Danish Crown acquires Denmark factory from ‘bankrupt’ Skare meat packers
Danish Crown has bought a factory site from Skare meat packers in an “unexpected opportunity” to expand its domestic footprint.
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, includes a 120,000sq metre site in Vejen in southern Denmark, with 14,000sq meters of buildings.
The ownership of the site will be transferred from director Kurt Skare on 1 April.
It comes as Skare reportedly filed for bankruptcy in February, affecting 300 workers at the Vejen facility and another in Århus. That followed an unannounced inspection of the Vejen processing facility in December, regarding the traceability of its meat.
Danish Crown group production director Søren F. Eriksen said: “The buildings came up for sale and it opened some unexpected opportunities for us because we were faced with having to build a new building in Denmark and, not only would it be more expensive for us, it would also have a significantly longer time horizon, so we quickly agreed with the previous owner.”
Jessica Broadbent | Just Food
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