EQS-News: AGRANA intends to acquire flavour producer esarom

EQS-News: AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Takeover
   AGRANA intends to acquire flavour producer esarom

   09.09.2026 / 11:48 CET/CEST
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   AGRANA intends to acquire flavour producer esarom

   The Austrian specialist for flavours and beverage solutions is intended to
   boost AGRANA’s expertise and consolidate its Food & Beverage Solutions as
   a growth platform

   AGRANA intends to acquire 100 % of the shares in esarom gmbh and esarom
   holding gmbh (hereinafter referred to collectively as esarom). Founded in
   1946, this Austrian company specialises in tailored taste and beverage
   solutions as well as functional formulations for the food and beverage
   sector. Through the planned acquisition, AGRANA aims to combine the
   expertise of esarom with its existing range of fruit preparations, juice
   concentrates, beverage bases and customer-specific food and beverage
   solutions. This transaction would be a further step for AGRANA towards
   expanding its Food & Beverage Solutions as an innovative business area
   offering high-quality customer solutions and profitable growth.

   “The objective with esarom is not only to expand our portfolio but also to
   combine complimentary areas of competence to create an even stronger
   overall offering. The expertise at esarom supplements our own existing
   fruit preparation, beverage base and flavour offerings in the form of
   customer-specific solutions. This will provide our customers with a
   broader, integrated offering from a single source, enable us to jointly
   develop innovations faster and to grow in attractive regions. This is in
   line with the fundamental mindset of ONE AGRANA: Combining areas of
   expertise and creating value added for our customers as a single company,
   says Stephan Büttner, CEO of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG.

   Among other products, esarom develops and produces flavours, bases,
   powders, emulsions, functional blends and stabilisers. The company has
   comprehensive know-how in terms of formulations, long-term customer
   relationships and a strong focus on exports, particularly to Central and
   Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.

   The planned combination of the esarom sites in Oberrohrbach and
   Rückersdorf with the AGRANA site in Kröllendorf is aimed at creating an
   integrated three-site production cluster. The intention is to bundle the
   areas of production, development and application expertise, accelerate
   joint product development and enable aligned customer relationship
   management. This should benefit customers through a broader portfolio of
   solutions and additional possibilities to jointly develop tailored
   products.

   With around 400 employees, esarom would also significantly boost AGRANA’s
   development, application and market expertise. Following the completion of
   the transaction, the intention is to integrate the know-how of the teams,
   the long-standing customer relationships and the regional market insights
   to form an overall network of in-depth skills.

   esarom generated revenues of € 112 million in its 2025 financial year.
   Given the EBITDA multiple of 9.0x, the agreed enterprise value amounts to
   around € 150 million. The risks of both parties are mitigated by means of
   conventional price adjustment mechanisms and success-based purchase price
   components.
    
   The share purchase agreement is to be signed in the near future. The
   closing of the transaction is subject to the necessary anti-trust
   approvals and, from today’s perspective, is expected at the beginning of
   the 2027|28 financial year.

   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]

   ABOUT AGRANA

   AGRANA adds value to agricultural raw materials: As a major international
   player, we process agricultural raw materials to create high-end solutions
   for food products, beverages and industrial applications. Around 8,400
   employees working in its two business areas, Food & Beverage Solutions and
   Agricultural Commodities & Specialities, generate annual Group revenue of
   approximately € 3.2 billion at 50 production facilities worldwide. Founded
   in 1988, AGRANA is today the global market leader in fruit preparations, a
   leading global producer of apple and berry juice concentrates and a major
   supplier of sugar, customer-specific starch products and bioethanol.

   This press release is accessible in German and English at 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
   Listed:      Regulated Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich,
                Stuttgart, Tradegate BSX; Vienna Stock Exchange (Official
                Market)
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