News
Surge in Pig Supply to Danish Crown
A combination of targeted initiatives and a competitive settlement price has secured Danish Crown more than one million additional pigs for the coming year. As a result, the company is now effectively establishing a waiting list and closing new agreements on, among other things, growth premiums.
McDonald’s and Danish Crown create new Jobs in Denmark
A new collaboration between McDonald’s in the Nordics and Danish Crown will create up to 100 new jobs in southern Jutland by the summer of 2026.
Strong Norwegian Profile set to lead Danish Crown Foods
Danish Crown has appointed Karolina G. Henriksen to the newly created position as Executive Vice President of Danish Crown Foods. She brings extensive and broad leadership experience from multiple roles focused on the retail channel in markets across Europe.
Change of CEO at DAT-Schaub after 23 Years
Danish Crown has appointed Guillaume Latourrette as the new CEO of DAT-Schaub. He succeeds Jan Roelsgaard, who, after more than three decades with the company, has chosen to pass on the baton ahead of a new strategic period.
Experienced Food Executive to Head British Business
Jamie Dunning takes on the responsibility of developing Danish Crown’s position in the UK market, where the goal is to double the size of the business within five years.
Friland Appoints New CEO
In mid-May, Friland’s CEO Søren Tinggaard accepted a new position as Senior Vice President, Member Services, at Danish Crown. As a result, Friland is now appointing a new CEO: Svend Schou Borch, who has extensive experience from various sectors of the food industry.
Leadership Transition at Danish Crown’s Trading Company ESS-FOOD
Danish Crown has appointed Anders Boecker Pedersen as the new CEO of ESS-FOOD, the Group’s trading company. With prior leadership experience from companies such as PepsiCo and Carlsberg, he brings a strong executive profile to the role. He succeeds long-serving CEO Morten Holm, who has decided to retire.
Danish Crown brings in experienced top executive
Danish Crown has hired Jens Peter Clausen as the new Executive Vice President for Danish Crown Industry. With top positions at companies like General Motors, Google, and Tesla in the US, he is an experienced and globally oriented executive brought in to lead the company’s largest business unit and influence the group's strategic direction.
Solid Performance Delivered Despite a Challenging Half-Year
Danish Crown concludes the first half of the 2024/25 financial year with steady progress. The net result is improving, and the competitiveness of the Danish pig price has strengthened over the period - though the goal is still far from reached.
Massive Demand for Beef Drives Revenue Growth
The first half of the financial year has seen a clear upward trend in revenue and payments to the farmers for Danish Crown Beef. Overall, products have been sold at better prices, which has been reflected in steadily rising payouts to cattle suppliers.
Progress at Friland Driven by Exports and a Strong Position in Denmark
Friland's revenue is increasing, even though fewer animals are being slaughtered. The growth is primarily driven by organic pork, which holds a strong position in Danish retail and performs well in exports.
Five New Initiatives to Secure More Pigs for Danish Crown
Danish Crown is now launching five specific initiatives aimed at motivating Danish farmers to deliver more pigs to the company's Danish abattoirs.
Danish Crown to part with its operations in Pinghu, China
Danish Crown is taking steps to extract operations in Pinghu, China from its global business portfolio. The Pinghu operations will be discontinued over the coming months in preparation for a pending divestment.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Germany Causes Market Turmoil
Several non-EU countries, including the United Kingdom, have immediately halted imports of German pork and beef. As a result, thousands of tons of meat must now find new markets within Europe, leading to significant activity in the industry.
Søren Skou is a new member of the board of Danish Crown
Camilla Sylvest steps down from Danish Crown's Board of Directors
More slaughtering in an uneven year for Danish Crown Beef
Consumers are choosing Friland again
Significant impairments impact the performance
Danish Crown aims to strengthen profitability with comprehensive organisational adjustment
International Food Industry Profile is New External Board Member at Danish Crown
Susanne Arfelt Rajamand, Group CEO of Royal Greenland, has been appointed as the new external member of the board of Danish Crown A/S. She takes the vacant board seat after Camilla Harder Hartvig, EVP of Ascendis Pharma, stepped down earlier this summer fol-lowing three years of service to focus on her other roles and board positions.
Anders Aakaer Jensen appointed as new Group CFO at Danish Crown
Niels Duedahl becomes new Group CEO of Danish Crown
