Austria Bio Garantie GmbH und agroVet GmbH

What Austria Bio Garantie GmbH und agroVet GmbH does

Austria Bio Garantie GmbH and agroVet GmbH are Austrian independent inspection and certification bodies operating as legally separate GmbH entities under a joint commercial identity, headquartered in Enzersfeld, Niederösterreich. The companies hold official EU Organic inspection body numbers AT-BIO-301 (Austria Bio Garantie GmbH) and AT-BIO-302 (Austria Bio Garantie - Landwirtschaft GmbH) and position themselves as market leaders in organic product inspection and certification across the full Austrian value chain, from agriculture through processing, trade, and import, plus adjacent segments including food/feed, cosmetics, aquaculture, and renewable energies. agroVet GmbH specializes in standards for raw materials, food and feed midsectors, including sustainability and renewable-energy schemes. Together the group offers more than 30 certification programs, including EU Organic, AMA-Biosiegel/Gütesiegel, Bio Austria, Demeter, Naturland, Bioland, Bio Suisse, Biokreis, ISCC, ASC/MSC, GLOBALG.A.P., VLOG, ARGE GMO-free, Donau Soja, and Fairtrade.

The underlying technology stack is centered on the EASY-CERT cloud platform (digital certificate management and online certificate query), the companion BioApp (mobile access to inspection information for certified operators), and a Supply Chain Solution for product traceability across the chain. The group also delivers standalone Carbon Footprinting services for industrial companies and agricultural suppliers. Operations are delivered through three regional offices covering all nine Austrian provinces (Enzersfeld for Vienna, Lower and Upper Austria; Lebring for Styria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Salzburg; Innsbruck for Tirol and Vorarlberg), with a wholly-owned subsidiary, bio-garantie südtirol GmbH, extending coverage into South Tyrol, Italy.

The revenue model is recurring inspection and certification fees charged across the firm's broad standards portfolio and customer base, supported by direct sales with field-expert consultation, online non-binding registration portals that capture inbound leads for the three main service lines, and shared digital infrastructure via the parent EASY-CERT group AG network. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers request information packages or direct quotes.

Name

Austria Bio Garantie GmbH und agroVet GmbH

Legal name

Austria Bio Garantie GmbH und agroVet GmbH

Website

https://abg.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Austrian independent inspection and certification body providing organic, GMO-free, sustainability, and quality certification services (30+ standards) across the agricultural, processing, trade, and food/feed value chain, operating under inspection body numbers AT-BIO-301 and AT-BIO-302.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Product Inspection and Certification Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Safety Auditing & Inspection Services (GFSI/Third-Party Audits) (AFALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social, Ethical & Sustainability Audits for Food Supply Chains (SMETA/SA8000, ESG-linked) (AFALABAL), GMO/Non-GMO & Bioengineered Disclosure Verification (label compliance support) (AFALAHAH), Labeling & Claims Compliance Review (Nutrition, Allergen, Country-of-Origin) (AFALADAF), Food Industry Licensing, Registration & Compliance Audits (HLAJAEAG)

Keywords

• Organic product certification
• Inspection and certification services
• Sustainability standards auditing
• Agricultural quality certification
• GMO-free certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Enzersfeld

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Inspection and Certification Services: Fees for auditing and certification of organic products, legal regulations, private labels, and standards across the entire value chain including agriculture, processing, trade, food, animal feed, cosmetics, aquaculture, and renewable energies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Austria Bio Garantie GmbH and agroVet GmbH provide independent third-party inspection and certification services for organic products, quality standards, GMO-free production, sustainability programmes, renewable energies, and private labels across agriculture, processing, trade, food, animal feed, cosmetics, and aquaculture. Services cover EU Organic, AMA-Biosiegel, Bio Austria, Demeter, Naturland, Bioland, ISCC, ASC/MSC, GLOBALG.A.P., VLOG, Fairtrade, carbon footprinting, and more than 30 additional standards. The companies operate across Austria through regional offices and deliver their services through the EASY-CERT cloud digital platform, BioApp, and Supply Chain Solution for traceability.

Product overview

Austria Bio Garantie GmbH and agroVet GmbH offer a comprehensive portfolio of inspection and certification services across the agricultural, food, and sustainability sectors. Their core digital infrastructure includes the EASY-CERT cloud platform for certificate management, the BioApp for mobile inspection access, and a Supply Chain Solution for traceability. They provide certification services for organic agriculture, quality standards, processing and trade, carbon footprinting, GMO-free production, renewable energies, origin verification, fairtrade, gastronomy, aquaculture, cosmetics, and various private standards. The company operates as a multi-standard certification body covering EU Organic, AMA-Biosiegel, Bio Austria, Demeter, Naturland, Bioland, and over 30 other certification standards along the entire value chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EASY-CERT cloud: Digital platform for certification search and online certificate management

Products and services

• Organic Agriculture Certification Inspection and certification services for organic farming operations in Austria, covering conversion support and ongoing compliance verification against EU organic standards and member-association standards such as Bio Austria, Demeter, Naturland, Bioland, Bio Suisse, and Biokreis.
• Agriculture Quality Standards Certification Certification services for various agricultural quality standards and quality programmes beyond organic, including AMA-Gütesiegel, AMAG.A.P., GLOBALG.A.P., and other quality labels for Austrian farmers.
• Processing, Trade and Import Certification Inspection and certification services for commercial enterprises in food processing, animal feed, cosmetics, trade, and import sectors against EU Organic, Bio Suisse, Bioland, Naturland, ASC/MSC, and other processor/import standards.
• Carbon Footprinting Services Carbon footprint measurement and climate balancing services for industrial companies, suppliers in the food industry, and agricultural operations to support ESG reporting and sustainability programme compliance.
• EASY-CERT Cloud Digital platform for certificate management allowing clients to query certificates digitally, manage company and product data online, and access inspection information across the EASY-CERT group network.
• BioApp Mobile application providing inspection-related information to certified companies during preparation, audit, and certification cycles.
• Supply Chain Solution Digital tool for guaranteeing product traceability throughout the supply chain, enabling certified companies to document and verify product flow from raw material through processing and trade.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EASY-CERT Group AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASY-CERT Group AG is the parent organization. Austria Bio Garantie GmbH and agroVet GmbH are members of this group. The group provides the EASY-CERT cloud infrastructure and platform shared across member companies. The partnership enables standardized certification processes and digital tools across multiple inspection bodies.
• bio-garantie südtirol GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA related company based in South Tyrol, Italy, providing similar organic certification services in the South Tyrol region. Logo displayed on footer indicating affiliated operations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ICEA (Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale): Italian organic and sustainability certification body covering food, cosmetics, and non-food. Comparable Mediterranean peer with similar EU-organic plus private-standard portfolio.
• TÜV Austria: Austrian domestic TIC competitor offering food, organic, and quality certification from the same country. Directly comparable geographic and product overlap, particularly relevant for in-country scheme customers.
• Ecocert SA: France-based leader in organic, ecological, and sustainability certification across agriculture, food, cosmetics, and textiles. Directly comparable as a third-party certification body covering organic plus sustainability (carbon, fair trade) schemes.
• Control Union Certifications: Global inspection and certification body with deep organic, sustainability (ISCC), and agri-food scheme coverage. Comparable business model of auditing against multiple voluntary standards for processors, traders, and farmers.
• CCPB Srl: Italian organic and sustainability certification body active in food and non-food. Comparable Southern European peer with overlapping organic and private-standard scheme offerings.
• IMO Institute for Marketecology: Swiss organic and sustainability certification body active across food, textiles, and forestry. Comparable niche specialist offering multi-standard audits to processors and traders in the same DACH orbit.
• bio.inspecta AG: Swiss organic and sustainability certification body with a comparable multi-standard, value-chain-wide inspection model and proprietary digital tools. Highly comparable as a neighboring DACH organic inspection body of similar size and scope.

Broad incumbents

• SGS Société Générale de Surveillance: World's largest TIC company with food, agricultural, and sustainability certification services. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same multi-standard organic and sustainability audits.
• Kiwa Group: Large international testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) group with organic and food certification lines alongside broader industrial compliance work. Comparable TIC incumbent overlapping on organic food and sustainability audits.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC incumbent with agri-food and sustainability certification offerings, including organic-related audits. Comparable as a broader-scope competitor able to bundle certification with other compliance services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/austria-bio-garantie

Compliance16 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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