Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Agribusiness, agriculture, food industry |
Founded | 1813 |
Headquarters | 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY United States (Corporate) |
Key people | Paul J. Fribourg, Chairman, President Michael J Zimmerman, CFO Joseph Massa Jr, COO |
Products | Poultry, pork, beef, investment |
Revenue | $14.1 billion US$ (FY 2011) |
Number of employees | ~13,500 |
Website | ContiGroup Companies, Inc. |
ContiGroup Companies, Inc (CGC) was founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium, in 1813 as a grain-trading firm. Formerly known as Continental Grain, ContiGroup has expanded into a multinational corporation with offices and facilities in 10 countries while employing more than 13,500 people worldwide. Today, CGC is one of the largest privately held corporations in the United States.