What ASTON does

ASTON (Russian legal entity: Акционерное общество «Астон Продукты Питания и Пищевые Ингредиенты» / JSC "Aston Food Products and Food Ingredients") is a vertically integrated Russian agroholding headquartered in Rostov-on-Don at 91 Suvorova str., Business Center League of Nations, 12th floor. The company controls the full production chain from agricultural commodity procurement through storage, oilseed processing, refining, bottling, and delivery of finished food ingredients to industrial buyers. Its product portfolio spans grain commodities (wheat, barley, corn, flax, peas), oilseeds (sunflower, rapeseed), refined and unrefined vegetable oils (sunflower — including high-oleic — corn, rapeseed, linseed), meal and expeller feed products, lecithin, and starch and food ingredients produced at the Ryazan Aston Starch Products facility.

The technology base is industrial and process-oriented rather than software-oriented: oil extraction plants (MEZ), grain elevators, a CHP heating-and-power plant, refining and bottling lines, flour milling (Ternovsky), starch processing, plus port-loading and transshipment infrastructure (ADZT, AZOVLYON, Western Cargo Terminal) at the ports of Rostov-on-Don and Azov. A new oil extraction plant (ASVA LLC) is under construction at Novoaleksandrovka, and Aston-Povolzhye LLC operates an oil extraction plant at Buzuluks. Digitization is concentrated in the supplier-facing layer: an Electronic Queue System (tc.aston.ru) for grain acceptance, a Supplier Personal Account (online.aston.ru) for supply applications and document exchange, and integration with Diadoc and SBIS electronic document management (EDO) providers, plus procurement via the Bidzaar electronic trading platform.

ASTON's revenue model is straightforward industrial commodity and processed-goods sales quoted in rubles per kilogram on CPT (Carriage Paid To) terms. Pricing varies by delivery point and quality specifications — wheat is tiered across Class 3 (13.80 RUB/kg), Class 4 (13.50 RUB/kg), and Class 5 (13.70 RUB/kg) with protein-content requirements from 11.2% to 15.3%; oilseeds range from sunflower at 36.50–41.00 RUB/kg and rapeseed at 29.00–30.00 RUB/kg down to corn at 14.20 RUB/kg. The customer base is B2B: agricultural producers sell grain and oilseeds into the platform, while food manufacturers, feed producers, livestock and poultry operations buy refined oils, meals, and feed ingredients. Distribution combines direct domestic B2B sales with export channels reaching international markets. The company is private (no public listing), has no disclosed parent entity, and has not raised institutional funding rounds; ownership sits with joint-stock-company shareholders. Certifications including ISO 14001 environmental management and FSA food-safety certification support buyer-side procurement at food-industry customers.

Name

ASTON

Legal name

Акционерное общество «Астон Продукты Питания и Пищевые Ингредиенты»

Website

https://aston.ru

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ASTON is a vertically integrated Russian agroholding that procures grain and oilseeds from agricultural producers, processes them into refined vegetable oils, meals, and starch-based food ingredients, and sells these to domestic food manufacturers, feed producers, and export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rostov-on-don

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Commodity Sales: Sale of grain (wheat, barley, corn, flax, peas) and oilseeds purchased from agricultural producers to domestic and export markets.
2. Vegetable Oil and Food Ingredients: Production and sale of vegetable oils (sunflower, corn, rapeseed, linseed) and food ingredients including refined oils, specialty fats for food industry, meal and expeller products.
3. Feed Products: Production and supply of high-quality feed products including sunflower meal, rapeseed meal, and lecithin delivered in short timeframes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ASTON is a Russian vertically integrated agroholding that procures, stores, and processes agricultural commodities (wheat, barley, corn, sunflower, flax, rapeseed) and manufactures vegetable oils (refined and unrefined sunflower, high oleic sunflower, corn, rapeseed, and linseed oils), specialty fats, meal, expeller, and feed products for food industry manufacturers, feed producers, and export markets. The company controls the full production chain from farm to consumer through grain elevators, oil extraction plants, refining and bottling facilities across Russia.

Product overview

ASTON is a Russian agroholding that operates as a vertically integrated agribusiness, controlling the entire production chain from farm to consumer. The company offers a unified portfolio of agricultural commodities (grain and oilseeds), processed vegetable oils (refined/unrefined sunflower, high oleic sunflower, corn, rapeseed, linseed oils), and feed products (sunflower/rapeseed meal, lecithin). Supporting its commodity operations, ASTON provides a digital ecosystem comprising a Supplier Personal Account (online.aston.ru) for document exchange and transaction management, and an Electronic Queue System (tc.aston.ru) for logistics coordination. The product lineup is structured around core commodities, processed food ingredients, and associated digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grain Products Supply of wheat, barley, corn, flax, and peas sourced from agricultural producers for further processing, domestic sale, and export.
• Vegetable Oils Refined and unrefined sunflower oil, high oleic sunflower oil, corn oil, rapeseed oil, and linseed oil produced for food industry manufacturers.
• Meal and Expeller Products Sunflower meal, rapeseed meal, rapeseed expeller, and linseed expeller supplied as protein-rich ingredients for animal feed producers.
• Feed Products Range of high-quality feed products including sunflower meal, rapeseed meal, and lecithin produced at ASTON plants for livestock and poultry operations.
• Specialty Fats Specialty fats produced for the food industry as part of ASTON's processed ingredients portfolio.
• Supplier Personal Account Online portal at online.aston.ru enabling agricultural product suppliers to register, submit supply applications, track status, exchange electronic documents, and process payments.
• Electronic Queue System Digital queue system at tc.aston.ru for fast acceptance and payment of grain and oilseed deliveries, including driver/carrier personal accounts and time slot booking.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BidzaarcoreTechnology or IntegrationBidzaar electronic trading platform is used for conducting procurement procedures and supplier tenders. Tax residents of Russia can participate in procurement activities through this platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bunge Limited: Global agribusiness and food company with major oilseed processing operations, grain origination, and refined oil/meal products. Directly comparable business model as a large-scale oilseed crusher and supplier of food and feed ingredients.
• Cargill: One of the largest global agricultural commodity traders and oilseed processors, with extensive operations in grain origination, oilseed crushing, and food ingredient manufacturing. Comparable as a global scale incumbent in the same product categories (vegetable oils, meals, food ingredients).
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global leader in agricultural processing with extensive oilseed crushing, grain origination, and food ingredient production. Comparable as a diversified agribusiness incumbent in the same vegetable oil, meal, and specialty food ingredient categories.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, including oilseeds, grains, and vegetable oils. Comparable as a major global player in the same commodity trading and processing categories, with significant Black Sea region exposure.

Direct peers

• Cherkizovo Group: Major Russian agroholding and food producer with grain procurement, feed manufacturing, and meat production. Comparable as a Russian food/feed industry buyer and producer with similar vertically integrated structure and Southern Russia exposure.
• Kernel Holding: Ukraine-headquartered agroholding and the world's largest producer and exporter of sunflower oil, with grain origination and oilseed processing. Closely comparable as a Black Sea region oilseed crusher and grain trader with similar product mix and export orientation.
• Sodrugestvo Group: Major oilseed processor headquartered in Luxembourg with significant operations in Russia, focused on soybean and rapeseed crushing, meal production, and white sugar. Directly comparable as a large-scale oilseed crusher and feed product supplier in the same commodity space.
• Rusagro Group: One of Russia's largest vertically integrated agroholdings with oilseed crushing, sugar, meat, and crop production. Directly comparable as a major Russian competitor in oilseed processing and agricultural commodity trading with similar scale and regional footprint.

Others

• Aston Foods (UK): UK-based confectionery and ingredients manufacturer sharing the 'Aston' name with the Russian agroholding. Not a business peer, but worth flagging as a name-collision risk that creates branding/trademark confusion in cross-border contexts.

Regional players

• MHP (Mironivsky Hliboproduct): Ukrainian agroholding with grain cultivation, oilseed processing, and poultry/meat production. Comparable business model as a vertically integrated Eastern European agribusiness in grain/oilseed handling and feed ingredient supply.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ASTON.FFI.GROUP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aston-enterprise-limited

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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