Press Releases

Read about the development of AGRANA’s business operations in our press releases and other publications.

BIOFACH 2020 in Nuremberg: AGRANA dishes up culinary delights

From 12 to 15 February 2020, the Austrian fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA will be presenting its extensive product range at the BIOFACH in Nuremberg (Hall 1, Stand 565), the leading global trade fair for organic foods. AGRANA’s organic product portfolio ranges from fruit…

AGRANA acquires US-based organic distribution company Marroquin Organic International

The fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA is expanding its distribution activities in its starch segment and has acquired 100% of shares in the US distribution company Marroquin Organic International Inc. based in Santa Cruz (California). Marroquin Organic has 29 years of…

AGRANA invests € 3.4 million at R&D sites in 2020

Investment of € 2.6 million in France: The opening of a new development centre for fruit preparation in Mitry-Mory € 800,000 for the expansion of the Austrian research centre ARIC in Tulln Annual R&D expenditures totalling around € 20 million AGRANA, one of the leading…

AGRANA reviews sugar beet campaign 2019|20

Sugar production volume amounts to around 650,000 tonnes (of which 300,000 tonnes in Austria)Following the conclusion of beet processing at its Opava facility (CZ) at the weekend, AGRANA has successfully completed the 2019|20 sugar beet campaign at all seven of its beet sugar…

AGRANA grows EBIT in financial first three quarters of 2019|20

First three quarters of 2019|20 at a glance Revenue: € 1,879.4 million (+0.9%; Q1-Q3 prior year: € 1,863.5 million) EBIT: € 69.8 million (+9.9%; Q1-Q3 prior year: € 63.5 million) EBIT margin: 3.7% (Q1-Q3 prior year: 3.4%) Profit for the period: € 43.1 million (+16.5%;…

AGRANA attends Food Ingredients Europe in Paris

The Austrian foods group AGRANA will be present at the Food Ingredients Europe event, one of the most important trade fairs for foods and beverages, in Paris (3 – 5 December 2019, Hall 6 | Stand H140) to showcase its wide range of products from its fruit, fruit juice…

€ 100 million investment: AGRANA opens second wheat starch plant at site in Pischelsdorf (Lower Austria)

The fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA has constructed a second wheat starch processing plant at the site of its biorefinery in Pischelsdorf, in the Tullnerfeld region, which was ceremoniously opened today by the provincial governor of Lower Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, and…

AGRANA attends Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai

The Austrian food producing group AGRANA will be exhibiting its wide range of fruit preparations and fruit juice concentrates at the Gulfood Manufacturing trade fair in Dubai from 29 - 31 October.

AGRANA reaffirms significant earnings growth for full 2019|20 financial year

EBIT in first half still significantly below year-earlier period – Positive full-year forecast remains in place

AGRANA attends the ANUGA in Cologne

The Austrian food-producing group AGRANA will be exhibiting its broad range of fruit, starch and sugar-based products at the ANUGA in Cologne, Germany, the world’s largest trade fair for food and beverages (5 – 9 October 2019, Hall 10.2 | Stand D031). Around 165,000 visitors…