High-Welfare Pork for UK: an Opportunity
DENMARK - According to meat company, Tican, Danish producers should view the higher welfare requirements of the UK markets – for example, no castration – as a business opportunity.

Meat Company Takes Steps in Case of Euro Problems
DENMARK - Danish Crown is making the necessary arrangments so that its business can continue, even if the Euro should collapse.

New Generation For DC Board Of Directors
DENMARK - After 25 years, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Danish Crown, Niels Mikkelsen, has decided to hand over the reins of the international food group to the next generation.

Danish Crown Demonstrates Stable Competitiveness
DENMARK - Food company, Danish Crown, has spent FY 2010/11 strengthening its competitiveness.

Danish Crown: Royal Honour for Japanese Customer
DENMARK - On Tuesday, Danish Crown’s customer and long-standing partner CEO Akira Fujii received the Diploma of the Danish Export Association and HRH Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour.

New Bacon Success Story Reminiscent of 1930s
DENMARK - The demand for pork in China is now so great that the situation for Danish Crown is reminiscent of bacon sales to the UK in the 1930s.

DanBred Pigs Move Ahead in Development
DENMARK - On 17 October 2011, DanBred announced the use of genomic information in all breeds and for the entire range of traits in the Danish breeding objective.

Aarhus Re-Names Food & Ag Science Units
DENMARK - Aarhus University has launched an extensive organisational development process that has resulted in new units and new names, including the food and agricultural science units.

Danish Crown Adapts Capacity; ESS-FOOD's New Face
DENMARK - Danish Crown says goodbye to 500 employees in Denmark. The reason is surplus capacity at a number of departments because fewer pigs are currently being sent for slaughter than anticipated.

Discussions On-Going over DK Crown Public Offering
DENMARK - Discussions over turning Danish Crown into a limited company and to make it into a public company are on-going, Danish Crown chairman, Niels Mikkelsen told ThePigSite.

Danish Crown Considers Going Public
DENMARK - The Board of Danish Crown has announced its intention to investigate whether to seek funding from outside sources for its future growth.

Royal Honour for Danish Crown in US
DENMARK - The CEO of Danish Crown in the US, Stig Kjærø, was presented with His Royal Highness Prince Henrik's Medal of Honour for his outstanding contribution to Danish exports. In his response, Stig...

DuPont Completes Offer for Danisco
DENMARK - DuPont has successfully completes a tender offer for Danisco, creates a world leader in industrial biosciences, nutrition and health.

Strong Interim Results Prepare DC for Challenges
DENMARK - A financially stable Danish Crown is now publishing solid results for the first half of FY 2010/11. The outcome of the huge efforts made in the food group in recent years is reflected directly...

Danish Crown Joins Global Compact
DENMARK - Danish meat processor, Danish Crown is to join the United Nations’ Global Compact initiative - a protocol covering the areas of human rights, labour, freedom of association and environment....

Danish Crown Takes on 150 New Employees
DENMARK - Danish Crown is receiving increasing numbers of pigs for slaughter from Danish farmers. This means that the company is now welcoming 150 new employees in Denmark.

Danish Crown to Move Hadsund Production
DENMARK - Danish Crown is to open negotiations with the employees in Hadsund on relocation of production.

Danish Crown Posts Best Results Ever
DENMARK - The results for the year presented by Danish Crown clearly demonstrate the strong position of the group. The net profit for the year is DKK 1.648 billion against DKK 1.164 billion last year,...

Tulip Food Company Notes Marked Progress
DENMARK - Consumers all over the world increasingly prefer products from Tulip Food Company, who just delivered a record-breaking result of more than €35 million.

Carsten Jakobsen Leaves Tulip Ltd and DC Group
DENMARK - Chairman of Tulip Ltd, Carsten Jakobsen, who is also Vice CEO/President International of the Danish Crown Group, has decided that it is now time for him to leave Tulip Ltd and Danish Crown after...

265 Rødding Employees are Looking Ahead
DENMARK - As previously announced, Danish Crown’s Rødding department is closing down on Friday. The last batches of middle cuts and backs will flow through the factory on Thursday, but most of the employees...

A Massive Yes to Danish Crown A/S
DENMARK - Danish Crown’s Board of Representatives voted massively in favour of the formation of a limited company on Wednesday, 13 October.

Minister for Integration Visits DC Slaughterhouses
DENMARK - The Danish Minister for Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs, Birthe Rønn Hornbech, spoke with workers from different ethnic groups when she visited Danish Crown’s slaughterhouse in...

DC Employees Honoured by Danish Crown Prince
DENMARK - Karsten Urup, a slaughterhouse worker, and Lars Mose, a union representative, from Danish Crown Horsens were yesterday presented with the new ‘My Best Colleague’ award at Amalienborg Pal...

China Opens Doors to More Danish Crown Imports
DENMARK - A new agreement between Denmark and China opens up for exports of processed foods such as sausages and tinned products from Danish Crown.

Danish Crown Creates 300 Danish Jobs
DENMARK - Following efforts throughout the past year, Danish Crown is now securing 300 jobs in Denmark as well as an increased number of jobs at the company's facilities in other countries.

Danish Crown Discusses Form of Incorporation
DENMARK - Should Danish Crown become a public limited company? If the company has to pursue a growth strategy, where is the financing going to come from?

Danish Crown's Prices Going Up
DENMARK - Danish Crown’s prices have increased by DKK1.40 over the past seven weeks and currently stand at DKK10.20.

Strong Interim Results After a Year with DC Future
DENMARK - Yesterday, Danish Crown presented strong interim results to the Board of Directors. With revenue of DKK 21.8 billion and a net profit of DKK 604.4 million, the company is demonstrating that competitiveness...

Danish Crown Cuts Jobs Across Denmark
DENMARK - Danish Crown yesterday initiated negotiations with the employees on the cutting of a total of 580 jobs.