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Continental Grain Company
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Continental Grain Company (CGC) is a global investor, owner, and operator of companies across the food, agribusiness, and commodities spectrum. We create long-term value by applying deep industry knowledge, capital and talent to businesses ranging from established market leaders to promising innovators.
With more than 200 years of industry experience, CGC manages a portfolio of more than 30 investments across 18 subsectors and several different asset classes, including private equity, publicly-traded securities, and venture capital. Our portfolio includes assets in the United States, China and Latin America, employing over 10,000 people.
Continental Grain Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
With more than 200 years of industry experience, CGC manages a portfolio of more than 30 investments across 18 subsectors and several different asset classes, including private equity, publicly-traded securities, and venture capital. Our portfolio includes assets in the United States, China and Latin America, employing over 10,000 people.
Continental Grain Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
10001+
Founded date
1813
Mentions in press and media 31
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| Jul 2, 2025 | Lamb Weston’s Boardroom Shake-Up: A New Era or Just a Band-Aid? | Lamb Weston, the giant in frozen potato products, is in the midst of a significant transformation. After facing pressure from activist investor Jana Partners, the company has decided to expand its board. Six new members will join, including... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | French fry maker Lamb Weston adds new board members after activist pushback | Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Lamb Weston announced it will add six new board members as part of a settlement with one of its largest shareholders, which has a... |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Ceva Animal Health renews its shareholding structure with all its long-standing partners and opens its capital to Mérieux Institute and ARCHIMED to accelerate its growth. | LIBOURNE, France, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceva Animal Health (Ceva), the world's fifth-largest animal health company, announces the restructuring of its capital. All investors, whether "Friends of Ceva" or pure investors le... |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Arzeda: Protein Design Company Closes $38 Million In Funding | Protein design company Arzeda announced it has raised $38 million in funding. This funding round includes new investments from Sofinnova Partners, Fall Line Capital, Sucden Ventures, Silver Blue, and the venture arm of W.L. Gore & Assoc... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Arzeda Raises $38M in Funding | Arzeda, a Seattle, WA-based protein design company,raised $38M in funding. The round was led by Sofinnova Partners, Fall Line Capital, Sucden Ventures, Silver Blue, and the venture arm of W.L. Gore & Associates. Previous investors also ... |
| Nov 29, 2023 | November 29, 2023 - Castle Harlan Announces Acquisition of Baja Aqua Farms | New York, November 29, 2023 - ENSENADA, Mexico--Continental Grain Company (Conti), Organización Cultiba SAB de CV (Cultiba), Equity Group Investments (EGI), and Castle Harlan Inc. today announced an investment in Baja Aqua-Farms (the “Compa... |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Bio-input startup Pivot Bio blazes past $100m revenue mark, appoints a new CEO | Nitrogen innovator Pivot Bio‘s revenue hit a milestone by surpassing the $100 million mark, the company reports in its FY2023 results. US farmers are now using Pivot Bio’s microbe-based, nitrogen-fixing product in place of synthetic nitroge... |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Grain-trading platform Bushel raises $26m to build up ‘the Holy Grail’ of agrifintech software | Digital grain-trading platform Bushel has raised $26 million in a fresh round of funding. A new investor, private equity firm The Banc Funds Company, led the round. Other investors to the round include 50 South Capital, The Andersons, Inc.,... |
| Jan 26, 2023 | The week in agrifoodtech: Drive-thru grocery Addie’s bags $10m, Bill Gates invests $12m into methane reduction | The US state of Massachusetts got its first drive-thru grocery store with the launch of Adie’s, which also raised $10 million. In agtech, Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures pumped $12 million into methane-reduction tech and AgFunder l... |
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FAQ about Continental Grain Company
When was Continental Grain Company founded?
Continental Grain Company was founded in 1813.
What has the press written about Continental Grain Company?
Parsers VC has collected 31 articles mentioning Continental Grain Company, among them “Lamb Weston’s Boardroom Shake-Up: A New Era or Just a Band-Aid?” (Jul 2, 2025) and “French fry maker Lamb Weston adds new board members after activist pushback” (Jul 1, 2025).
Is Continental Grain Company still active?
Yes, Continental Grain Company is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 8, 2026.