Agrana Juice Romania Carei S.r.l

AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG was founded in 1988 as the holding company of the Austrian sugar and starch industry, and is today one of the leading sugar and starch producers in Central Europe, the world leader in fruit preparations for the dairy industry, and one of the world's largest producers of concentrated fruit juices. Sugar, starch and fruit - these are the three arms of the Group's growth strategy. AGRANA has a total of 54 production facilities located on five continents. AGRANA products are a part of every-day life. The range of these products extends from starch in textiles and paper, bioethanol to substitute gasoline, sugar in food products all the way to concentrated apple juice and fruit pieces in yoghurts. The activities of the Segment Sugar, the tradition heart of the Group, span Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and, with effect from late 2007, Bosnia-Herzegovina. AGRANA has also been marketing sugar and starch products in Bulgaria since November 2006. AGRANA offers a wide range of sugar and specialty sugar products distributed under market-specific sugar brands such as the Wiener Zucker brand used in Austria. The appeal of the range is attributable to both the constant high quality of the products and to attractive packaging designs.The Segment Starch includes production facilities in Austria, Hungary and Romania.AGRANA's corn and potato starch factories manufacture special products for the reprocessing industry that are tailored to customers' specific requirements.AGRANA's special starch products, for example, are used in numerous confectionary, baking and baby food products.The Group has also established an outstanding reputation as an international specialist in the area of organic starches through its range of guaranteed GMO-free products.The implementation of the EU's biofuel directive in Austria led to the decision on the part of AGRANA to build a bioethanol plant in Lower Austria which entered pilot operation on 1 October 200?