Description
Benson Hill is a food technology company.
The Company's CropOS technology platform combines data science, plant science and food science to create food, ingredient and feed products. It uses predictive breeding and other advanced breeding tools, such as CRISPR gene editing technology to tap into the natural genetic diversity within a plant. The Company operates under two segments, namely Ingredients Business and Fresh Business.
The Ingredients Business segment is designed to provide a pipeline of soy products and yellow pea products, including differentiated soy-based vegetable oils, animal feed, and ultra high protein (UHP) soybeans. The Fresh Business segment operates through subsidiary, J&J Produce, Inc., doing business as J&J Family of Farms, where it sells fresh produce products to retail customers. The Company is engaged in developing a portfolio of four markets, namely plant-based foods, animal feed, vegetable oils, and fresh produce.