EQS-News: AGRANA launch in Slovenia: acquisition of the food company Mercator-Emba successfully concluded
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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]markus.simak@agrana.com
Hannes Haider, Investor Relations
+43 1 21137 12905, [2]hannes.haider@agrana.com
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Company: AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft
F.-W.-Raiffeisen-Platz 1
A-1020 Wien
Austria
Phone: +43-1-21137-0
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Internet: www.agrana.com
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