AGRANA with new ice cream creations and organic focus at the IFT FIRST Expo 2023 in Chicago. The international food and industrial group AGRANA showcases the latest additions to its range of fruit preparations and organic starches at the food trade fair IFT FIRST Expo in Chicago (16 - 19 July 2023, Stand S2249). AGRANA, the global market leader for fruit preparations and Europe's leading producer of organic starches, is present in the USA with four fruit preparation sites and the organic starch company Marroquin Organic International Inc. The IFT FIRST Expo, organized by the Institute of Food Technology, is one of the most important international trade fairs for top players in the fields of science and business to network and present solutions to complex food technology challenges.

This is where food researchers, nutritional manufacturers, product developers and suppliers of ingredients meet. The US market is interesting for the AGRANA Group for a number of reasons: On the one hand, in terms of yoghurts and plant-based dairy alternatives - a segment where AGRANA is already market leader - as well as ice cream and food services, meaning products for fast-food restaurants, system catering providers and hotels. On the other, the organic market also presents interesting growth opportunities which Maroquin Organic International Inc. is well positioned to take advantage of due to its organic ingredients for various application areas such as food and beverages.

Marroquin Organic is one of the first companies to specialize in organic, GMO-free products and distributes the organic range of AGRANA Stärke GmbH to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and pet food sectors in the USA.