Agrol

What Agrol does

Agrol is a privately-held Polish food production company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Raciąż, Poland, operating as "AGROL" Przedsiębiorstwo Produkcyjno-Handlowe Sp. z o.o. The company specializes in grain-based food products and runs a 28-year-old, family-style manufacturing operation with 11–50 employees. Its product portfolio covers five categories: kasze (groats) such as barley, roasted buckwheat, millet, bulgur, cornmeal, and spelt; płatki zbożowe (cereal flakes) including barley, wheat, rye, oat, and spelt; mąka pełnoziarnista (wholemeal flours) including oat, barley, spelt type 1850, corn, and pea flour; pęczaki i zboża cięte (hulled and cut grains) across barley, wheat, rye, and spelt; and groch (whole husked and split peas). Agrol positions around "naturally healthy" Polish cereal products sourced from specially selected grains.

The production base consists of an own kaszarnia (groats production facility) and a modern płatkarnia (flake production facility), equipped with latest-generation hardware including a Mayer X-ray separator, a Taiho optical sorter, and a SCH0300 grain dryer. The company has undertaken EU-funded modernization, most recently commissioning a dedicated technological line for oat cleaning, dehulling, and production, and has installed a 199.2 kW photovoltaic installation at the site. Quality and food safety systems include HACCP (since 2003) and ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management System (since 2023). The company serves a horizontal segment described as "food retailers and consumers," with no disclosed named customers, distribution partners, or export markets.

The business model is B2B and B2C food manufacturing for the Polish market, with pricing not publicly disclosed and standard food-distribution channels. Agrol is independently operated with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no recorded external funding rounds. There is no disclosed headcount growth, no M&A activity, and no partnership or geographic-expansion signals in the input data, consistent with a regional, owner-operated manufacturer whose activity in recent years has centered on compliance upgrades and EU-grant-funded capex rather than commercial scaling.

Name

Agrol

Legal name

"AGROL" Przedsiębiorstwo Produkcyjno-Handlowe Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://agrol.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agrol is a privately-held Polish food manufacturer founded in 1996 in Raciąż that produces groats, cereal flakes, wholemeal flours, cut grains, and peas from selected cereals, serving food retailers and consumers through its own kaszarnia and płatkarnia facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cereal and Grain Processing

NAICS

Flour Milling (311211), Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Flour & Milling Products Manufacturing (wheat, corn, rice, specialty flours) (AFAKABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gluten-Free & Specialty Grain-Based Foods Manufacturing (GF pasta/cereals, ancient grains) (AFAKABAK)

Keywords

• Cereal grain processing
• Groat production
• Cereal flakes manufacturing
• Wholemeal flour milling
• Husked pea processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Raciaz

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Agrol is a Polish food manufacturer that produces grain-based food products including groats (kasze) such as barley, roasted buckwheat, millet, bulgur, cornmeal, and spelt; cereal flakes (płatki zbożowe) such as barley, wheat, rye, oat, and spelt flakes; wholemeal flours (mąki pełnoziarniste) including oat, barley, spelt, corn, and pea flour; hulled groats and cut grains (pęczaki and zboża cięte); and husked peas (groch łuszczony). Production is carried out in-house at the company's own kaszarnia and płatkarnia facilities in Raciąż, Poland, using selected grains and modern processing equipment.

Product overview

Agrol is a Polish food production company (Przedsiębiorstwo Produkcyjno-Handlowe Sp. z o.o.) founded in 1996, specializing in grain-based food products. The company's production portfolio consists of five core product categories: (1) Kasze (groats/porridges) including barley, roasted buckwheat, millet, bulgur, cornmeal, and spelt; (2) Płatki Zbożowe (cereal flakes) including barley, wheat, rye, oat, and spelt flakes; (3) Mąka Pełnoziarnista (wholemeal flours) including oat, barley, spelt type 1850, corn, and pea flour; (4) Pęczaki i Zboża Cięte (groats and cut grains) including barley, wheat, rye, and spelt groats plus cut barley, wheat, rye, and spelt; and (5) Groch (peas) including whole husked and split peas. Production is powered by a modern kaszarnia (groats production line) and płatkarnia (flakes production line) equipped with state-of-the-art technology including a Mayer X-ray separator, Taiho optical sorter, and grain dryer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kasze (Groats) — barley, roasted buckwheat, millet, bulgur, cornmeal, and spelt Six varieties of groats/porridges (Kasza Jęczmienna/Barley, Kasza Gryczana Prażona/Roasted Buckwheat, Kasza Jaglana/Millet, Kasza Bulgur, Kaszka Kukurydziana/Cornmeal, Kasza Orkiszowa/Spelt) produced from specially selected grains in Agrol's own kaszarnia. Sold as staple grain products to Polish food retailers, food-service operators, and consumers seeking naturally healthy cereal staples.
• Płatki zbożowe (Cereal flakes) — barley, wheat, rye, oat, and spelt Rolled cereal flakes (Płatki Jęczmienne/Barley, Płatki Pszenne/Wheat, Płatki Żytnie/Rye, Płatki Owsiane/Oat, Płatki Orkiszowe/Spelt) produced at Agrol's modern płatkarnia. Marketed for breakfast cereals, baking, and culinary use.
• Mąka pełnoziarnista (Wholemeal flours) — oat, barley, spelt type 1850, corn, and pea Wholemeal flours (Mąka Owsiana/Oat, Mąka Jęczmienna/Barley, Mąka Orkiszowa Typ 1850/Spelt Type 1850, Mąka Kukurydziana/Corn, Mąka Grochowa/Pea) for baking, batters, traditional recipes, soups, and protein-enriched products.
• Pęczaki i zboża cięte (Hulled groats and cut grains) — barley, wheat, rye, and spelt Hulled whole-grain groats (Pęczak Jęczmienny/Barley, Pęczak Pszenny/Wheat, Pęczak Żytni/Rye, Pęczak Orkiszowy/Spelt) and cut grain products (Jęczmień Cięty/Cut Barley, Pszenica Cięta/Cut Wheat, Żyto Cięte/Cut Rye, Orkisz Cięty/Cut Spelt) for traditional Polish culinary preparations.
• Groch łuszczony (Husked peas) — whole and split Husked peas in two forms: Groch Łuszczony Cały (Whole Husked Peas) and Groch Łuszczony Połówka (Split Husked Peas), used for soups, purees, and protein-enriched cooking.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Weetabix Limited: UK-headquartered breakfast cereal incumbent producing cereal flakes; broader geographic footprint and scale, but operates in overlapping grain flake technology and breakfast category.
• Lubella (Maspex Group): Leading Polish pasta, flour, and grain-based brand owned by Maspex; competes across many of the same flour and grain aisles but with much broader scale and brand investment.

Direct peers

• Melvit S.A. Polish producer of groats, cereal flakes, and breakfast cereals; directly competes with Agrol in Polish retail channels across the same core product categories (kasze, płatki, mąki).
• Młyny Polskie S.A. Polish flour milling and grain processing group; directly comparable to Agrol's flour milling and groat production activities, supplying similar B2B and retail channels.
• Młyn Szczepanki: Polish flour mill producing specialty and conventional flours; comparable to Agrol's wholemeal and specialty flour line within the Polish flour milling category.
• Sonko Sp. z o.o. Polish manufacturer of breakfast cereals, muesli, and grain-based products; overlaps with Agrol's flakes and whole-grain portfolio and competes in similar retail/foodservice channels.
• Sante A. Kowalski Sp. k. Polish health-food manufacturer with grain-based breakfast cereals, flakes, and groats; targets the same health-conscious consumer as Agrol in Polish retail.

Others

• Herbapol-Lublin S.A. Polish health-food and herbal product manufacturer; adjacent rather than directly competing—useful as a benchmark for Polish health-food distribution and retail reach.

Emerging players

• Balviten Sp. z o.o. Polish specialist producer of gluten-free flours, groats, and baking mixes; overlaps with Agrol's buckwheat and millet groats and pea-flour offerings in the gluten-free segment.

Regional players

• Kölln Flocken (Peter Kölln GmbH): German oat flake and groat producer; comparable product technology (flake lines, oat processing) but primarily serves German/Central European retail, not the Polish market.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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