Friday, July 11, 2014

Seaboard Corporation: A Diversified Conglomerate

With a global presence, Seaboard Corporation operates a number of ocean and agriculture transport businesses. This diversified conglomerate holds its headquarters in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. With more than $2 billion in annualized revenue, the business is listed part of the Fortune 500 companies and the Russell 2000 Index.

In the United States, the business is primarily engaged in the production and processing of pork. Their international operations are involved commodity merchandising, sugar and citrus production, cargo shipping and flour milling. They also have energy business specifically in the Dominican Republic where they have two large barges that generates electricity. The company owns 7 container vessels and charters 23 others. They have several subsidiaries that are operating mostly in the United States, in Africa and in Latin America.

The majority of the stocks of the business is owned by the Bresky family. They have over 20,000 employees worldwide and they are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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