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Being a global leader in sustainable meat production is a must. Every single day, we must be able to deliver the products that our customers demand, and at the same time constantly explore new opportunities. 

Both among farmers and during slaughter and further processing, quality and sustainability are the key focus. We are determined to find better ways to produce food – in respect for animals, humans and the environment. We promise to take the lead, but we cannot complete the journey alone. That is why we invite customers, consumers and farmers to help create a more sustainable future for food together with us. 

At the farms, the animals have optimal conditions that provide good and healthy growth conditions, and we are constantly striving to reduce our climate footprint in all stages of our production. 

At the slaughterhouses, the animals are treated gently, which ensures a high quality of meat, and the employees are trained to treat the meat optimally, so that the slaughter quality is top notch. 

Our consumers demand transparency from farm to fork and demand responsible products and high food safety. They want to know where their food comes from and how it is produced. As a food producer, we must therefore be able to meet different types of demands from our consumers, as they have fragmented needs. Some consumers demand a good price and high quality, while others are concerned about animal welfare and the state of the planet or are looking for products that suit their dietary needs. 

 

Group Functions

Danish Crown Group consists of several Group Functions, which cover a number of cross-organizational functions, including IT, Procurement, Communications, HR and Legal. These features are instrumental in our strategy and support all of our business units and the group as a whole. Group functions are primarily located in our head office in Randers and consist of approx. 350 employees. 

Danish Crown - Better together
Danish Crown is a result of the merger of Danish Crown Pork and Danish Crown Foods, and therefore the Danish Crown business unit is responsible for both production and processing. The function is divided into three main areas Sales, Operations and Categories.

Sales aims to exploit the commercial synergies between Pork and Foods. Operations is the collective term for the production part and the entire supply chain. Categories handles, among other things, an increased innovation effort, work with sustainability, special concepts, development of the strategic product range and global categories.

aprox. 34 DKK

Turnover

11.000

Number of employees

29

Number of production sites.

Danish Crown Beef – Denmark’s largest beef company
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.

500.000

Slaughtered cattles per year

1.065

Number of employees

5

Number of production sites

Friland – organic production and animal welfare since 1992
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.

25

Number of employees

KLS – Swedens´ largest slaughterhouse
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.

200.000

Slaughtered cattles per year

1.000.000

Slaughtered pigs per year

915

Number of employees

6

Number of production sites

DAT-Schaub – one of the world's largest casings producers
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.

3.464

Number of employees

43

Number of production sites

ESS-FOOD – a global trading company
ESESS-FOOD sells and distributes fresh and frozen foods worldwide. The company is one of the largest food companies. The products consist of pork, beef and veal as well as mutton and lamb, poultry, vegetables and more.

383

Number of employees

20

Number of offices

Scan-Hide – the first step on the way to first class leather
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.

129

Number of employees

2

Number of production sites

Sokolów S.A. – Poland’s best-known brand
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.

200.000

Slaughtered cattles per year

1.900.000

Slaughtered pigs per year

8.054

Number of employees

8

Number of production sites

285

Number of deli-stores in Poland

SPF-Danmark – safe transport of animals
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.

243

Number of employees

154

Number of special designed trucks

15.500.000

Number of transported pigs in our trucks per year

WestCrown – experts in special assortments for the sausage industry
WestCrown is a joint venture between Westfleisch SCE mbH and Danish Crown. The company specialises in slaughtering of slaughter sows and selling special assortments hereof – not least to the sausage industry.