Case Study: Cargill achieves a unified API platform and up to 65x faster deployments with Kong

Cargill Uses Kong to Create Unified API Platform Across Legacy and Cloud Native

Cargill, a global food and agriculture leader, faced slowing innovation because siloed legacy IT systems and rising demand for digital experiences made it hard to deliver new services and use internal data efficiently. To modernize its API strategy and reduce development friction, Cargill adopted a Kong-powered API platform (deployed with Kubernetes) to create a unified, API-first approach across legacy and cloud-native systems.

Using Kong, Cargill exposed hundreds of reusable APIs, standardized the developer experience, and automated deployment and governance across the organization. The Kong solution—combined with Kubernetes, CI/CD integration, and plugins like HashiCorp Vault—enabled auto-scaling and low-latency delivery, producing measurable results: up to 65x faster deployments, 450+ new digital services in six months, and dynamic infrastructure that scales with demand.

Cargill

Jason Walker

Senior Enterprise Architect