Archer Daniels Midland CompanyArcher Daniels Midland Company (ADM), founded as a linseed crushing business in 1902, is now one of the largest international food providers in the world. Its business includes growth, processing, production, commodities management, and shipping. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 25,000 employees worldwide, more than 268 processing plants, and net sales for the 2005 fiscal year of $35.9 billion. Subsidiaries include American River Transportation Company and ADM Trucking.
Archer Daniels Midland Company is a career patron of Secretary of State Jesse White (D), Comptroller Dan Hynes (D), and former Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka (R).
From 1993 through June 30, 2007, Archer Daniels Midland Company gave $1,102,000 to candidates for Illinois statewide constitutional and legislative office, 50% of which was contributed to Republicans.
Last revised September 2008
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