Our Business Units and Brands

Danish Crown Beef is one of Europe’s five largest cattle abattoirs. Danish Crown Beef is supplier of beef products to the Danish and European retail, food service and food industry. Danish Crown Beef is slaughtering according to modern principles, ensuring a high hygiene standard. We have highly trained employees and ensuring correct professional handling of the carcasses. We have an ambitious growth strategy and approx. 1000 employee ready, willing and able to deliver this.

Since the company's beginning, Friland has worked with sales and marketing of meat that is produced with respect for the animals and our surroundings without compromising the quality of the products. Friland is Europe's largest organic meat company that both produces beef and pork, where animal welfare is paramount.

KLS has a strong focus on sustainable production and develops unique concepts in harmony with customers. KLS wants to contribute to a sustainable environment by taking financial, organic and social responsibility at all levels by promoting the environment for our customers, suppliers and those working within the company.

DAT-Schaub is responsible for the treatment of pig intestines at all Danish pig abattoirs and at pig abattoirs in Germany, Sweden, Poland, England, France and the USA.

DAT-Schaub has subsidiaries in Germany, Portugal, France, China, Sweden, Norway, Finland, England, the USA, New Zealand, Australia and Estonia.

ESS-FOOD, part of the Danish Crown Group, stands as a global leader in the bulk meat trading industry. Whether it's pork, beef, poultry, or seafood, in any cut, recipe, or packaging, we handle the business complexities to make the world your marketplace. 

With 21 offices worldwide and decades of experience, we connect top meat producers with food manufacturers, retailers, caterers, and distributors, ensuring the right match and the best price. We move approximately 376.000 tonnes of food safely each year, ensuring timely delivery through our multilingual and agile handling. In short, we open global markets for your business.

Our partners rely on us to match the right buyer with the right product, delivered at the right place and time. But our role extends beyond transactions; we are a trusted partner who takes responsibility and adds value. We are always available, today and in the future. Our commitment is for the long run.

At the heart of our business is trust. Without it, we wouldn't exist. We look forward to earning your trust and building a lasting partnership. Trading – A matter of trust.

Scan-Hide is an integral part of the abattoirs value chain that handles and refines the cattle hides from Danish, Swedish and German abattoirs. The cattle skins are allocated to the global premium tanning market. Scan-Hide refines the cattle skins to semi-finished products (wet-blue & wet-white), which is the first step in the finished leather engraving process.

Sokolów produces a wide range of processed meat products based on its own slaughter of pigs and cattle and sourced raw materials. Most of the production is sold on the Polish market, where it is the best-known brand in the meat industry.

SPF-Denmark ensures safe and responsible transport of live pigs between herds and transport of pigs to the abattoirs. SPF-Denmark has a revenue of approx. 1.1 billion DKK.