AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG

Company Headquarters: Vienna, Austria

Founded: 1988

Workforce: 8,375

Company Working: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG (Agrana Beteiligungs) is one of the leading manufacturers of organic sugar and starch products in the European region. The company is also involved in the global sales of fruit-based products. It has production sites located in more than 55 sites across 25 countries comprising 5 plants in North America, 2 plants in South America, 4 plants in Africa, 6 plants in Asia, and the rest of the production facilities located in the European region. Production of starch-based products & saccharification products including glucose syrups is carried out in the production sites situated in European Countries.

The fruit segment caters to the fruit preparations and juice concentrates ingredients used in the manufacturing of baked goods, frozen desserts, dairy, and other food service units. The starch segment comprises various starch products derived from potatoes, corn, and wheat. The segment serves a varied range of industries including food & beverage, cosmetics, textile, paper, and building materials. Saccharification products including glucose syrups and solids accounted for a share of 13% in the stretch segmental revenue. The sugar segment comprises sugar and sugar-based specialty products including molasses, beet pulp, etc.

Agrana Beteiligungs' key strategy is its strong positioning of it in the organic saccharification products market through its Farm Management Groups (FMG) that are involved in the farming of specialty corn, the key raw material of glucose plays a major role. FMG has been audited for the compliance with Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) in 2021 and has achieved the FSA Silver level that is valid for three years. Further, the company repeatedly recycles and cleans the wastewater generated from the starch segment production accounting for a decrease in total water discharge of 8.5% compared to the previous year in the production sites located in Austria. Agrana has an e-portal for the suppliers, making the process of onboarding a supplier smooth and easier which helps in acquiring a wide range of suppliers in the region and is expected to enhance the product's reach in other parts of the globe.