Cargill to open new hub in Atlanta, creating 400 new jobs

Cargill has unveiled plans to establish a new office center in Atlanta, Georgia, US, which will create around 400 new jobs.

The company’s digital, technology and data businesses will be the main occupants of the new hub.

Brian Sikes, Chairman and CEO of Cargill, said, “With a new office center in Atlanta, Cargill will be able to harness the immense potential of digital technology to advance our business.”

Jennifer Hartsock, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Cargill, commented, “Atlanta’s rich technical talent pool provides unprecedented access to the expertise needed to drive our digital transformation.”

Hartsock said employees working at the facility will create digital solutions that power the global food supply chain, leverage analytics and AI to open new markets, and drive technical innovation to make the food system more sustainable. sustainable and more accessible.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp added: “Innovative job creators like this help continue the upward momentum of key industries like technology and agriculture, our number one industry.”

Georgia’s food processing industry contributes more than $11 billion each year to the $661 billion U.S. GDP, making it one of the top 10 U.S. states for food processing.

Cargill’s new Atlanta hub is expected to open in the third quarter of 2024.

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