THE DANÆG GROUP
Danish and Swedish farmers united
The history of the Danæg group goes all the way back to 1895, when the cooperative Dansk Andels Ægexport was founded. At that time, Danish eggs were losing their reputation in the largest export market in England due to the eggs' poor quality. The cooperative was therefore founded on the believe that together we stand stronger. This mantra is still an important part of Danæg's DNA today, where the group consists of two Danish companies, three Swedish companies and one Finnish company and is still owned by its farmers, as well as DLG, Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab.
The structure of the Danæg Group
A cross-border group
Today, Danæg is a Danish-Swedish owned group, consisting of six subsidiaries, that are combined in Danæg Holding A/S. In Denmark, it is the shell egg packing station Danæg A/S in Christiansfeld and the egg product factory Danæg Products A/S in Roskilde. In Sweden, the egg packing stations Kronägg AB in Perstorp and Torggummans Ägg in Dalsland and the egg powder factory Källbergs Industri AB in Töreboda. In Finland, the egg company Munax Oy in Laitila.
Danæg Holding
Operations
In Danæg Group, the entire operation is unified, and the group's task is to collect, sort and sell the producers' eggs under the best possible conditions in the form of shell eggs and a range of processed products. At the same time, Danæg Group will assure consumers egg of the highest quality, taking food safety and animal welfare into account.
In 2013, Danæg's shareholders decided to sell a part of the group to Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab (DLG). Today, the Danæg Group is equally owned by Danæg AMBA consisting of Danish and Swedish egg producers (50%) and by DLG (50%).
The Danish companies
Egg packing station and product factory
In 1895, Danæg was announced as the official name of the company, and in 1991 the company was divided into two companies: Danæg A/S and Danæg Products A/S.
In 1999, the two egg packing plants in Tølløse and Thorning were discontinued, and the eggs were transferred to the packing station in Christiansfeld, which was erected in 1982 and later expanded several times.
International level
The Swedes come on board
In 2004, Danæg merged with the Swedish co-owned egg company Kronägg, and in 2009 Danæg acquired Källbergs Industri AB in Sweden. In 2023 Torggummans Ägg was acquired.
The merger with the Swedish companies lifted the group to an international level, and after radical rationalization, automation and efficiency improvements at all levels, Danæg Group is now the market leader in the Nordic region in all distribution channels.
Munax Oy
Acquisition in Finland
In 2021, the Danæg Group acquired an additional 76 percent of Finnish Munax OY – a company that the Group since 2015 has owned 24 percent of. Munax Oy was founded in 2003 and the company has since grown at an impressive rate to become the market leader in Finland in both the retail and food-service sectors.
With the acquisition of Munax Oy, the Danæg Group strengthens its capabilities in product development and possibilities of export out of its domestic markets.
Advisory Board
The egg production of the future
At Danæg, we want to shape the egg production of the future with a focus on sustainability and animal welfare. Therefore, since 2017, an independent, advisory committee has guided us in how we can ensure high animal welfare in all types of production.
The collaboration with the Advisory Board has, among other things, led to Danæg introducing requirements for green planting in the chicken farms for free-range hens and organic hens.