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 ...

The Cargill-MacMillan family has received on average about US$1bil in annual dividends over the past three years. In its most recent fiscal year, Cargill paid its shareholders nearly US$1.2bil ...

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 ...