Continental Grain Company is a global, multi- strategic investment and operation group with the focus on the food and agriculture sectors. Established in Belgium in 1813 and relocated its headquarters to New York during World War II, the company has since grown into one of the world's largest privately held enterprises. Through over 200 years of deep cultivation and experience accumulation in food and agriculture, Continental Grain Company has actively explored leading companies in the upstream and downstream fields of food and agriculture in North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe through profound industry insights, deep capital and talent accumulation, provided comprehensive support for the excellent management team of the company in all aspects together with trustworthy strategic partners. Adhering to the concept of long-term investment, Continental Grain Company is committed to creating long-term value and sustainable development, with the aim of establishing a sound, lasting, effective, and safe food supply chain system. Our mission has always been to gather global talent, ideas, and resources to jointly build a global food supply system.
We invest with trusted partners to grow the value of industry-leading food and ag businesses in the public and private markets across North and Latin America. Our investments range from Ceva, a leading player in animal health; to Agile, an automated cold storage operator; to Restaurant Brands International (RBI), one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant companies; to Restaurant Technologies, a provider of cooking oil management services for over 32,000 foodservice outlets; to Bunge, one of the world’s largest ingredient providers.
We invest behind founders of early-stage growth businesses that are using cutting edge technology to define the future of food and agriculture. Our portfolio spans the value chain including ag biotech, digital infrastructure, alternative protein, novel ingredients, animal health/nutrition and downstream enterprise technology for restaurants and retailers. Examples include Pivot Bio’s microbes that can fix nitrogen, displacing synthetic fertilizer use; Brightseed’s analytics engine that can help create novel food ingredients from plants that improve human health; and Bushel’s leading digital infrastructure that connects growers and grain buyers across North America.
We have a 40-year track record of supporting efficient agricultural practices in China with livestock feed operations ContiFeed and, via a joint venture with the CP Group of Thailand, CCTI. In addition, we support the growth and expansion of first- and second- generation Asian entrepreneurs that are industrializing and modernizing the food and ag value chain through active minority investments. Our Chinese portfolio includes Yangxiang, a leader in modern animal husbandry, and Gaosai, one of the highest quality husbandry equipment and trucking providers.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms is the third largest vertically integrated poultry producer in the U.S., with annual revenue exceeding $7 billion. The company was formed in 2022 through the merger of Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms and is a joint venture between Conti and Cargill. It owns and operates 20 fresh processing poultry plants, 3 prepared foods plants and stretches from North Carolina to Texas and Louisiana. Wayne-Sanderson Farms employs 26,000 people, services a multitude of national account and distribution customers in the food service and retail sales channels
