EQS-News: REPLOID has acquired a stake in Alimentastic with the option to obtain majority control
EQS-News: REPLOID Group AG / Key word(s): Investment
REPLOID has acquired a stake in Alimentastic with the option to obtain
majority control
21.07.2026 / 09:15 CET/CEST
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CORPORATE NEWS
REPLOID has acquired a stake in Alimentastic with the option to obtain
majority control
• 25.1% equity stake
• Option to increase the stake to 51%
• Strengthening the distribution of REPLOID’s consumer products
• Promotion: 20% discount on all products at alimentastic.com and
schnauzer-und-co.de
• Laurenz Hoffmann remains Managing Director of Alimentastic,
responsible for global marketing and the worldwide distribution of
REPLOID’s consumer products
Wels, July 21, 2026 – REPLOID Group AG („REPLOID“) has acquired a 25.1%
stake in Alimentastic GmbH („Alimentastic“) from AKIRA Management Holding,
which is attributable to Mr. Albert Schmidbauer, along with an option to
increase the stake to more than 51% over the next three years.
To mark the new partnership, Alimentastic and Schnauze & Co are launching
a special promotion via their respective online shops: effective
immediately and until the end of August 2026, all products are available
at a 20% discount. To take advantage of this offer and for further
information (e.g., delivery terms and general terms and conditions),
please visit:
• [1] https://shop.alimentastic.com/en – Promo code: Alimentastic20
• [2] https://www.schnauze-und-co.de/ – Promo code: Alimentastic20
Salzburg-based Alimentastic brings international brands into European
retail. The company acts as a bridge between product manufacturers on the
one hand and food retailers, specialty retailers, and wholesalers on the
other. Alimentastic covers the entire value chain: from product
development and market launch to distribution and logistics, as well as
marketing and sales strategies. In this way, the company ensures that
products are placed in retail and successfully established in the market.
REPLOID offers a solution for processing organic residues from the food
industry into valuable new raw materials. The company pursues a strategy
of vertical integration. The goal is to build a resilient value chain and
deepen its market expertise – on both the processing and the sales side.
With the brands „Schnauze & Co“ (dog food) and Vitus Vitality (organic
gourmet mushrooms such as king oyster and shiitake), REPLOID already has
established consumer product brands. In addition, Alimentastic will drive
the development and distribution of further REPLOID brands and white-label
products based on REPLOID raw materials.
Laurenz Hoffmann remains Managing Director and 23% owner of Alimentastic.
He is also responsible for global marketing across the REPLOID Group and
the worldwide distribution of REPLOID’s consumer products. Laurenz
Hoffmann brings extensive retail and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)
experience: After seven years in purchasing at Hofer KG, the business
administration graduate moved to ALDI SÜD, where he also headed global
purchasing. Following a managing director position at Kaufland Stiftung &
Co. KG, Laurenz Hoffmann took on the role of CEO at dean&david smart food
GmbH. He has been Managing Director of Alimentastic since 2023.
Philip Pauer, CEO and founder of REPLOID: „Our stake in Alimentastic gives
us both stronger access to the retail market and valuable market
expertise. With Laurenz Hoffmann, an experienced manager in the FMCG
sector is now responsible for group-wide marketing and the sales
activities for our consumer products.“
Laurenz Hoffmann, Managing Director of Alimentastic: „REPLOID is on an
impressive growth trajectory. I look forward to supporting this
development on the marketing side and positioning REPLOID’s innovative
products for success in retail.“
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, scalable insect rearing
facilities for its customers – the REPLOID ReFarmUnits. Young Black
Soldier Fly larvae supplied by REPLOID receive a feed mix tailored to each
site, formulated on the basis of the company’s own research and
development using residues from the regional food value chain. After
rearing, customers either use the larvae and/or their by-products
themselves, or REPLOID takes them over for centralized marketing or
further processing.
REPLOID sells the reared larvae either directly or processed into proteins
and fats, for example to buyers in the animal feed industry. From the
by-products of insect rearing (insect frass), the company produces premium
organic fertilizer.
Through decentralized upcycling at industrial scale, REPLOID also delivers
an economically attractive solution for the circular economy. Food
residues and unused foodstuffs are efficiently utilized, conserving key
resources in a sustainable way.
REPLOID Group AG was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Wels,
Austria. The company operates globally and has been listed on the Vienna
Stock Exchange in the direct market plus segment since July 2025 (ticker:
HRX5). The Group employs more than 190 people.
Media Contact
Mag. Hans Lang | Director Group Communications | +43 660 693 45 63 |
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Language: English
Company: REPLOID Group AG
Durisolstraße 6
4600 Wels
Austria
Phone: +43 660 / 776 50 40
E-mail: office@reploid.eu
Internet: reploid.eu
ISIN: AT0000A3HRX5
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Vienna MTF)
LEI Code: 529900KNZ7JJ6VLDJL12
EQS News ID: 2368974
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