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Universal Corporation Corporate Office

Universal Corporation was founded in 1911 when American Tobacco Company broke up and Jacquelin P. Taylor formed Universal out of six leaf merchants.

Today Universal Corporation is the holding company for principal subsidiary Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, which buys, sells, processes, packs, ships, and stores leaf tobacco. The company has operations in 30 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, including the United States, Germany, Belgium, China, and Zimbabwe.

Leaf tobacco is then sold to cigarette makers. Universal Corporation also buys and sells dark tobacco used in smokeless products, pipe tobacco, and cigars.

Universal Corporation trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol UVV, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #853 in the Fortune 1000, has 26,000 employees, and had $2.18 billion in revenue in 2014.

Universal Corporation

Universal Corporation was founded in 1911 when American Tobacco Company broke up and Jacquelin P. Taylor formed Universal out of six leaf merchants.

Today Universal Corporation is the holding company for principal subsidiary Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, which buys, sells, processes, packs, ships, and stores leaf tobacco. The company has operations in 30 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, including the United States, Germany, Belgium, China, and Zimbabwe.

Leaf tobacco is then sold to cigarette makers. Universal Corporation also buys and sells dark tobacco used in smokeless products, pipe tobacco, and cigars.

History

Universal Corporation trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol UVV, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #853 in the Fortune 1000, has 26,000 employees, and had $2.18 billion in revenue in 2014.

AGCO Corporate Office

AGCO Corporation is an agricultural equipment manufacturer.

The company was founded in 1990 when executives at Deutz-Allis bought out Deutz-Allis North American operations from parent corporation Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD).

The new company was called Gleaner-Allis Corporation, then changed to Allis-Gleaner Corporation, or AGCO.

AGCO grew through acquisitions of many companies as well as distribution rights to equipment made by other companies.

Today AGCO Corporation makes tractors, combines, hay and forage tools, sprayers, and replacement parts for agricultural end users. The company sells through a network of over 3,000 dealers and distributors in 140 countries.

AGCO trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AGCO, is a member of the S&P 500, is #337 in the Fortune 500, has 22,000 employees, and had $10.42 billion in revenue in 2013.

AGCO Corporation

AGCO Corporation is an agricultural equipment manufacturer.

The company was founded in 1990 when executives at Deutz-Allis bought out Deutz-Allis North American operations from parent corporation Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD).

The new company was called Gleaner-Allis Corporation, then changed to Allis-Gleaner Corporation, or AGCO.

History

AGCO grew through acquisitions of many companies as well as distribution rights to equipment made by other companies.

Today AGCO Corporation makes tractors, combines, hay and forage tools, sprayers, and replacement parts for agricultural end users. The company sells through a network of over 3,000 dealers and distributors in 140 countries.

AGCO trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AGCO, is a member of the S&P 500, is #337 in the Fortune 500, has 22,000 employees, and had $10.42 billion in revenue in 2013.

The Mosaic Company Corporate Office

The Mosaic Company mines two key crop nutrients, phosphate and potash, and is the United States’ largest producer of potash and phosphate fertilizer.

The Mosaic Company was created in 204 when Cargill, Inc. and IMC Global formed a new crop nutrition company.

The same year the new company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

In 2011 Cargill ended its involvement with Mosaic and split off and distributed its stake.

Today The Mosaic Company has an annual capacity of 10.3 million tonnes of potash, 11 million tonnes of phosphate, and is the world’s largest producer of finished phosphate products.

The company has distribution and office facilities in 8 countries, customers in 40 countries, potash mines and production facilities in 5 countries, and phosphate rock mines and plants in 11 countries.

The Mosaic Company trades publicly on the NYSE under the symbol MOS, is a member of the S&P 500, is #231 in the Fortune 500, has 8,200 employees, and had $7.84 billion in revenue in 2013.

The Mosaic Company

The Mosaic Company mines two key crop nutrients, phosphate and potash, and is the United States’ largest producer of potash and phosphate fertilizer.

The Mosaic Company was created in 204 when Cargill, Inc. and IMC Global formed a new crop nutrition company.

The same year the new company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

History

In 2011 Cargill ended its involvement with Mosaic and split off and distributed its stake.

Today The Mosaic Company has an annual capacity of 10.3 million tonnes of potash, 11 million tonnes of phosphate, and is the world’s largest producer of finished phosphate products.

The company has distribution and office facilities in 8 countries, customers in 40 countries, potash mines and production facilities in 5 countries, and phosphate rock mines and plants in 11 countries.

The Mosaic Company trades publicly on the NYSE under the symbol MOS, is a member of the S&P 500, is #231 in the Fortune 500, has 8,200 employees, and had $7.84 billion in revenue in 2013.

CHS Inc. Corporate Office

CHS Inc. is one of the country’s leading cooperative marketers of oilseed, grain, and energy resources.

Farmer’s Union Central Exchange was founded in St Paul, Minnesota in 1931. The cooperative later became Cenex.

In 1998 Cenex merged with Harvest States Cooperatives to form Cenex Harvest States.

In 2003 Cenex Harvest States changed its name to CHS Inc. Cenex became the name of their energy brand.

The cooperative represents farmers, ranchers, and co-ops, trades grain, sells farm supplies to members through its website, processes soybeans for use in food and animal feeds, and grinds wheat into flour.

In addition to these activities,  CHS provides insurance, financial, and risk-management services and operates petroleum refineries to sell Cenex branded fuel and energy products.

 

 

 

 

CHS Inc.

CHS Inc. is one of the country’s leading cooperative marketers of oilseed, grain, and energy resources.

Farmer’s Union Central Exchange was founded in St Paul, Minnesota in 1931. The cooperative later became Cenex.

In 1998 Cenex merged with Harvest States Cooperatives to form Cenex Harvest States.

History

In 2003 Cenex Harvest States changed its name to CHS Inc. Cenex became the name of their energy brand.

The cooperative represents farmers, ranchers, and co-ops, trades grain, sells farm supplies to members through its website, processes soybeans for use in food and animal feeds, and grinds wheat into flour.

In addition to these activities,  CHS provides insurance, financial, and risk-management services and operates petroleum refineries to sell Cenex branded fuel and energy products.

 

 

 

 

Cargill Corporate Office

Cargill was founded in 1865 by William W. Cargill  when he bought a grain flat house in Conover, Iowa. His brother Sam joined the business a year later and together they built grain flat houses and opened a lumberyard.

In 1875 another brother, James, joined the family business. In 1898 John H. MacMillan and his brother Daniel began to work for the company. John H. MacMillan later married William Cargill’s eldest daughter, Edna. He ran the company from Sam Cargill’s death in 1903 until his retirement in 1936.

The current owners of the company are descendants of John MacMillan’s sons, John H. MacMillan Jr. and Cargill MacMillan, and his youngest brother-in-law, Austin S. Cargill.

Over time Cargill grew from a grain storage facility to an international producer and distributor of agricultural products and a provider of risk management and commodities trading services, among others. Cargill employs almost 130,000 people in 63 countries.

Cargill is #1 on the Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies with $110 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

 

Cargill

Cargill was founded in 1865 by William W. Cargill  when he bought a grain flat house in Conover, Iowa. His brother Sam joined the business a year later and together they built grain flat houses and opened a lumberyard.

In 1875 another brother, James, joined the family business. In 1898 John H. MacMillan and his brother Daniel began to work for the company. John H. MacMillan later married William Cargill’s eldest daughter, Edna. He ran the company from Sam Cargill’s death in 1903 until his retirement in 1936.

The current owners of the company are descendants of John MacMillan’s sons, John H. MacMillan Jr. and Cargill MacMillan, and his youngest brother-in-law, Austin S. Cargill.

History

Over time Cargill grew from a grain storage facility to an international producer and distributor of agricultural products and a provider of risk management and commodities trading services, among others. Cargill employs almost 130,000 people in 63 countries.

Cargill is #1 on the Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies with $110 billion in revenue in 2011.