Solutions & Preparations

Solutions & Preparations for future-ready food concepts

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At a glance

Providing customized concepts for diverse food and beverage needs

Food and beverage markets are shaped by changing consumption occasions, health and wellness trends, indulgent experiences, cleaner labels and convenient formats. Manufacturers need solutions that combine consumer appeal with nutritional value, process reliability and production flexibility.

Tailor-made preparations enhance taste, texture, appearance and functionality of food and beverage products across many applications. Designed to perform throughout processing and shelf life, they help transform consumer trends into successful products that meet regional preferences, innovation demands and evolving consumer expectations.

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Market demands

Solutions for fast-changing market and application demands

Bringing successful food and beverage innovations to market requires more than great ideas. It demands deep category expertise, application knowledge and solutions that perform reliably in real-world production environments. From concept development to process optimization and product implementation, tailored support helps manufacturers accelerate innovation while ensuring consistent quality and efficiency.

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Versatile performance

Innovative products through tailored formulations and reliable performance.

Solutions & Preparations elevate the sensory profile, texture, appearance and functional performance of finished products while adapting to different production environments. Combining raw material expertise, formulation know-how and application understanding, they help manufacturers create appealing concepts for established and emerging categories.

  • Deliver fruity or indulgent taste in finished products
  • Add natural or bold color for visual appeal
  • Create textures from smooth blends to crunchy inclusions
  • Enable differentiated concepts for a wide range of applications (yogurts, desserts, ice creams, baked goods and many more)
  • Contribute to stability, processability and consistent product quality
  • Support indulgent, functional and convenience-oriented positioning
  • Enable tailored development for regional tastes and market needs
Product portfolio

A broad solution portfolio for diverse product concepts

AGRANA's Solutions & Preparations portfolio supports manufacturers with versatile concepts for food and beverage applications. It combines fruit-based expertise with tailored formulation capabilities to create products with distinctive taste, texture, appearance and functionality.

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Plant Base Powders

All-in-one plant-based solution for ready-to-drink shakes. Produced in Austria, they are designed for brands looking for a reliable base that supports clear positioning, easy adaptation, and broad consumer appeal. The range includes faba bean protein base powder and pumpkin seed protein base powder, both developed for functional beverage concepts and suitable for toddler and adult applications.

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Fruit Solutions

Fruit-focused solutions designed to deliver authentic taste, vibrant color and appealing textures across a wide range of food and beverage applications. Tailored to diverse processing conditions and product requirements, they enable both classic favorites and innovative new concepts.

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Functional Solutions

Developed to address specific functional and nutritional objectives, these solutions help create products with optimized texture, stability and sensory performance. Application-driven expertise ensures relevance across a wide range of concepts.

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Indulgent Solutions

Built around rich sensory experiences, this category creates products with appealing taste, texture and visual impact. It supports indulgent concepts for bakery, confectionery, dairy, dairy alternatives, food service and ice cream, meeting demand for premium, pleasure-driven products.

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Solutions with Inclusions

Centered on texture and visual proof, this category brings tangible pieces into finished products, from fruit and cereal to chocolate, caramel and biscuit. Stable across baking, freezing and pumping, inclusions add bite, color and a clear point of difference on the shelf.

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Savory Solutions

Savory expertise translated into taste: this category delivers rounded flavor, aroma and mouthfeel for a wide range of culinary applications. Tailored to diverse processing conditions and recipe systems, these solutions support both familiar comfort profiles and bolder, trend-driven concepts.

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AGRANA supports manufacturers with application knowledge, formulation expertise and collaborative development for Solutions & Preparations. From concept direction to technical refinement, our teams align sensory targets, processing requirements and market expectations to deliver differentiated, market-ready products.

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Industry applications

Markets & Applications for Solutions & Preparations

Bakery

Upgrade bakery products with sweetness, enhanced browning, improved texture, and fermentation support for delicious, consistent results across all applications.

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Beverages

Create refreshing drink experiences with balanced sweetness that complements acidity and enhances flavor profiles for enjoyable beverage consumption.

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Confectionery

Delight customers with irresistible indulgent treats while meeting health-conscious demands. Perfect balance of taste satisfaction and modern expectations.

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Dairy

Enhance dairy products with balanced sweetness and improved mouthfeel. Consistent quality solutions that meet consumer expectations for taste and texture.

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Dairy Alternatives

Create plant-based dairy alternatives with smooth texture, balanced flavor, and stable performance. Preparations and base systems for drinks, spoonable products, and desserts.

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Food Service

Deliver consistent taste, texture, and handling across professional kitchens and foodservice concepts. Fruit, indulgent, and functional preparations that simplify service and open up menu options.

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Ice Cream

Control freezing and crystallization for smooth, creamy texture. Balanced sweetness with stable structure delivering indulgent product performance.

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Infant Formula & Baby Food

Develop trusted infant and toddler nutrition with carefully selected ingredients, tailored formulations, and rigorous quality standards. Expertise spans milk-based, plant-based, conventional, and organic concepts.

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Lifestyle Nutrition

Bring everyday wellness into convenient formats with functional ingredients and custom formulations. Flexible options for fortified foods, supplements, drinks, and on-the-go concepts.

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Savory

Build appealing savory products with balanced texture, stability, and flavor delivery. Starches and preparations for sauces, spreads, fillings, soups, and ready meals.

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Sport Nutrition

Power active lifestyles with functional nutrition for hydration, strength, endurance, and recovery. Ingredients that work in powders, bars, shakes, and performance drinks.

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