The co-operative slaughterhouses -
more than 100 years of history

The first Danish co-operative pig slaughterhouse was established in the town of Horsens in 1887.

During the following 40 or 50 years a large number of pig slaughterhouses were established around the country.

In 1960 the co-operative slaughterhouses began to merge in order to acquire more strength to handle functions such as sale, marketing, and product development.

In 1998 Danish Crown and Vestjyske Slagterier merged. Most recently Danish Crown and Steff-Houlberg merged, and a large proportion of the original co-operative pig slaughterhouses are included in the new Danish Crown

A number of private slaughterhouses have been purchased or shut down over the years, and today the Danish co-operative pig slaughterhouses slaughter and sell approx. 94% of the Danish pig production.

Danish Crown slaughters approx. 90% of that volume.

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