A secured and certified company
1040ISO/IEC 17025
• Quality - ISO 9001• Environment - ISO 14001• Product safety incl feed safety - ISO 22000• Product safety – HACCP• Laboratory services – ISO/IEC 17025• Energy – SS 627750• Organic Products – KRAV and SKAL• Kosher incl Badatz• Halal
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History
1932 1940
1871 1871 1871
1960 1965 1970 1994 1997 2001
Aarhus Palmekærne-fabrik is established,production of oil cakesstarts
Production of soybeanmeal for feed applicationsstarts.
Kooperativa Förbundetacquires the factory.
Denmark joins the EU; customs duties are abolished.Bek-Nielsen becomes the major shareholder in 1978.
R&D and modernproduction makethe company a market leader in speciality fats
A period of consolidation, with operations on and off accounting for 10% of Denmark’s industrial exports
Continued globalisation. Subsidiaries are established in the UK, the US and Mexico.
The US operations are divested, as is the margarine
and ice-cream production.
The Karlshamns share is listedon the Stockholm Stock Exchange
Melker Schörling acquiresKF’s shareholding and becomes major owner. Afar-reaching development process is launched.
Start of AAK
Start of AAK
Inauguration of margarineand ice-cream plant. An R&D laboratory is set up.
Aarhus United A/S
Karlshamns AB
200519821871 1918
A dedicated company
• We are a founding member of, and participate in, the Round table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
• We have an explicit policy against child labour
• We participate in the UN Global Compact programme for the promotion of sustainability
• We adhere to the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) environmental charter.
Shea and our responsibility
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In cooperation with United Nations we are working to develop the villages’ living conditions through:
Micro-credits that allow for better development in the villages.
More multi-functional platforms.
More direct contacts with the villages. Own staff to ensure quality in the development work.
In 2008, AAK received an award, “the torch”, from the Danish government in recognition of our work in West Africa.
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