Finanziaria Agroindustriale Spa

Finanziaria Agroindustriale SPA, formerly known as Eridania, is Italy's leading agro-industrial company, which manufactures & refines sugar, carries out oil-seed crushing activities & oil refining, manufactures starch from wheat & corn, packages & markets oil products and manufactures animal feeds. It also has activities in the area of yeast, alcohol, seeds, pork processing & other minor areas. Subsidiary companies are located throughout Italy, Europe, North America, Africa & the Middle East. Sugar and derivatives accounted for 27% of 1993 revenues; oil crushing & refining, 27%; starch and derivatives, 16%; animal feed, 14%, oil distribution, 14% and other similar activities, 2%.