Cargill is is undergoing a major, long-term restructuring that includes significant job cuts
at its Wayzata, Minnesota headquarters. Here are the key details regarding the situation:
As of October 2025, Cargill is laying off 80 employees at its Wayzata, MN headquarters,
following a previous reduction of 475 local jobs announced in late 2024.
Global Restructuring: These cuts are part of a broader, company-wide initiative to reduce its global workforce of 155,000 by 5% (roughly 8,000 employees) due to falling profits and a “farm sector slump”.
Strategy Shift: The restructuring involves shrinking from five business units down to three to focus on food, farming, and trade, as part of a 2030 strategy.
Cargill Expansion Elsewhere:
While reducing staff in Minnesota, Cargill announced in June 2024 that it is opening an office hub in Atlanta, Georgia, which is expected to create 400 jobs, primarily in technology and innovation.
Cargill, the largest privately held U.S. company, remains headquartered in the Twin Cities, but is cutting corporate roles to streamline operations.
While reducing staff in Minnesota, Cargill announced in June 2024 that it is opening an office hub in Atlanta, Georgia, which is expected to create 400 jobs, primarily in technology and innovation.
How many of those jobs in Atlanta are H-1B?
Their initial headquarters in Minnetonka was a beautiful facility. They had the old buildings (4 office buildings that looked like renovated homes) in a little drive-up round driveway. There was a main building about 3/4ths of a mile away. There was an underground tunnel between the facilities. They had little park areas where you could see the wildlife at a few observation points along the way. It was beautiful. I got my contract dropped when IBM came and took over. I didn’t realize they’d moved to Wayzata, but I was there in 94, so it stands to reason a lot’s happened.