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Friday, May 11, 2012
Danish Crown Planning to Adjust CapacityDENMARK - The Pork Producer Committee in Danish Crown has recommended that the slaughterhouse in Esbjerg be closed at the end of August this year.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Satisfactory Interim Results from Danish CrownDENMARK - Danish Crown is posting stable earnings in a market which has seen massive challenges in the first half of 2011/12. Despite high commodity prices in the processing companies, the group is posting...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Danish Crown Closes Down Department in HadsundDENMARK - Danish Crown's department in Hadsund will close down before the end of September 2012. Production will be moved to other Danish Crown facilities, which will affect approximately 110 employees...
Thursday, December 15, 2011
High-Welfare Pork for UK: an OpportunityDENMARK - 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.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Meat Company Takes Steps in Case of Euro ProblemsDENMARK - Danish Crown is making the necessary arrangments so that its business can continue, even if the Euro should collapse.
Friday, December 02, 2011
New Generation For DC Board Of DirectorsDENMARK - 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.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Danish Crown Demonstrates Stable CompetitivenessDENMARK - Food company, Danish Crown, has spent FY 2010/11 strengthening its competitiveness.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Danish Crown: Royal Honour for Japanese CustomerDENMARK - 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.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
New Bacon Success Story Reminiscent of 1930sDENMARK - 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.
Monday, November 07, 2011
DanBred Pigs Move Ahead in DevelopmentDENMARK - 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.
Friday, November 04, 2011
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.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Danish Crown Adapts Capacity; ESS-FOOD's New FaceDENMARK - 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.
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Discussions On-Going over DK Crown Public OfferingDENMARK - 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.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Danish Crown Considers Going PublicDENMARK - The Board of Danish Crown has announced its intention to investigate whether to seek funding from outside sources for its future growth.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Royal Honour for Danish Crown in USDENMARK - 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...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Strong Interim Results Prepare DC for ChallengesDENMARK - 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...
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Danish Crown Joins Global CompactDENMARK - 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....
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Danish Crown Takes on 150 New EmployeesDENMARK - 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.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Danish Crown to Move Hadsund ProductionDENMARK - Danish Crown is to open negotiations with the employees in Hadsund on relocation of production.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Danish Crown Posts Best Results EverDENMARK - 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,...
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tulip Food Company Notes Marked ProgressDENMARK - Consumers all over the world increasingly prefer products from Tulip Food Company, who just delivered a record-breaking result of more than €35 million.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Carsten Jakobsen Leaves Tulip Ltd and DC GroupDENMARK - 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...
Thursday, October 28, 2010
265 Rødding Employees are Looking AheadDENMARK - 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...
Friday, October 15, 2010
A Massive Yes to Danish Crown A/SDENMARK - Danish Crown’s Board of Representatives voted massively in favour of the formation of a limited company on Wednesday, 13 October.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Minister for Integration Visits DC SlaughterhousesDENMARK - 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...
Friday, September 10, 2010
DC Employees Honoured by Danish Crown PrinceDENMARK - 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...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
China Opens Doors to More Danish Crown ImportsDENMARK - A new agreement between Denmark and China opens up for exports of processed foods such as sausages and tinned products from Danish Crown.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Danish Crown Creates 300 Danish JobsDENMARK - 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.
Friday, June 11, 2010
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?
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