Vladimír Mráz, an enthusiastic fisherman, hunter, and breeder from South Bohemia, came up with the idea in 1994 to create a harmonious ecosystem of people, animals, and nature by reusing what were then considered waste products of the food industry. Through his dedicated work, he founded in 1996 a purely Czech family-owned company that transformed former waste materials and by-products into valuable feed, supporting the health and strength of animals.
Over time, this was just the beginning. Today, the activities of Mráz Agro extend across a wide spectrum, not only in the feed industry but also in food production, spanning throughout Europe. Our focus on quality and a long-term perspective, however, has remained unchanged to this day.
Chronology
The facility in Červená Řečice has a starch production history of more than a century.
1994 – Establishment of Vladimír Mráz’s sole proprietorship in the field of agricultural business.
1996 – Vladimír Mráz begins supplying brewers’ grains from the Pilsen brewery to nearby farmers, raising the hygiene standards within the brewery and becoming a reliable partner for brewers’ grain collection, regardless of production seasonality. This lays the foundation for what would later become Mráz Agro.
2001 – Foundation of “Mráz Agricultural Company,” later known as Farma Radomyšl.
2002 – The starch factory and drying plant in Červená Řečice near Pelhřimov, formerly the Czechoslovak Starch Research Institute, becomes part of Vladimír Mráz’s business activities. In Červená Řečice, surplus brewers’ yeast from nearby breweries is dried, and thermally modified starches are produced.
2004 – The business activities of Vladimír Mráz are transformed into the company Mráz Agro CZ, s.r.o.
2004 – The premises of the former Czech Radiocommunications transmitter near Radomyšl become part of the company. The agricultural farm Radomyšl is established on the site.
2012 – By merging the group’s companies, the family holding Mráz Agro is formed.
2012 – Establishment of the sister company Mráz Agro SK, s.r.o., based in Bratislava.
2013 – Mráz Agro CZ exceeds 200,000 tons of traded co-products annually.
2015 – Opening of the foreign trade branch in Prague. This includes entry into the Eastern European markets with co-products and feed materials.
2017 – After several years of working within Mráz Agro, Vladimír Mráz Jr., son of the company’s founder, becomes the CEO of the holding.
The first trucks in the Czech Republic equipped with an adapter for ensiling brewers’ grains. (2014)
Installation of drum dryers at the Batelov plant (2019)
2018 – A new storage facility in Červená Řečice becomes part of Mráz Agro CZ. The site serves as the main logistics center for the reception and dispatch of dry feed and raw materials.
2020 – Mráz Agro SK becomes a significant player in the co-products market in Slovakia. It establishes its first partnerships with local food companies and further expands into Poland and Hungary.
2021 – In Batelov near Jihlava, the construction of the most modern drum-drying facility for suspension materials and starches in Central Europe is completed. The company thus actively enters the market of high value-added food supplements for human nutrition. Mráz Agro becomes the largest processor of leaven and fermentation materials in the Czech Republic.
2023 – Mráz Agro purchases its first modern trucks for the transport and processing of wet co-products, establishing its own state-of-the-art fleet serving customers and suppliers across Central Europe.
