hub are a direct response to this global market trend. Here’s what he said:
“People are consuming more chicken than ever because it is an economical and nutritious protein that tastes good. Many consumers want their chicken to come with the marinade already done, pre-stuffed, pre-seasoned, with curious taste buds inspiring a new range of flavors and spices.”
Cargill is one of the world’s largest agriculture producers. It thus plays a big role in the global agriculture markets, including which types of foods get priority investments over others. Chicken appears to be the company’s primary focus recently.
For example, Cargill’s poultry operations in China played a big role in the country’s agriculture modernization and food safety programs. And now the company is rolling out an automated welfare tracking system through its “ChickenCheck” program that utilizes AI applications to improve on its animal welfare programs in China.
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