Manufacturer of fruit juices, fruit juice drinks, fruit syrups, smoothies and fruit-containing beverages for retail and gastronomy.
Eckes-Granini Austria GmbH
St. Florian (AT) · Nieder-Olm (DE)New on Amplifa
About Eckes-Granini Austria
Eckes-Granini Austria is a 100% subsidiary of the Eckes-Granini Group, a leading European manufacturer of fruit juices, fruit juice drinks, fruit syrups, smoothies and fruit-containing beverages. The Austrian company based in St. Florian develops, produces and distributes beverages under brands such as Pago, YO and granini for food retail and gastronomy. The corporate headquarters of the Eckes-Granini Group is located in Nieder-Olm (Rhineland-Palatinate); the group traces back to the distillery founded by Peter Eckes in 1857 and remains family-owned to this day. The Group distributes its products in over 80 countries worldwide and is represented by national subsidiaries in, among others, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Hungary, Lithuania and Switzerland. Since 2006, the company has focused exclusively on fruit juices and fruit-containing beverages.
- Site
- St. Florian
- Processes
- Production and distribution of fruit juices, fruit juice drinks, fruit syrups and smoothies
- Materials
- Fruit juices, Fruit juice drinks and fruit-containing beverages, Fruit syrups, Smoothies
- Founded
- 2002
- Industries
- Beverage industry, Food retail, Gastronomy
- 01
Procurement of fruit and juice raw materials
- 02
Beverage production
- 03
Bottling
- 04
Distribution to food retail and gastronomy
Products & Brands
Fruit juices
Core product group for retail and gastronomy.
Fruit juice drinks and fruit-containing beverages
Fruit juice-based beverages for daily consumption.
Fruit syrups
Concentrates for beverage preparation for gastronomy and retail.
Smoothies
Fruit-based smoothies in the brand portfolio.
Locations
St. Florian
ATEckes-Granini Austria site
- Materials
- Fruit juices, fruit juice drinks, fruit syrups, smoothies
Nieder-Olm
DECorporate headquarters of Eckes-Granini Group
Brands & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Company History
- 1857
Peter Eckes founded a distillery using wine by-products in Nieder-Olm
- 1922
Sale of semi-finished products for the production of finished goods; start of fruit juice production in the 1920s
- 1957
hohes C brand registered in the trademark register
- 1958
Market launch of the first ready-to-drink orange juice in bottles (hohes C)
- 1993
Acquisition of SIÓ-Eckes (Hungary)
- 1994
Acquisition of 74% of granini from the Melitta Group
- 2001
Finnish fruit juice brand Marli becomes part of Eckes-Granini
- 2002
Founding of Eckes-Granini Austria as a 100% subsidiary; merger of Joker and Les Vergers d'Alsace into Eckes-Granini France
- 2006
Full acquisition of granini; focus exclusively on fruit juices and fruit-containing beverages; sale of the German spirits business to Rotkäppchen-Mumm; acquisition of Elmenhorster (Lithuania)
- 2007
Sale of the international spirits business to Oaktree Capital Management; acquisition of Brämhults Juice (Sweden)
- 2012
Acquisition of the Austrian fruit juice producer Pago from Brau Union
- 2016
Acquisition of Rynkeby Food (Denmark); partnership with Team Rynkeby
- 2018
Acquisition of 35% of true fruits; Team Rynkeby-hohes C starts for the first time in Nieder-Olm
- 2021
Minority stake of 49% in Curameo/Kloster Kitchen
- 2022
Sale of the Curameo stake back to the previous shareholder
- 2024
Acquisition of 100% of the fruit juice concentrate producer Wolfgang Jobmann (Hamburg), brands Oranka and Frisco