AGRANA refines sugar, starch and fruit into ingredients for food, beverages, health and technical applications.
AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
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About AGRANA
AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG, headquartered in Vienna, is an international manufacturer of ingredients and solutions based on the three raw materials fruit, starch and sugar. The portfolio includes fruit preparations, fruit juice concentrates, functional starches, sugar and sweeteners, betaine, bioethanol as well as feed and fertilizer concepts. From these raw materials, teams develop customer-specific formulations for taste, texture and function, supported by 18 innovation centers worldwide. Customers include the food and beverage industry, bakeries, dairies, ice cream manufacturers, food service, as well as health, nutrition and care markets and technical industries such as paper, textiles and adhesives. The group operates around 50 sites worldwide, including plants in Austria, Germany, Poland, France, Belgium, Ukraine, Turkey, Bosnia and America. Group headquarters is located at Friedrich-Wilhelm-Raiffeisen-Platz 1 in Vienna.
- Site
- Vienna
- Processes
- Fruit preparation production (fruit preparations, purees, coulis, sauces for dairy, bakery, ice, IQF freezing and sorting of fruits and berries (Individual Quick Frozen), Sugar production / refining (white sugar from sugar beet and raw cane sugar), Potato starch production, Corn starch production, Wheat starch production (Pischelsdorf biorefinery, plants 2013 and 2019), Bioethanol production, Fruit juice concentrate production
- Materials
- Sugar beet, Potatoes (starch potatoes), Corn, Wheat, Grain, Fruits (fruit), Raw cane sugar (raw cane sugar), Starch
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 50001, ISO 14001, IFS Food v8, Bonsucro Chain of Custody 5.2, EcoVadis, Kosher, Halal, SMETA, NON-GMO
- Founded
- 1988
- Industries
- Food & Beverages, Dairy & Dairy Alternatives, Baked Goods, Ice Cream, Food Service, Confectionery/Pastry
- 01
Agricultural raw material sourcing (fruit, grain, potatoes,
- 02
Refining and processing (sugar production, starch extraction,
- 03
Development of customer-specific formulations in 18 innovation centers
- 04
Production of preparations, concentrates and system solutions
- 05
Sales and application support for industry and food service
- 06
By-product utilization (animal feed, fertilizers, bioethanol)
Raw Materials & Processes
Fruits (fruit, berries)
Basis for fruit preparations, purees, coulis, IQF frozen fruit and juice concentrates.
Sugar beet / cane sugar
Processing into crystal, cube and specialty sugars for industry, retail and food service.
Potato and corn starch
Starting materials for functional starches for food and technical applications.
Wheat / grain
Wheat starch production and bioethanol at the Pischelsdorf biorefinery.
Chocolate
Processing into Choco Splits and Crunchies as inclusions for baked goods and dairy products.
Betaine
Crystallization in Tulln since 2020 for health and nutrition applications.
Products & Applications
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit preparation production (fruit preparations, purees, coulis, sauces for dairy, bakery, iceFood processing | – | – | – | – | Fruits (fruit, berries) |
| IQF freezing and sorting of fruits and berries (Individual Quick Frozen)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Fruits, Berries |
| Sugar production / refining (white sugar from sugar beet and raw cane sugar)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Sugar beet, Cane sugar |
| Potato starch productionFood processing | – | – | – | – | Potatoes |
| Corn starch productionFood processing | – | – | – | – | Corn |
| Wheat starch production (Pischelsdorf biorefinery, plants 2013 and 2019)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Wheat |
| Bioethanol productionFood processing | – | – | – | – | Grain, Sugar |
| Fruit juice concentrate productionFood processing | – | – | – | – | Apples, Berries, Fruits |
| Betaine crystallization (Tulln plant, commissioned 2020)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Betaine, Sugar beet |
| Modified starches production (e.g. COLLABOND paper bag adhesives for high-speed industrialPlastics | – | – | – | – | Starch |
| Sugar beet seed multiplication, cleaning, processing and testing (germination, monogermity)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Sugar beet seed |
| Chocolate inclusion production (Choco Splits & Crunchies)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Chocolate |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certifications
AGRANA ensures quality through international certifications along the value chain; the Brcko plant is certified, among others, to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and IFS Food v8 and has been a certified sugar supplier to Coca-Cola HBC since 2010.
| Evidence | Brcko |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ISO 50001 | |
| IFS Food v8 | |
| Bonsucro Chain of Custody 5.2 | |
| EcoVadis | |
| Kosher | |
| Halal | |
| SMETA | |
| NON-GMO |
History
- 1988
Founded as a holding of the Austrian sugar and starch industry with three sugar factories (Hohenau, Leopoldsdorf, Tulln), the Gmünd potato starch plant and the Aschach corn starch plant.
- 1989
Strategic partnership with Südzucker AG.
- 1990
Expansion into Central and Eastern Europe (Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania, Bosnia).
- 1991
IPO on the Vienna Stock Exchange.
- 2003
Establishment of the third business segment, Fruit, with fruit preparations and fruit juice concentrates; later acquisitions of Steirerobst, Vallosaft, Wink and Atys.
- 2005
Capital increase, approval of the bioethanol plant, acquisition of DSF in Konstanz and opening of the fruit preparation plant in Serpukhov.
- 2007
Opening of the STUDEN-AGRANA sugar factory Brcko (>150,000 t white sugar); awarded 'Most Significant Greenfield Investment 2007'.
- 2008
Pischelsdorf bioethanol plant at full capacity; later expansion into a biorefinery with wheat starch plants in 2013 and 2019.
- 2012
Merger to form YBBSTALER AGRANA JUICE GmbH; introduction of the global brand AUSTRIA JUICE.
- 2018
49% stake in Elafruits SPA (Algeria).
- 2020
Acquisition of Marroquin Organic International (USA) and commissioning of the betaine crystallization plant in Tulln.
- 2021
Acquisition of the fruit preparation plant of TAIYO Kagaku in Japan.
- 2025
Full acquisition of Austria Juice by AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG.
- 2026
Agreed acquisition of the flavor manufacturer esarom; AGRANA NEXT LEVEL strategy with two business segments.