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STUDEN Holding has the international portfolio of agribusiness which covers processing, trade and distribution of the agriculture products, sugar, edible oils, oilseeds, grain and coffee. Holding was founded in 1992 in Vienna, where the headquarters of the company are located, and through capital connections STUDEN Holding established its production and distribution companies and started the cycle of investment projects in the food industry of Western Balkans. The Group today has over 600 employees in 10 countries throughout the Southeast Europe and the Middle East.

Business Areas
STUDEN Holding is investor in food industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in two factories in Brčko, BiH, over EUR 100.000 Mio. was initially invested. In the strategic partnership with significant Austrian companies AGRANA Group and company VFI (VEREINIGTE FETTWARENINDUSTRIE), a large agro-industrial complex was built in Brčko, where edible oil factory BIMAL, STUDEN-AGRANA Sugar refinery, MINGOS coffee production and several service companies operate.

Under the Holding, due to business volume and development of business network, two business groups have been clearly defined, BIMAL Group and AGRANA-STUDEN Group.

BIMAL Group
BIMAL Group is developing products out of oilseeds and which includes six operative companies. With its production, trade, services and distribution companies, BIMAL Group conducts all businesses starting from processing of oilseeds, production and trade with crude oil and protein meal, trade with grain and in the end with production and trade with products, i.e. edible oils, protein meal, lecithin and fatty acids, and it also provides storage services and business park services.

AGRANA-STUDEN Group
AGRANA-STUDEN Group is responsible for trade, processing and distribution of sugar and sweeteners in all forms and shapes. Presently there are ten operative companies cooperating closely in order to economically obtain raw materials of various origins from all parts of the world, to have raw sugar processed to white crystal sugar, and distribute final product in line with the requirements of the food and beverage producers, wholesale and retail sales.

Standards
Quality management department is responsible for standardization and management of all aspects of quality and business processes of the STUDEN Holding. The companies under Holding are standardized in line with six international certificates: IFS, ISCC, Halal, Kosher, GMP+ and NON GMO Produced standard.

Business Initiative
According to the Memorandum of Understanding, signed between the STUDEN Holding and Brčko District Government, and the project under title “Business initiative for comprehensive improvement of the business environment and standard of living in Brčko District BiH”, the projects of the Holding were identified which will bring investments in excess of BAM 500 Mio. The first project of STUDEN Holding includes establishing of the first business zone in Brčko and new jobs, which will initiate the development strategy which has the potential to attract additional domestic and foreign investments in Brčko District.