PepsiCo and Cargill Collaborate to Advance Regenerative Agriculture

Cargill joint venture starts production in Eddyville

Qore, a joint venture of Minnesota-based Cargill and Germany-based chemical company Helm, has started production of QIRA, the world’s first large-scale renewable butanediol (BDO) made from locally grown dent corn. QIRA is derived from annually renewable crops and is an alternative to a fossil-derived equivalent used in the manufacture of consumer goods. The $300 million facility, announced in 2021,…

PepsiCo and Cargill collaborate to advance regenerative agriculture

Collaboration will focus on the companies' shared corn supply chain in Iowa to expand regenerative practices across 240,000 acres by 2030.