AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft

AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft, commonly operating under the AGRANA name, is an Austrian food-processing and food-ingredients company headquartered in Vienna. Its core activities are organized around sugar, starch and fruit products, supplying ingredients and processed materials to food and beverage manufacturers, bakeries, dairy businesses and other industrial customers. The company combines agricultural raw-material processing with a business-to-business ingredients model. Its raw-material base includes sugar beet, grains, potatoes and fruit. Through production and processing facilities in Europe and other regions, AGRANA serves a range of international markets. Because much of its output is sold to business customers rather than directly to consumers, the company is generally less visible to shoppers than packaged-food brands, although its sugar, starch and fruit ingredients may be used in many food and beverage products. AGRANA’s development is closely connected with the consolidation of the European sugar, starch and fruit-processing industries. Its shares are traded on the Vienna Stock Exchange, and Südzucker AG is among its major shareholders.

AGRANA was established in Austria in 1988 in the context of restructuring and consolidation in the country’s sugar and agricultural-processing industries. Over time, the company expanded beyond traditional sugar production into starch and fruit processing, developing three principal business areas: sugar, starch and fruit. Its sugar activities are associated with beet processing and related products; its starch business uses raw materials such as grains and potatoes to produce food and industrial ingredients; and its fruit business supplies fruit preparations and other fruit-based ingredients to food, beverage, dairy and other manufacturers. As the European food industry became more international and supply chains became more integrated, AGRANA broadened its geographic and operational reach through acquisitions, joint ventures and production networks. The company subsequently became an important business within the Südzucker group while remaining listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Today, AGRANA primarily operates as a business-to-business food-ingredients and agricultural-processing company, with many of its products reaching consumers indirectly through food manufacturers.

1. 1988Company founded

   AGRANA was founded in Austria, with its business base related to the consolidation of the sugar and agricultural processing industries.

   Source

European food ingredients and agricultural processing company serving food, beverage and related industrial customers

• SugarSugar raw materials

  AGRANA’s sugar business is centered on beet sugar and related sugar products, primarily serving food manufacturers, beverage companies and other industrial customers.

• StarchFood ingredients

  The starch business uses agricultural materials such as grains and potatoes to produce food and industrial starches, saccharification products and related ingredients.

• Fruit preparationsFruit processing

  The fruit business supplies fruit preparations and fruit-based ingredients to dairy, beverage, bakery and other food manufacturers for use in formulations and industrial production.

1. AGRANA official company information
2. AGRANA official website
3. Vienna Stock Exchange issuer information