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).
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.
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.