Danish Crown (company)
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| Company type | Joint stock company |
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| ISIN | DK0030307251 |
| Industry | Meat processing |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | Beef, pork |
Production output |
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| Revenue | 58.2 billion DKK (2014)[1] |
| + 1.23 billion DKK (2007)[2] | |
| Members | 13,500 |
Number of employees | 22,500 (2014)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Tulip Food Company, Plumrose USA, ESS-FOOD |
| Website | http://danishcrown.dk |
Danish Crown AmbA is a Danish food processing company, dealing primarily in meat processing of pork and beef. It is Europe's largest pork producer.[3] Through its subsidiaries, known as the Danish Crown Group, it is also involved in a long list of other food products. It is Europe's largest pork-processing company and Denmark's largest beef-processing company, as well as its single largest agricultural exporter.
Danish Crown was originally formed in 1970 when Sydøstjyske Andelsslagterier in Kolding and Vojens merged, however in 1986 Danish Crown was itself merged into Tulip. In 1990, when Wenbo, Tulip and Østjyske Andelsslagterier merged they revived the name Danish Crown. Since then Danish Crown have taken over every major slaughterhouse in Denmark.[citation needed] In February 2015, Danish Crown announced that it was acquiring smaller Danish rival Tican.[4]
On October 13, 2010, the members voted to change Danish Crown from a cooperative to a joint stock company
On August 2, 2019, The CEO Finn Klostermann announced the company will be launching its first plant-based item, a meat-free burger that will be made from peas and beets.[5]
Danish Crown group
- Danish Crown AmbA
- Tulip Food Company
- Tulip Ltd.
- Sokołów (Poland)
- ESS-FOOD
- DAT-Schaub International
- Danish Bacon Company
- SFK Food A/S
- Oksekødsdivision (Beef division)
- Scan-Hide
- Svinekødsdivision (Pork division)
- DAT-Schaub amba
References
- ^ a b Svinekød, oksekød, opskrifter, gourmetmad og meget mere fra Danish Crown – Svinekød, oksekød, opskrifter, gourmetmad og meget mere fra Danish Crown Archived 2007-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Årsrapport 2006/07" (PDF). Danishcrown.dk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "From Danish Crown's website". Danishcrown.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Meat company Danish Crown swallows smaller rival Tican". Reuters.com. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ foodnavigator.com. "Danish Crown to launch plant-based products 'very soon'". foodnavigator.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.