C Magazine - Special Issue

Creating Vital Connections

John Griffith, Brian Schouvieller 2019-04-10 12:31:43

Scores of business books have been written about the keys to success. Common themes include establishing business structure, securing capital to fund expansion and making investments in people and technology. At CHS, our success is deeply rooted in our owners’ and customers’ success. Simply put, when you do well, CHS does well.

Our company’s foundation rests — and thrives today — on creating vital connections that help drive success for American farmers and their local cooperatives. This special issue of C magazine highlights some of those connections. It celebrates the growth of specialty-trait crop production and the success of three global companies linked to America’s bounty through a vast, efficient farmer-owned supply chain.

Japan Corn Starch Company, CAM Négoce and Barilla Group are headquartered in different countries and serve different markets. But they have something in common: They’re all family-owned businesses that have trusted CHS and its farmer-owners for multiple generations. Each of those companies has faced challenges and overcome difficult times by focusing on a vision for the future and by working with trusted partners. Their stories are not all that different from those of family farms across America that are part of the cooperative system.

In today’s ever-changing scenarios of trade flow challenges, shifting supply and demand, and consumer trends, one thing is constant: Our commitment to delivering quality grain every day to customers around the world. The customers described on these pages and many others appreciate the power of the long-term investments CHS has made to build and sustain a globally integrated energy, grains and foods system that keeps food processing facilities humming and people fed.

CHS Global Grain Marketing strives to add value throughout the supply chain and collaborate with farmers and customers for shared success. We hope the stories in this special issue inform and inspire you to think of ways CHS might help you grow your business.

John Griffith

Senior Vice President

Global Grain Marketing & Renewable Fuels

Brian Schouvieller

Senior Vice President

Global Grain Marketing

To explore how we might collaborate, email us at grainconnections@chsinc.com.

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