In the third quarter of the 2008|09 financial year, AGRANA, the sugar, starch and fruit group, boosted profitability considerably from the negative first half of the year to a level near the prior year’s third quarter.
The sugar, starch and fruit group AGRANA now offers a new, top-quality animal feed rich in proteins under the brand name ActiProt®, which is suitable for livestock used for the production of GMO-free foods.
In its meeting on November 13, 2009, AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG’s Supervisory Board elected Fritz Gattermayer a new member of the company’s Board of Management effective January 1, 2009.
Good crops in 2008 have put an end to high raw material prices
AGRANA began its 2008 sugar beet campaign at its Austrian refineries in Tulln and Leopoldsdorf on 24 September.
During a ceremony held on 19 September, the Griggeler Stuba Chef, Thorsten Probost, was awarded the title of “Chef of the Year 2008”.
AGRANA and Volvo Car Austria will be supporting the Grafenegg Music Festival 2008 in the course of their cultural sponsorship initiatives. In addition to financially supporting art and culture, Volvo and AGRANA will be joining forces for the first time this year to provide an…
AGRANA has concluded the expansion programme at its Hungarian facility HUNGRANA Kft., Szabadegyháza, Hungary, a 50-50 joint venture with Eaststarch C.V. (Tate & Lyle and ADM).
In the first quarter of 2008|09 AGRANA, the sugar, starch and fruit group, achieved revenue growth of 10.3% to € 495.1 million (Q1 2007|08: € 449.0 million).
The Annual General Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today voted to pay a dividend – unchanged from the prior year – of € 1.95 per share for the completed 2007|08 financial year.