At the same time, the private company’s owners — almost entirely members of the billionaire Cargill-MacMillan family — received $500 million from a “special” dividend and a rare $1.5 ...

Cargill is the largest family-owned company in the nation. The largest privately-held company in the United States, Cargill Inc. (often known as Cargill MacMillan) was founded in 1865. Today ...

During MacMillan’s presidency, the family grain business grew significantly. He invested in several large grain elevators within the United States and expanded Cargill’s operations to Europe (becoming ...