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Danish Crown

Meat processing and food production company

danishcrown.com

Headquarters: Randers, Denmark
Founded year: 1887
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 10,000+
Industry: Food Processing

Last updated October 25

Latest news about Danish Crown

In short: Danish Crown faced animal-welfare allegations, record-low pig prices, and announced 800 job cuts amid restructuring.

Company announcements

October 2 Danish Crown

Danish Crown is carrying out a major organizational change to strengthen the business

Consolidation of eight units under one global leadership and phase-out of local directors. Focus on increased processing and European strategy towards 2030.

June 1 Danish Crown

Danish Crown reorganizes to reduce complexity and cut 800 jobs

The new structure centralizes functions and is expected to save 500 million kroner over two to three years.

May 22 Danish Crown

Danish Crown reports satisfactory half-year results despite difficult market

African swine fever and supply pressure squeeze the market, but competitiveness improves.

November 28, 2025 Danish Crown

Danish Crowns' representative body adopts annual accounts with residual payments

Pig, weaner and sow owners receive 50 øre per kg, cattle owners 110 øre per kg. That corresponds to 58 øre per kilo for pigs. Payment is made on December 3.

Media coverage

October 25 Berlingske

Danish Crowns Polish business slaughters cattle without stunning

Danish Crown's Polish subsidiary Sokolow uses a slaughter method that is carried out according to Jewish principles and is known as "kosher slaughter". This is reported by Finans on the basis of...

October 25 Jyllands-Posten

Danish Crown raises the bar on animal welfare: Now the slaughterhouse giant is accused of animal cruelty

Internal documents show that Danish Crown has for years used a religious slaughter method in which cows are killed without anesthesia. This is illegal in Denmark. Now...

October 5 Effektivt Landbrug

The accounting year is over: Here's how badly it went for Danish Crown

On November 4, 2020, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that all minks in Denmark were to be culled. Medical zinc has been phased out and can no longer...

October 2 Puls Biznesu

Danish Crown will acquire Sokołów. The corporation will focus on the strongest brands

Sokołów will be integrated into Danish Crown's joint management structure, and its CEO Przemysław Gostkiewicz will take responsibility for products and brands across the entire group. The Danish corporation announces...

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