Danish Crown AmbA

Danish Crown

Type	agricultural cooperative
Founded	1998 (1998)
Headquarters	Randers, Denmark
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Kjeld Johannesen, CEO Niels Mikkelsen, Chairman
Industry	meat processing
Products	Beef, Pork
Revenue	44.34 billion DKK (2007)[1]
Net income	+ 1.23 billion DKK (2007)[2]
Members	13,500
Employees	25,000 (2007)[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]}

On October 13, 2010, the members voted to change Danish Crown from a cooperative to a joint stock company

Danish Crown group

• Danish Crown AmbA

• Tulip Food Company
• Tulip Ltd.
• Plumrose USA Inc.
• Sokolow
• ESS-FOOD
• DAT-Schaub International
• Danish Bacon Company
• SFK Food A/S
• Oksekødsdivision (Beef division)

• Scan-Hide

• Svinekødsdivision (Pork division)

• DAT-Schaub amba

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Svinekød, oksekød, opskrifter, gourmetmad og meget mere fra Danish Crown - Svinekød, oksekød, opskrifter, gourmetmad og meget mere fra Danish Crown
2. ^ http://www.danishcrown.dk/custom/aarsrapport2007/docs/regnskab_DK.pdf
3. ^ From Danish Crown's website

External links

• Official website