EQS-News: AGRANA launch in Slovenia: acquisition of the food company Mercator-Emba successfully concluded

EQS-News: AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s):
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   AGRANA launch in Slovenia: acquisition of the food company Mercator-Emba
   successfully concluded

   23.04.2026 / 09:55 CET/CEST
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   AGRANA launch in Slovenia: acquisition of the food company Mercator-Emba
   successfully concluded

   CEO Büttner: ”Growth in the booming food service sector”

    

   Following approval from the international anti-trust authorities at the
   end of March, the food and industrial group AGRANA has now successfully
   closed the acquisition of Mercator-Emba d.o.o. (EMBA) in Slovenia and
   assumed management of the production activities. This is the first time
   that AGRANA has operated a production facility in Slovenia. The site is
   located about 30 kilometres south-west of Ljubljana, employs around 100
   staff and generates annual revenues of approximately 30 million euro. EMBA
   is among Slovenia’s leading food producers for out-of-home caterers (food
   service), food processors and retailers, and is also renowned for its
   expertise in the production of cacao instant products, syrups and dessert
   toppings. These products are primarily shipped to Central, Southern and
   Eastern Europe.

   “The new production facility in Slovenia plays a particularly important
   role in achieving our goal of boosting growth in Europe. The purchase of
   EMBA opens up additional sales markets for AGRANA and provides access to
   further customer segments in the booming food service sector. This is
   entirely attuned to our NEXT LEVEL corporate strategy, which focusses on
   profitable growth in the Food & Beverage Solutions business area. Our top
   priority is the development of customised solutions for our customers in
   the food and beverages sector,” stresses AGRANA CEO Stephan Büttner.

   “For 70 years, Emba has been a trusted and leading supplier to the food
   service and retail sectors across Central, Southeast and Eastern Europe.
   Today, we are entering a new era — one in which Emba will be empowered and
   renewed as a valued member of the Agrana Group. We are confident in our
   ability to realize our long-term vision and growth strategy, and to make a
   lasting contribution to the success of the entire group,” explains
   Mercator-Emba CEO Darja Jamnik.

   AGRANA’s broad food and beverage solutions portfolio includes formulations
   such as fruit preparations, brown flavours, savoury preparations,
   flavours, syrups and sauces. For example, these products are shipped to
   dairies for use in yoghurt applications, to the ice cream and bakery
   sector, to beverage producers and to food service companies such as quick
   service restaurants. AGRANA operates 37 production sites worldwide in its
   Food & Beverage Solutions business area, of which 20 are in Europe.

    

   About AGRANA

   AGRANA converts agricultural raw materials into high-quality foods and
   numerous industrial intermediate products. With around 9,000 employees,
   the two business areas Food & Beverage Solutions and Agricultural
   Commodities & Specialities generate annual Group revenue of approximately
   € 3.2 billion at 50 production sites worldwide. Established in 1988, the
   company is the global market leader in fruit preparations and the world’s
   leading producer (and supplier) of apple juice concentrates and berry
   juice concentrates. AGRANA is the leading sugar company in Central and
   Eastern Europe and a major producer of customised potato, corn and wheat
   starch products as well as of bioethanol.

   For queries, please contact:

   Markus Simak, Public Relations
   +43 1 21137 12084, [1][email protected]

   Hannes Haider, Investor Relations
   +43 1 21137 12905, [2][email protected]
    

   This announcement is available in German and English at [3]www.agrana.com.

    

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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:      [email protected]
   Internet:    www.agrana.com
   ISIN:        AT000AGRANA3
   WKN:         A2NB37
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                Stuttgart, Tradegate BSX; Vienna Stock Exchange (Official
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