Agrofood

​​​​Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition. Its products and services are designed to help people and the planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. Bayer is committed to driving sustainable development and generating a positive impact with its businesses. At the same time, the Group aims to increase its earning power and create value through innovation and growth. The Bayer brand stands for trust, reliability and quality throughout the world. In fiscal 2020, the Group employed more than 99,000 people and had sales of EUR 41.4 billion. R&D expenses before special items amounted to EUR 4.9 billion.​Bayer is an international life sciences company that has been operating in Türkiye for nearly 70 years. The company supplies important healthcare and agricultural products to Türkiye. In the last few years, various innovative products that meet the medical and agricultural needs of Türkiye have been put on the market by Bayer. Bayer Pharmaceuticals is among the top 5 in the Turkish pharmaceutical market. In addition to being an important player in women's health, cardiology, ophthalmology, hematology, oncology and pulmonology, Bayer also has a strong position in the field of radiology. The Consumer Health Division ranks second in the OTC market in Türkiye and is the market leader in various key segments. The Crop Science Division offers innovative solutions that create value for the agricultural sector and farmers in Türkiye. The Crop Science Division in Türkiye is active in vegetable seeds, bioscience and environmental science.Bayer Türkiye, which is among the top 20 countries in the world of Bayer, has 1,011 employees as of today and generated sales of EUR 373.8 million for 2020 in Türkiye. With its young and well-educated population, Türkiye is an attractive and long-term resource for global talent. Since Bayer's establishment in Türkiye, over 7,000 people have worked for the company in Türkiye.Bayer's activities in Türkiye are not limited to sales and marketing as Türkiye is an important regional production and development base for Bayer. There are two production facilities for the Crop Science products in Türkiye, one in Gebze, Kocaeli and the other in Mustafa Kemal Paşa, Bursa. In addition, Bayer has an R&D Center in Antalya.Bayer Türkiye has a partnership for the production of Bayer products in Sanofi's production facility in Lüleburgaz, Kırklareli. Within the scope of this partnership, a big step was taken in order to realize the production of an important drug in the cardiology product portfolio in Türkiye in 2020. Bayer plans to make an investment of over EUR 4.5 million. It triples the value-based production volume of the Pharmaceutical Division. With this localization project, the largest such effort in terms of value among cardiology products in Türkiye, Bayer raises the localization percentage of products in the current cardiovascular market to 40 percent.Guided by its purpose of "Science for a Better Life", Bayer carries out many corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects in Türkiye. Bayer Türkiye has brought together more than 41,000 children with science in 10 years with the Bayer Young Science Ambassadors project, realized in cooperation with the Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG).Bayer has evaluated the projects of more than 5,000 students in the Bayer Science Competition for high schools, organized for the seventh time this year, which attracted participation from schools all over Türkiye. In addition to its CSR projects, Bayer has undertaken to support the entrepreneurship ecosystem and has been continuing the G4A Türkiye 2021 project for four years. Within the scope of the project, Bayer contributed TRY 2.5 million to the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the past three years.

​​​​​​Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs more than 150,000 people across 70 countries. Through its global presence, Cargill is committed to becoming the leader in nourishing the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.​Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs more than 150,000 people across 70 countries. Through its global presence, Cargill is committed to becoming the leader in nourishing the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.Cargill TürkiyeCargill has been active in Türkiye since 1960 through a local partnership agreement. The company commenced trading as Cargill in 1986, and now has more than 600 employees in seven locations in Türkiye - in Istanbul, Bursa, Adana, Ankara, Balıkesir, Kocaeli, and İzmir.Cargill Türkiye Head Office, which opened in 1992, is located in Istanbul. In 2014 after a commercial re-organization, Cargill Foods Türkiye started to serve its customers in the Middle East, Türkiye, and North Africa (METNA). Currently Cargill's Istanbul office serves as the main regional office in the METNA region, overseeing offices in Dubai, Casablanca, Cairo, and Algeria. Production and CommerceToday, Cargill is a major player in Türkiye with a strong position in the food industry, particularly in starches and sweeteners. For example, Cargill's Bursa-Orhangazi plant acts as a supplier in many fields of the food industry specialized in starches and sweeteners. Cargill's 2014 acquisition of Turyağ in Balıkesir marked the company's entry into the Turkish edible fats and oils market. The acquisition provided customers with additional opportunities in the oils and fats space and enhanced Cargill's long-term view for developing its business in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye. In the same year, Cargill acquired oleo-chemical producer Alemdar Kimya, located in Gebze-İzmit. The Alemdar Kimya plant now offers a growing number of products derived from renewable sources designed to replace or offset non-renewable ingredients in two product groups: industrial starches and industrial oil.​ R&D and QualityCargill carries out its production activities within a closed system, without human contact, and in line with the standards of the Turkish Food Codex and Food Security. Maintaining its operations in line with the ISO 22000, ISO 14001 and OHSAS quality standards, Cargill METNA meets the industries' regulations in its each plant.Environment and EnergyCargill's Bursa and Balıkesir plants undertook significant renewable production and efficiency projects. The Bursa factory has been awarded the Energy-Efficient Industrial Facility Award by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Meanwhile, the Balıkesir plant reduced CO2 emissions by 50 percent in 2017. Cargill aims to continue its investments in supporting the environment, energy, and water. Corporate Responsibility​Cargill places great importance on the education and well-being of people as well as the environmental issues that exist in the region. Since the establishment of the company, Cargill has developed many social responsibility projects on its own. Additionally, Cargill works in close cooperation with various non-governmental organizations to develop social responsibility and volunteering projects.Cargill has been active in Türkiye since 1960 through a local partnership agreement. The company commenced trading as Cargill in 1986, and now has more than 600 employees in seven locations in Türkiye - in Istanbul, Bursa, Adana, Ankara, Balıkesir, Kocaeli, and İzmir.Cargill Türkiye Head Office, which opened in 1992, is located in Istanbul. In 2014 after a commercial re-organization, Cargill Foods Türkiye started to serve its customers in the Middle East, Türkiye, and North Africa (METNA). Currently Cargill's Istanbul office serves as the main regional office in the METNA region, overseeing offices in Dubai, Casablanca, Cairo, and Algeria. Production and CommerceToday, Cargill is a major player in Türkiye with a strong position in the food industry, particularly in starches and sweeteners. For example, Cargill's Bursa-Orhangazi plant acts as a supplier in many fields of the food industry specialized in starches and sweeteners. Cargill's 2014 acquisition of Turyağ in Balıkesir marked the company's entry into the Turkish edible fats and oils market. The acquisition provided customers with additional opportunities in the oils and fats space and enhanced Cargill's long-term view for developing its business in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye. In the same year, Cargill acquired oleo-chemical producer Alemdar Kimya, located in Gebze-İzmit. The Alemdar Kimya plant now offers a growing number of products derived from renewable sources designed to replace or offset non-renewable ingredients in two product groups: industrial starches and industrial oil.​ R&D and QualityCargill carries out its production activities within a closed system, without human contact, and in line with the standards of the Turkish Food Codex and Food Security. Maintaining its operations in line with the ISO 22000, ISO 14001 and OHSAS quality standards, Cargill METNA meets the industries' regulations in its each plant.Environment and EnergyCargill's Bursa and Balıkesir plants undertook significant renewable production and efficiency projects. The Bursa factory has been awarded the Energy-Efficient Industrial Facility Award by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Meanwhile, the Balıkesir plant reduced CO2 emissions by 50 percent in 2017. Cargill aims to continue its investments in supporting the environment, energy, and water. Corporate Responsibility​Cargill places great importance on the education and well-being of people as well as the environmental issues that exist in the region. Since the establishment of the company, Cargill has developed many social responsibility projects on its own. Additionally, Cargill works in close cooperation with various non-governmental organizations to develop social responsibility and volunteering projects.​

​​​​​​​​Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI) is the 5th largest bottler in Coca-Cola's worldwide system in terms of sales volume. CCI's core business is producing, selling, and distributing sparkling and still beverages of The Coca-Cola Company. It employs close to 10,000 people and has operations in Türkiye, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and Tajikistan.CCI has a total of 25 plants and offers a wide range of beverages to a consumer base of more than 380 million people. In addition to sparkling beverages, its product portfolio includes juices, water, sports and energy drinks, and iced teas. CCI operates in growth markets that are generally characterized by low per capita consumption, growing GDP, and very promising demographics.Following the acquisition of Efes Invest in late 2005, CCI evolved from a bottling operation active only in Türkiye into a regional beverage company. While rapidly expanding its geographic reach and investments, CCI also registered uninterrupted volume growth during this period. To support this growth, CCI invested USD 1 billion over the past 10 years in Türkiye, which is still CCI's biggest market, accounting for half of CCI's total sales volume.CCI's successful results, in line with its 2025 vision, are directly linked to the importance attached to operational excellence, business leadership, sustainability, and to the investments made so far.CCI's IPO on Borsa Istanbul (BIST) was successfully completed in May 2006. The IPO was met with an enthusiastic response from domestic and international investors, which led to the IPO being oversubscribed eleven-fold.Today CCI operates in ten different countries and is a pioneer in the region with its sustainable business model. CCI is committed to productivity, innovation, and continuous improvement at each stage of its business. In 2007 CCI became the first company in Türkiye to publish a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report certified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) , and as such CCI transparently and comprehensively discloses its social, environmental, and economic impact. CCI published its 2013 report according to the latest GRI G4 standards and became the first and only company in Türkiye and the Coca-Cola system to be listed in the GC 100 index by the UN Global Compact. CCI's 3.2.1 Move! social responsibility program, which aims to develop active healthy living habits among the youth in the countries it operates, has so far reached over 115,000 youth.CCI is also one of the most important customers of agricultural producers in Türkiye. It generates income for farmers by buying agricultural products, such as fruits and sugar, that are used as raw materials in its products.CCI creates an added value of TRY 685 million in the agricultural sector and TRY 2.5 billion in the retail sector.CCI also assists the growth of other businesses in different sectors. It is one of the largest customers of the cooler industry and it plays a very significant role in the development of this sector.Coca-Cola İçecek, with a total annual turnover of TRY 7 billion and a total sales volume of 1.2 billion unit cases, continues adding happiness to the life of its hundreds of millions consumers by offering the best quality products.​​​

​​​​​​​​​​Nestlé, one of the most established companies in Türkiye, entered the Turkish market in 1909. After opening its first sales office in Karakoy, Nestlé opened its first chocolate factory in Ferikoy in 1927. In the following years, Nestlé continued to “break new grounds" with the new categories it created within the food industry and to be the pioneer of innovations. The process, which started with the first infant formula FARINE LACTÉE® in 1875, continued with the first spread chocolate CHOKELLA® in 1968, the first instant coffee NESCAFÉ® in 1984, the first chocolate powder drink NESQUIK® in 1986, the first coffee creamer COFFEE MATE® in 1989 and the first coffee mix NESCAFÉ® 3 in1 in 2001. Nestlé entered the breakfast cereals category in 1998 and continues to be the leader of that market. Nestlé entered the bottled water sector with NESTLÉ® PURE LIFE® in 2001. In 2006, merging with ERIKLI®, the strongest local water brand in the Turkish market, Nestlé Waters became the number one player in the bottled water market, as well. After acquiring Novartis Medical Nutrition Unit in 2007, Nestlé started to operate as a strong player in the field of healthcare nutrition. In addition, following the global acquisition of Wyeth Nutrition in 2012, it started to serve in the infant formula market with SMA, Türkiye's first baby food brand. Today, Nestlé's operations in Türkiye are based in a total of two factories, including the multi-production site in Karacabey-Bursa and Kestel-Bursa. Nestlé produces 92 percent of the products it sells [in Türkiye] in Türkiye, and offers more than 800 products and around 50 brands in two different categories. Nestlé has been active in Türkiye for 109 years, employing 3,800 people directly and over 5,000 people indirectly. From its production hub in Türkiye, Nestlé exports to the neighboring countries, particularly to the Middle East and North Africa.​​