Who owns Danish Crown?
Danish Crown is owned by Danish Crown A/S (Denmark).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Danish Crown 2024-2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Danish Crown A/S reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Fresh meat & poultry
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Danish Crown
Danish Crown is the group's namesake brand, listed first among the brands of its Foods division, which sells fresh meat, bacon, convenience products, cold cuts, canned products, toppings and sausages in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK and France. The 2024/25 annual report calls the company one of Europe's largest pork producers and exporters.
Ownership timeline of Danish Crown
- Current owner Danish Crown [1] reported
Where Danish Crown sits in Danish Crown
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Danish Crown brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Danish Crown
Danish Crown controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in fresh meat & poultry, and who owns them
The 56 brands in fresh meat & poultry on Brandtree belong to 27 owners. The largest is LDC, with 6; Danish Crown has 2.
About the owner: Danish Crown
Danish Crown is a cooperative headquartered in Denmark, founded in 1887. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control.
Danish Crown is a farmer-owned food company headquartered in Denmark. Its 2024/25 annual report says it was founded in 1887, is a cooperative owned by 4,850 Danish farmers through Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AmbA, and has operations in 28 countries and 23,156 employees. It reports a Foods division in Denmark, plus Sokołów in Poland and KLS in Sweden. The Swedish brands of KLS and the Polish brands of Sokołów are sold through those subsidiaries.
Danish Crown: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇩🇰 Danish Crown and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 100 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Danish Crown is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Danish Crown?
The parent company of Danish Crown is Danish Crown A/S, a cooperative headquartered in Denmark.
Is Danish Crown Danish?
Yes. Danish Crown originated in Denmark and its owner, Danish Crown A/S, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is Danish Crown still owned by Danish Crown A/S?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Danish Crown is still owned by Danish Crown A/S. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Danish Crown 2024-2025 Annual Report — Danish Crown, Annual report; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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