Food Magazine March 2016 | Page 62

AGRANA FRUIT MEXICO

Agrana is a successful Austria-based , international company starting in the sugar and starch business more than 25 years ago , actually also present in the fruit industries . Agrana Fruit Mexico came onto the scene around 2004 . French liquor giant Pernod Ricard partnered with a local food production company in 1981 to create SIASPORT ; after splitting from the local company 13 years later , Pernod Ricard sold the company in 2002 to Atys , S . A . de C . V . Finally , in 2004 , Agrana acquired its current Mexican facilities from Atys . “ Before Agrana arrived at Zamora , this was

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