Cargill and Horizon Milling Showcase Innovations in Health and Wellness, Risk Management and Cleaner Labels

MINNEAPOLIS, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill and Horizon Milling will showcase fresh ideas to help bakers grow their businesses at the Bakery Association of Canada's Bakery Showcase, May 6-8, 2012, at International Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Visitors to Cargill's booth (#817) can learn more about these topics and sample four food prototypes.

To help customers grow with healthier products, Cargill will feature:

• A reduced sodium chocolate cookie with white chocolate drizzle, featuring the SaltWise® sodium reduction system and Wilbur™ Platinum™ white chocolate – a delightfully indulgent treat that has 50 percent less sodium than a traditional cookie.
• A breakfast cookie featuring Oliggo-Fiber® inulin provides digestive health benefits, such as increased fiber without compromising on taste or texture.
• A shelf stable vanilla cookie featuring Clear Valley® omega-3 shortening has a clean taste and mouthfeel and satisfies the growing consumer demand to incorporate omega-3 fatty acids into their diets.

Helping customers grow with products displaying cleaner labels; booth attendees can taste:

• Unfrosted layer cakes featuring new Robin Hood® cake bases that can be used to create great-tasting treats with no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Available in vanilla, chocolate and dark chocolate.

Helping customers grow smarter, the Horizon Milling risk management team will share insights regarding the wheat market and the solutions available to manage commodity driven risk during a presentation on Monday, May 7 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the Aquarius Room. They will also provide perspectives on the Canadian Wheat Board changes and their impact on the industry. As space is limited, please RSVP to [email protected].
Robin Hood® is a registered trademark of Smucker Foods of Canada Corp., used under license.

About Cargill
Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 139,000 people in 65 countries. Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business. For more information, visit Cargill.com and its news center.

About Cargill in Canada
Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Cargill Limited employs over 10,000 people across Canada and has business interests in meat, egg and oilseed processing, animal feed, salt, chocolate, natural gas, crop inputs, as well as grain handling, merchandising and milling.  For more information, visit www.cargill.ca.

About Horizon Milling, LLC
A leading U.S. flour miller, Horizon Milling, LLC is a joint venture between CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) and Cargill, Incorporated. Horizon Milling combines the expertise of a global food ingredients manufacturer with the supply assurance capabilities of a national, farmer-owned cooperative to provide customers with innovative, flour-related product and service solutions. For more information, visit http://www.horizonmilling.com.

About Horizon Milling G.P.
Horizon Milling G.P. is a leading bakery solution provider in Canada, offering a broad range of quality flour, oats and bakery mixes, bases and concentrates to foodservice and industrial customers.

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