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The History of the Raiffeisen Goods Organisation

  • 1898

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    Establishment of the first Lagerhaus cooperative in Austria according to the system proposed by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (Pöchlarn/Lower Austria).

  • 1898

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    The Lower Austrian Association of Rural Cooperatives (VLG) starts operating from a headquarters in Vienna.

  • 1900

    Establishment of the Styrian Association of Agricultural Cooperatives (renamed the “Styrian Association of Farmers” in 1927).

  • 1917

    Creation in Linz of the Upper Austrian Agricultural Association for Utilisation and Supply (renamed Oberösterreichische Warenvermittlung in 1946).

  • 1946

    Creation in Vienna of the federal goods headquarters of the Austrian Association of Agricultural Cooperatives (renamed ÖRWZ Österreichische Raiffeisen Warenzentrale in 1982).

  • 1992

    1st foreign participation (Agrosaat d.o.o. in Slovenia).

  • 1993

    Creation of RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria reg.Gen.m.b.H. as a result of the merger between the provincial cooperative goods associations of Lower and Upper Austria and Styria and ÖRWZ.

  • 1994

    RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria takes over the operational activities of the founding associations and the Österreichischen Raiffeisen Warenzentrale (ÖRWZ).

  • 1995

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    RWA moves into its news headquarters in Vienna.

  • 1998

    RWA-Genossenschaft transfers its entire activities to the newly founded RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft. RWA reg. Gen. m.b.H. remains the proprietary holding company.

  • 1999

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    The EU gives the green light to a strategic alliance, based on a share swap, between RWA AG in Vienna and BayWa AG in Munich.

  • 2004

    The four Lagerhaus cooperatives in Burgenland become members of RWA.

  • 2008

    Raiffeisen Agro Beograd - first newly established RWA AG company outside the EU.

  • 2011

    Acquisition of the majority of Wärme Austria VertriebsgesmbH. from OMV.

  • 2012

    Establishment of the company which is now known as Austria Juice GmbH and has 14 production facilities in Austria, Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, Ukraine and China as a joint venture with Agrana Beteilungs-AG.

  • 2012

    Takeover of the majority of AFS Franchise-Systeme GmbH.

  • 2014

    The volume of agricultural products exceeds three million tonnes for the first time.

  • 2015

    Establishment of the Rumanian subsidiary RWA Romania.

  • 2016

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    Establishment of the Agro Innovation Lab as a platform for innovation in the agricultural sector.

  • 2020

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    Transfer of RWA’s headquarters to Korneuburg
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