Serving up sweet bakery solutions that sprinkle joy into everyday occasions.
Adding value throughout the bakery case
Whether you’re crafting craveable, indulgent cookies, enhancing the softness and shelf life of cakes, or dialing in the perfect texture for donuts, Cargill has the resources and expertise to deliver tailored solutions for your goals.
Boost your competitive advantage with integrated innovation resources informed by timely consumer insights and backed by streamlined support and a commitment to reliability. We help bakery brands scale smarter, innovate faster and create baked goods consumers love – every time.
Tap into our expertise
Comprehensive Portfolio
Industry-leading ingredients for bakery
You can rely on Cargill for the high-quality ingredients you need to make your recipe great – from oils and shortenings to sweeteners and salt, cocoa and chocolate, functional ingredients and much more. The unmatched breadth of our portfolio offers a rich and versatile foundation for innovation.
- Oils and Shortening
- Starches, Sugars and Sweeteners
- Cocoa & chocolate
Integrated Capabilities
Unmatched bakery expertise powers innovation
Beyond high-quality ingredients, Cargill brings the people, science and speed to help you move from concept to commercialization with confidence. Our R&D network, technical service teams and application specialists partner with you to solve challenges and unlock new opportunities.
Our experts support every stage of formulation and scale-up:
- Application and ingredient know-how
- Bench top and pilot scaling
- Process optimization and trouble-shooting
- Consumer panels and sensory testing
Beyond the lab, we help you manage complexity with tailored support across nutrition, regulatory compliance, supply chain efficiency and risk management – giving you the tools to drive both performance and predictability.
Data-driven insights
Consumer and trend insights inform strategy
Cargill helps you stay close to the evolving needs of today’s bakery shopper – because successful innovation starts with understanding what people crave. Taste will always be the #1 purchase driver, but it's important to consider influences like novelty, convenience, nostalgia and value.
Our Consumer Insights team conducts proprietary research and curates industry sources to keep a pulse on:
- Category and consumer trends
- Key trends driving purchase behavior
- Consumer perceptions around individual ingredients
- Drivers of liking and demand
We can connect you with what’s next in bakery – grounded in data, informed by behavior and built to inspire winning solutions.
Explore bakery applications
Cookies & Biscuits
Enhance your cookie lineup and spark innovation with Cargill’s ingredient portfolio, formulation expertise, and consumer insights.
Cakes & Pies
Elevate cakes and pies with Cargill’s ingredient portfolio—driving innovation to meet changing consumer demands.
Donuts & Pastries
Deliver donut & pastry decadence with Cargill’s flours, chocolates & icings—plus technical support to meet changing market needs.
Bakery Mixes
We have the formulation capabilities to produce mixes for cakes, brownies, breads and other popular options.
Product Guide
All the ingredients you need to create irresistible baked goods.
Cargill’s ingredient portfolio takes you from concept to finished product.
Cargill also provides ingredients and solutions for:
Some Cargill products are only approved for use in certain geographies, end uses, and/or at certain usage levels. It is the customer's responsibility to determine, for a particular geography, that (i) the Cargill product, its use and usage levels, (ii) the customer's product and its use, and (iii) any claims made about the customer's product, all comply with applicable laws and regulations.