EQS-News: AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Takeover
AGRANA resolves to acquire Raiffeisen Ware Austria (RWA) shares in AUSTRIA
JUICE
30.05.2025 / 12:00 CET/CEST
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AGRANA resolves to acquire Raiffeisen Ware Austria (RWA) shares in AUSTRIA
JUICE
AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG has passed a resolution to acquire all the shares
held by RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG in AUSTRIA JUICE GmbH. As a result,
the shares in AUSTRIA JUICE GmbH (currently 50.01 % AGRANA and 49.99 %
RWA) will be fully acquired by AGRANA. Following the necessary decisions
reached by the Supervisory Board of AGRANA and the Annual General Meeting
of RWA, AGRANA’s Management Board has today decided upon the purchase of
the shares held by RWA, subject to approval from the competent anti-trust
and regulatory authorities. The purchase price amounts to € 54.7 million.
AUSTRIA Juice is among the world’s leading producers of apple juice and
berry juice concentrates as well as producing natural flavours, beverage
bases and direct juices for the downstream beverage and food processing
industry. The extensive product portfolio also includes all-in-one fruit
wines and cider applications. The company is based in Kröllendorf (Lower
Austria) and maintains 13 production sites in Austria, Germany, Hungary,
Poland, Romania, Ukraine and China. It employs a total of around 1,000
personnel. Annual revenues amount to approximately € 330 million and are
fully consolidated by AGRANA.
“The full acquisition of AUSTRIA JUICE is an important step toward
implementing our NEXT LEVEL group strategy. In our newly created strategic
Food & Beverage Solutions division, we aim to strengthen the connection
between AUSTRIA JUICE’s beverage bases and aroma business and our fruit
preparations line, while expanding both globally. In addition, the product
portfolio and the existing solution-oriented expertise at AUSTRIA JUICE
will give us a boost in terms of tapping new markets, sales channels and
customer groups,” explains AGRANA CEO Stephan Büttner.
“The sale of our AUSTRIA JUICE shares to AGRANA is another step toward
focusing on our core business at RWA. In a fast-changing market
environment, it is important to focus our efforts on our strengths in
order to safeguard sustainable growth and cooperative added value,”
explains Johannes Schuster, CEO of RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria.
About AGRANA
AGRANA converts agricultural raw materials into high-quality foods and
numerous industrial intermediate products. Around 9,000 employees at 50
production facilities worldwide generate annual Group revenue of
approximately € 3.5 billion. The Group was founded in 1988, is the global
leader in fruit preparations and a leading player worldwide in the
production of apple and berry juice concentrates in addition to being a
key manufacturer of customised potato, corn and wheat starch products as
well as organic ethanol in its Starch segment. AGRANA is one of the
leading sugar companies in Central and Eastern Europe.
About RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria
RWA is a producer, wholesaler and service provider operating in the
business areas of agriculture, machinery, energy, building materials and
home & garden. As the umbrella organisation of the Austrian Lagerhaus
cooperatives, RWA provides a comprehensive range of services in these
business areas. RWA also manages a wide range of equity investments and
subsidiaries in Austria and in selected Eastern European countries.
For more information:
AGRANA: Markus Simak, (1)markus.simak@agrana.com, +43-1-21137-120-84
RWA: Stephanie Reimann, (2)pr@rwa.at +43-2262-75550-3600
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Language: English
Company: AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft
F.-W.-Raiffeisen-Platz 1
A-1020 Wien
Austria
Phone: +43-1-21137-0
Fax: +43-1-21137-12926
E-mail: investor.relations@agrana.com
Internet: www.agrana.com
ISIN: AT000AGRANA3
WKN: A2NB37
Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Vienna Stock Exchange
(Official Market)
EQS News ID: 2148202
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