Chr. Hansen A/S is a global company based in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 which produces natural ingredients to the food

Food processing

Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by humans or animals either in the home or by the food processing industry...

, beverage, dietary supplements, and agricultural

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 industries. The company is a leading supplier of food cultures

Microbiological culture

A microbiological culture, or microbial culture, is a method of multiplying microbial organisms by letting them reproduce in predetermined culture media under controlled laboratory conditions. Microbial cultures are used to determine the type of organism, its abundance in the sample being tested,...

, probiotic

Probiotic

Probiotics are live microorganisms thought to be beneficial to the host organism. According to the currently adopted definition by FAO/WHO, probiotics are: "Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host"...

s, enzyme

Enzyme

Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...

s and natural colors. Its products are applied in the production of cheese, fermented milks, meat, food services, beverages, wine, fruit preparations, ices and desserts, confectionery, cereals, spreads, bakery products, snacks, dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture products. Chr. Hansen A/S has development centers in Denmark, the United States, France, and Germany; and research facilities in Denmark and France. Chr. Hansen A/S is based in Hørsholm, Denmark.

Research and development

A considerable proportion of the employees are engaged in research and development of new and more consumer friendly products for the international food and pharmaceuticals industry.

In brief

• Extraction and production plants on four continents;
• International presence: Some 30 countries;
• Listed on Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen since June 3, 2010, under the symbol "CHR";
• Chr. Hansen flavorings division was purchased by Symrise
  Symrise
  Symrise is a major producer of flavors and fragrances with sales of € 1,572 million in 2010. Major competitors include Firmenich, Givaudan, International Flavors and Fragrances and Takasago International.-History:...
  
  in 2008