EQS-News: REPLOID accelerates retail push: Expanded product portfolio, strengthened market access.

EQS-News: REPLOID Group AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous
   REPLOID accelerates retail push: Expanded product portfolio, strengthened
   market access.

   20.08.2026 / 10:00 CET/CEST
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   CORPORATE NEWS

   REPLOID accelerates retail push: Expanded product portfolio, strengthened
   market access.

     • REPLOID increases stake in HEROSAN to over 50%

          • HEROSAN delivers significant performance boost since REPLOID's
            entry
          • Biogena Management Holding GmbH acquires 13.7% stake in HEROSAN
          • Promotion: 15% discount on the entire HEROSAN product range

     • Alimentastic as a bridge to retail
     • Four new Alimentastic brands set to launch in Germany and Austria,
       based on REPLOID raw materials
     • First REPLOID REGREEN fertilizer product from insect frass set for
       market entry

    

   Wels, Austria – August 20, 2026 – REPLOID Group AG ("REPLOID") offers
   solutions for the industrial utilization of organic residues from the food
   industry. Its approach is based on the companies so-called ReFarmUnits, in
   which larvae of the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) process these residues into
   proteins, fats, and insect frass. Part of these outputs then feed into the
   company's own product portfolio, while the insect frass is further
   processed into organic fertilizer.

   In addition to its B2B business, REPLOID is working intensively on
   products for end consumers. To date, the Group has offered premium dog
   food under the Schnauze & Co brand, as well as organic gourmet mushrooms
   cultivated in Austria under the Vitus brand.

   Philip Pauer, CEO and founder of REPLOID: "We are consistently advancing
   vertical integration, thereby increasing the efficiency of our value
   chain. At the same time, we offer consumers more and more innovative
   products – from dog food to fertilizer to organic gourmet mushrooms from
   Austria."

    

   REPLOID increases stake in HEROSAN to over 50%

   At the end of June 2026, REPLOID increased its stake in Styria-based
   HEROSAN Healthcare GmbH ("HEROSAN") from 34% to more than 50%,
   significantly expanding the Group's product portfolio. HEROSAN is an
   innovative company in the pet nutrition and animal health sector.

   Unlike conventional pet food, HEROSAN's premium products support stress
   reduction, regeneration, and healthy physiological balance – based on
   natural raw materials and free from synthetic additives. For animals, this
   means better tolerability, higher nutrient quality, and a diet that
   strengthens the organism:

     • With entoVITAL®, the company offers Austria's first insect-based pet
       nutrition.
     • fungoVITAL combines fermentation-based bacterial protein with
       medicinal mushrooms and mushroom mycelium in an innovative nutritional
       concept.
     • TAMACAN comprises the first EU-wide approved veterinary preparations
       based on a premium full-spectrum CBD extract.

    

    Significant performance boost following REPLOID's entry

   Since REPLOID's entry in fall 2025 and the deepening of the partnership,
   HEROSAN has impressively increased its performance: revenue in the first
   half of 2026 rose by nearly two-thirds year-over-year to €2.3 million.
   With support from REPLOID's structures, HEROSAN strongly advanced its
   sales activities in Switzerland and Italy.

   Access to insect larvae from REPLOID and mushroom mycelium from REPLOID
   subsidiary Vitus GmbH, a leading Austrian producer of organic gourmet
   mushrooms, has strengthened the supply chain, positioning it for the next
   stages of growth. With the exit of a former shareholder and the majority
   takeover by REPLOID, the foundation has been laid for HEROSAN's continued
   dynamic growth.

    BIOGENA takes a strategic stake in HEROSAN

   Following REPLOID's increased stake, Biogena Management Holding GmbH
   ("BIOGENA") is now also acquiring a 13.7% stake in HEROSAN. The group is
   already active in the animal health sector under the BIOGENA PETS brand,
   specifically with premium dietary supplements for dogs.

   The remaining 33.0% of shares in HEROSAN is held by PT26 Holding GmbH,
   owned by the two founders and Managing Directors, Cornelia Pint and Daniel
   Taurer.

   Albert Schmidbauer, Founder & CEO of Biogena Group: "A holistic view of
   health was one of the key motivations behind founding BIOGENA and,
   subsequently, BIOGENA Pets. Since HEROSAN pursues the same approach, I am
   delighted about this successful investment in such an innovative company
   from Styria."

   Daniel Taurer, Managing Director and co-founder of HEROSAN: "Over the past
   few years, we at HEROSAN have developed a high-quality product range
   centered on animal welfare – now we're taking the next step. With REPLOID
   and BIOGENA, we have strong partners at our side who not only support our
   growth trajectory but actively accelerate it."

    

    Promotion: 15% discount on all HEROSAN products

   To mark the newly restructured ownership, HEROSAN is offering an
   attractive promotion: until September 15, 2026, all products are available
   at a 15% discount!

   To take advantage of the offer, visit the HEROSAN web shop and enter the
   discount code "HEROSAN15." Additional information (e.g., delivery terms
   and general terms and conditions) can also be found in the web shop:
   https://www.herosan.eu/shop/?referrer=HEROSAN15.

    

   Alimentastic as a bridge to retail

   As previously reported, REPLOID has acquired a 25.5% stake in Alimentastic
   GmbH ("Alimentastic"), along with an option to increase this stake to more
   than 51% over the next three years.

   Salzburg-based Alimentastic is a European brand platform for food and
   consumer goods. The company runs its own brands in retail and brings
   partner brands into Europe's grocery, specialty, and wholesale channels –
   handling everything from product development and listing to distribution
   and in-store promotion planning.

   Alimentastic already works with more than 35 brands today, including
   REPLOID's Schnauze & Co and Vitus, as well as products from BIOGENA.

    

   Four new Alimentastic brands set to launch in Germany and Austria, based
   on REPLOID raw materials

   In the coming weeks and months, Alimentastic will launch four new brands
   based on ingredients from REPLOID:

     • A dog food developed with veterinarians containing 10% insect protein.
       The products contain no grain and no added sugar yet are positioned in
       the entry-level price segment.
     • A playful bird feed, primarily suet balls, containing insect larvae
       and fat from REPLOID ReFarmUnits.
     • Chicken feed for private use, containing what chickens naturally eat –
       insects, not imported soy.
     • Chicken eggs for human consumption. The chickens' feed is enriched
       with insect protein and various herbs. Since what chickens eat
       directly affects the taste and nutritional value of the eggs, these
       offer added value compared to conventional fresh eggs.

   The first listings with major supermarket chains in Austria and Germany
   have already been secured.

    

   First REPLOID REGREEN fertilizer from insect frass set for market entry

   Insect frass is a nutrient-rich byproduct of the Black Soldier Fly's
   processing of organic residual waste from the food industry. The REPLOID
   subsidiary REPLOID REGREEN consolidates the Group's entire fertilizer
   business. In parallel with the launch of an agricultural product, REGREEN
   will bring fertilizer sticks for potted plants to market as early as fall
   2026, followed shortly thereafter by a lawn fertilizer.

   REGREEN fertilizers also have biostimulant and soil-improving effects. In
   addition, compared to conventional fertilizers, they can retain
   significantly more water – a decisive advantage given increasingly
   frequent periods of drought.

    

    

   About REPLOID Group AG

   REPLOID offers an innovative system for the industrial utilization of
   regional organic residues from the food industry.

   The company builds and services modular and scalable insect-rearing plants
   for its customers – the REPLOID ReFarmUnits. In these plants, young Black
   Soldier Fly larvae supplied by the company receive a site-specific feed
   mix. This mix is developed on the basis of REPLOID’s own research and
   development using residual materials from the regional food value chain.
   After rearing, customers either use the larvae and/or their by-products
   themselves, or REPLOID takes them back for centralized marketing or
   further processing.

   REPLOID sells the reared larvae either directly or, after further
   processing into proteins and fats, for example, to customers in the animal
   feed industry. From the by-products of insect rearing (insect frass), the
   company produces premium organic fertilizer.

   With decentralized upcycling on an industrial scale, REPLOID provides an
   economically attractive solution within the circular economy. Food
   residues and unused food are utilized efficiently, helping to conserve key
   resources over the long term.

   REPLOID Group AG was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Wels,
   Austria. The company has a global focus and has been listed since July
   2025 on the Vienna Stock Exchange’s direct market plus segment (ticker
   symbol: HRX5). The Group employs more than 190 people.

   Contact

   Hans Lang | Director Group Communications | +43 660 693 45 63 |
   [1][email protected]

    

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   Language:    English
   Company:     REPLOID Group AG
                Durisolstraße 6
                4600 Wels
                Austria
   Phone:       +43 660 / 776 50 40
   E-mail:      [email protected]
   Internet:    reploid.eu
   ISIN:        AT0000A3HRX5
   Listed:      Vienna Stock Exchange (Vienna MTF)
   LEI Code:    529900KNZ7JJ6VLDJL12
   EQS News ID: 2386264


    
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