Cargill Acquires Citrico's Worldwide Pectin Business.

Reports on the acquisition of the global pectin business of Citrico, a manufacturer of citrus-based products for food and pharmaceutical industries, by Cargill. Significance of the acquisition to Cargill according to Robert Parmelee, president of Cargill Food System Design; Background on the alliances and capacity expansion made by Cargill in 2004; Plan of Cargill competitors Kelco and Danisco to expand their businesses.