Eckstein Company
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| File:Logo of Eckstein Company.png | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | May 4, 1962 |
| Founder | Ulrich Eckstein |
| Headquarters | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Area served | Global |
Key people |
Ulrich Eckstein (Founder & CEO) Julius Marshall (President) |
| Products | Fruit, vegetables, seeds, hybrid foods, tractors, farming equipment, other food products |
| Revenue |
 $88.394 billion |
|
$49.502 billion | |
|
$13.224 billion | |
| Total assets |
 $2.001 billion |
| Total equity |
$8.419 billion |
Number of employees | 227,378 |
| Parent | Pravus International |
| Divisions |
Eckstein Research & Development Eckstein Global Food Bank |
| Website | http://eckstein.com |
The Eckstein Company is a German-based agricultural compamy providing foods, farming equipment, and genetically altered products for global consumption. It was bought out by Pravus International in 2002, and turned into a privately-owned subsidary of Pravus. It is one of the largest argicultural companies in the world, and the provides enough food to feed half a billion people across the globe, a sign of its recent rebound under the leadership of Pravus. It is still head by its original founder, Ulrich Eckstein, who serves as the company CEO. However, the company president remains Pravus co-owner and founder, Julius Marshall.