嘉吉动物蛋白(安徽)有限公司

What 嘉吉动物蛋白(安徽)有限公司 does

Cargill Animal Protein (Anhui) Co., Ltd. (嘉吉动物蛋白(安徽)有限公司) is a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary of Cargill, Incorporated that operates an animal protein deep-processing facility in Chuzhou, Anhui Province. The subsidiary produces cooked, ready-to-eat protein products primarily for major quick-service restaurant (QSR) customers in China, with McDonald's and KFC explicitly named as anchor buyers. The facility represents Cargill's commitment to a higher-value tier of China's protein supply chain, sitting within Cargill's broader animal nutrition and protein business that encompasses more than 30 feed and protein facilities across China.

The Chuzhou plant was built across two phases; Phase I commenced operations around 2011 and Phase II officially started production in 2019 following an RMB 338 million (~$50 million USD) investment that expanded cooked-protein capacity. Production integrates into Cargill's group-level supply chain — leveraging upstream livestock and protein sourcing alongside integrated logistics — but the Anhui subsidiary itself is a focused processing node rather than a broad operating company. Stated headcount is 77, suggesting a specialized production, quality, and management organization that likely relies on contract labor for line operations.

The business model is straightforward B2B enterprise sales: cooked protein products are negotiated and sold under contract specifications to food-service operators, with pricing tied to volume, product specification, and prevailing market conditions. Revenue is generated through product sales (transaction-fee economics). As a 160-year-old family-controlled privately held U.S. parent, Cargill, Incorporated does not publish subsidiary revenue, and the Anhui entity has no publicly disclosed financial figures. Within the Cargill group portfolio, this subsidiary is one node in a network spanning 70 countries, 125 markets, and approximately 155,000 employees globally.

Name

嘉吉动物蛋白(安徽)有限公司

Legal name

Cargill, Incorporated

Website

https://cargill.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cargill Animal Protein (Anhui) Co., Ltd. operates an animal protein deep-processing facility in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, China, producing cooked food products primarily for McDonald's and KFC as part of Cargill's global animal nutrition business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Processed Meat / Cooked Poultry Products

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (31161)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Poultry Processing & Packing (AFAKALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Canned Meat, Poultry & Seafood Manufacturing (AFAKACAD), Primary Poultry Processing (Slaughtering, Evisceration & Chilling) (AFANACAA), Ground & Formed Meat Products Manufacturing (Burgers, Sausages, Meatballs) (AFAKALAE)

Keywords

• Animal protein processing
• Cooked poultry products
• Meat processing services
• Food manufacturing China
• Quick service restaurant supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices33 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food, Ingredients & Agricultural Products: Cargill generates revenue through trading, processing, and distributing grains, oilseeds, soybean meal, vegetable oils, corn, wheat, cotton, and feed products. Revenue is derived from processing fees, commodity trading margins, and product sales across 125 markets globally.
2. Metals & Mining Products: Physical iron ore and steel trading through global network of 25+ ports and 50+ warehouses. Revenue generated from physical commodity sales, trading margins, and technical marketing services to steel mills and mining companies.
3. Animal Nutrition & Feed: Animal feed and nutrition products manufactured and distributed through a network of 30+ feed mills and animal nutrition facilities across China, serving livestock farmers with compounded feeds, premixes, and specialty nutrition products.
4. Risk Management Services: Commodity price risk management advisory and hedging services to agricultural, energy, packaging, and currency market participants. 25+ years of commodity hedging experience with 15 global offices across 11 countries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

嘉吉动物蛋白(安徽)有限公司 operates the Cargill Chuzhou animal protein deep-processing factory in Chuzhou, Anhui Province. Its fundamental business is processing poultry into cooked food products and supplying them to large quick-service restaurant customers in China, notably McDonald's and KFC. Phase II of the facility began production in 2019 following an investment of 338 million RMB.

Product overview

Cargill is a family-owned multinational providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions, industrial products, and financial services to nourish the world sustainably. The company operates a multi-segment portfolio organized around: Animal Nutrition (feed, premixes, and nutritional solutions for livestock and aquaculture); Food & Beverage (food ingredients, oils, starches, and customized formulations); Grain & Oilseeds Supply Chain (sourcing, crushing, and distributing soybeans, corn, and vegetable oils, with four crush plants in China); Bioindustrial (bio-based chemicals and renewable materials); Risk Management (commodity price hedging services for agriculture, energy, currencies, and packaging); Beauty & Personal Care (nature-derived cosmetic ingredients); Pharmaceutical (excipients and APIs for dialysis and injectables); Cotton (global cotton trading); Metals (iron ore and steel supply chain services); and Ocean Transportation (global bulk shipping). 嘉吉动物蛋白(安徽)有限公司 specifically falls within the Animal Nutrition/Animal Protein segment, which is part of the broader animal nutrition business that also includes feed production facilities across China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cooked Poultry Products (Animal Protein Deep Processing) Cooked animal protein (poultry) products manufactured at the Cargill Chuzhou deep-processing factory in Anhui Province, supplied to enterprise quick-service restaurant (QSR) customers in China such as McDonald's and KFC.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 million tons/year of iron ore physical trade volume globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Angang International Trade Panzhihua Co., Ltd. (鞍钢国贸攀枝花有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Cargill Metals signed a Tacora iron ore concentrate procurement agreement with Angang International Trade Panzhihua Co., Ltd. during the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in November 2021. Cargill has exclusive marketing rights for Tacora iron ore concentrate from Canadian mines.
• Shougang Changzhi Steel Co., Ltd. (首钢长治钢铁有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Cargill Metals signed a Tacora iron ore concentrate procurement agreement with Shougang Changzhi Steel Co., Ltd. during CIIE 2021. The agreement involves supply of high-grade, low-impurity iron ore concentrate to support carbon-neutral steel production.
• Tacora Resources Inc.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Cargill Metals holds exclusive marketing rights for Tacora iron ore concentrate (TPC), a low-impurity, high-grade iron ore concentrate from Canadian mines. High-grade iron ore reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in steel production, supporting carbon neutrality goals.
• Chinese Government & Enterprise Partners (CIIE)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018At the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in November 2018, Cargill signed trade agreements totaling $2.4 billion with Chinese customers and government partners, marking its commitment to expand investment in China.
• Chinese Steel Industry Supply Chain PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCargill Metals provides physical iron ore and steel trading, technical marketing, and customized risk management solutions to Chinese steel mills and mining companies. Operations in China date back to 1995, with metals trading headquarters relocated to Shanghai in 2016.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• JBS S.A. Global meat protein giant with poultry operations across multiple geographies. Comparable as a global integrated protein processor supplying cooked/value-added poultry to major foodservice customers.
• Pilgrim's Pride: Major US poultry processor owned by JBS with global cooked/value-added poultry operations. Comparable in producing prepared chicken for major QSR customers and similar product formats to Cargill Anhui.
• Tyson Foods: Largest US poultry processor with international operations including cooked/value-added chicken for QSR customers. Highly comparable in product format (cooked poultry for foodservice/QSR) and customer base, though with broader retail exposure.
• COFCO Meat: State-affiliated Chinese meat protein processor (poultry, pork, beef) with national footprint. Comparable as a large integrated Chinese protein supplier serving foodservice/QSR channels, with policy/regulatory advantages.

Direct peers

• Sunner Development (Fujian Sunner): Largest integrated poultry processor in China, producing feed, broiler, and processed/cooked poultry products. Directly competes with Cargill Anhui in Chinese cooked poultry supply for foodservice and QSR channels.
• Shandong Xiantan (Xiantan Food): Chinese poultry processor focused on cooked, prepared chicken products for foodservice and retail channels. Closely comparable in product mix (cooked poultry) and target markets within China.
• Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF): Thai conglomerate with major China poultry and cooked food operations. Direct competitor in supplying cooked poultry to Chinese QSR chains and integrated feed-to-fork business model.
• New Hope Liuhe: Major Chinese agribusiness with integrated feed and poultry operations. Comparable vertical integration from feed through poultry processing and significant cooked/value-added product capability for Chinese foodservice customers.

Others

• Yum China Holdings: Operator of KFC and Pizza Hut in China — a direct downstream customer rather than competitor, but highly relevant as the primary buyer of Cargill Anhui's cooked poultry output and a benchmark for Chinese QSR protein demand.

Regional players

• Fujian Sun Food: Regional Chinese poultry processor with cooked product capabilities concentrated in Fujian and adjacent provinces. Comparable in product format (cooked poultry for foodservice) but more geographically concentrated than Cargill Anhui.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries32 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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