09 Oct 2014 --- In the first half of the 2014|15 financial year, AGRANA, the global sugar, starch and fruit products manufacturer, registered a significant revenue reduction of 17.9% to EUR1,285.2 million. Operating profit (EBIT) was EUR87.0 million, a decrease of 16.5% from the first six months of 2013|14. "While the Starch segment was able to raise its EBIT, the Sugar and Fruit segments as expected lost ground as a result of lower revenue," explains AGRANA Chief Executive Officer Johann Marihart. Non-recurring expenses of EUR4.6 million for streamlining the location structure of fruit preparations production sites in Austria weighed on profitability in the Fruit segment.