Cargill Buys The Duckworth Group

COBHAM - Jan 15/04 - SNS -- Cargill bought The Duckworth Group (TDG), a leading favor company supplying the food and beverages industry in Western Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East.

TDG will continue to operate out of Manchester and Runcorn, UK, and Mark Lewis remains as Managing Director. He will work closely with Cargill management and his existing management team, in leading the integration process.

Comments Lewis: "We are very excited by the opportunities that are open to us having become a Cargill company. As part of Cargill we can further strengthen the core expertise Duckworth has built up over the years and also broaden our horizons. This will create new challenges for our employees by allowing them to apply their expertise in working alongside Cargill people who have unique skills in so many other areas of the food industry."

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