Danish Crown

Mission & Goals

Danish Crown is a global food company headquartered in Denmark. We are one of the world’s largest exporters of pork and organic meat and among the top five producers of beef in Europe. We are owned by 5,620 Danish farmers and receive their pigs and cattle for slaughtering and further processing. We also slaughter animals from farmers in Sweden, Germany and Poland. We sell fresh and processed meat via our various brands along with a series of by-products to customers in more than 130 countries. We have a total of 89 production facilities, 40 separate warehouses and 38 offices in 30 countries. The numbers cover own and leased facilities. Most of our approximately 26,600 employees work at the production facilities in Europe. Our vision is climate neutral production. Danish Crown has started revolutionizing the industry in terms of climate imprint. We want to halve our climate footprint by 2030 and have climate neutral production in 2050.