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Ess-food A/S

Public limited companyCVR 73599318København VActive

Ess-food A/S is a public limited company, based in København V, active in wholesale of meat and meat products, founded in 1984. Net profit rose 13% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 34.2m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 91 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 3 production units in 3 towns.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 6.1bn−0.7% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 34.2m+12.8% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 154.7m+7.1% vs. 2024
Employees89latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 227.5m.
  • Net profit rose 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 34.2m.
  • Equity rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 154.7m.

Employees

  • 3 more employees than a year earlier: 89 (07/2026) against 86 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Anders Aakær Jensen (deputy chair, 12/02/2025), Przemyslaw Andrzej Gostkiewicz (board member, 12/02/2025) and Anders Bøcker Pedersen (ceo, 01/08/2025) (+3).
  • Stepped down: Morten Jørn Holm (director, 01/08/2025), Andreas Kaalund Møballe (board member, 29/01/2025) and Casper Runge Albæk (board member, 01/08/2025) (+2).

Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.

Financial statements

Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 20mDKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140mDKK 160m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Ess-food A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue4,471,2274,497,7405,282,4185,767,5846,098,9286,058,402−0.7%
Gross profit170,334188,503202,155212,898221,739227,471+2.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)54,81468,74666,74667,13469,59772,669+4.4%
Profit before tax−2,32054,82652,99339,52739,38244,022+11.8%
Net profit−11,51541,81841,91630,85330,29634,161+12.8%
Total assets508,995712,264947,137945,392979,7671,015,964+3.7%
Equity85,462124,464136,720140,339144,461154,693+7.1%
Liabilities393,482555,698784,466782,125812,590839,510+3.3%
Cash and cash equivalents11084645548284,003+383.5%
Average number of employees138134142144143144+0.7%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.

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DKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200mDKK 250m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (91 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Profit for five years in a row

    Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is positive in the five latest annual reports in a row.

The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Ess-food A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/10/2024 – 30/09/202528/11/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/10/2023 – 30/09/202429/11/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202301/10/2022 – 30/09/202308/12/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/10/2021 – 30/09/202212/12/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/10/2020 – 30/09/202109/12/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/10/2019 – 30/09/202004/01/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

91 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of meat and meat products based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 227.5mNo. 1 of 91
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 154.7mNo. 5 of 91
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees89No. 5 of 91
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 10.5m, net profit DKK 1m, equity DKK 7.9m, 10 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 691kDKK 4.8mDKK 32.9mDKK 119.5mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 90 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 146of 4,412
Better than 97%
No. 440of 4,466
Better than 90%
Same industry and 50–199 employees14 companies in the comparison
No. 1of 14
Better than 100%
No. 4of 14
Better than 77%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 387of 10,152
Better than 96%
No. 934of 10,275
Better than 91%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 683of 17,786
Better than 96%
No. 1,708of 18,024
Better than 91%

The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.

Compare with the industry

Wholesale of meat and meat products
Gross profit
  1. Ess-food A/SDKK 227.5m
  2. Delika Food Group A/SDKK 198.7m
  3. John Nielsen Finans ApSDKK 181m
Net profit
  1. Ess-food A/SDKK 34.2m
  2. Delika Food Group A/S−DKK 11.7m
  3. John Nielsen Finans ApSDKK 50.6m
Equity
  1. Ess-food A/SDKK 154.7m
  2. Delika Food Group A/SDKK 69.6m
  3. John Nielsen Finans ApSDKK 571.8m
Employees
  1. Ess-food A/S89
  2. Delika Food Group A/S64
  3. John Nielsen Finans ApS8

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
Ess-food A/S

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Ess-food A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Henrik Knage NielsenChief financial officer01/10/2001
Anders Bøcker PedersenCEO01/08/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Ess-food A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Niels Ulrich DuedahlChair of the board01/09/2024
Anders Aakær JensenDeputy chair12/02/2025
Przemyslaw Andrzej GostkiewiczBoard member12/02/2025
Michelle Bartels VesselholtBoard member03/11/2025
Former management (34)
Former management at Ess-food A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Rasmus Juhl RasmussenBoard member02/04/198401/01/1996
Ole Munksgaard HansenBoard member02/04/198412/04/1995
Vagn SkovsenBoard member02/04/198418/05/1990
Johannes Dag HaugaardBoard member02/04/198424/04/2003
Torben Skjødt MeldgaardBoard member02/04/198422/01/1993
Lindy Ladefoged MunkholmChair of the board22/01/199324/04/2003
Per Viggo Hasling FrandsenBoard member01/07/199619/03/2001
Niels Gottrup MikkelsenBoard member19/03/200124/04/2003
Ole Munksgaard HansenCEO01/10/200124/04/2003
Jens Thomsen LorenzenBoard member24/04/200307/02/2005
Hans Hartvig Klejsgaard HansenBoard member24/04/200318/01/2007
Morten Jørn HolmDirector24/04/200301/08/2025
Carsten Svejgaard JakobsenChair of the board24/04/200318/01/2007
Preben SunkeBoard member24/04/200328/06/2013
Martin RavnDirector24/04/200321/09/2005
Holger Bo Nissen SlotsagerDirector24/04/200308/02/2006
Niels Jakob HansenBoard member07/02/200518/01/2010
Karl Kristian AndersenBoard member18/01/200718/01/2010
Flemming Nyenstad EnevoldsenChair of the board18/01/200706/04/2016
Niels Daugaard BuhlBoard member18/01/201019/02/2014
Arne Bech PoulsenBoard member12/03/201219/02/2014
Carsten LehrmannBoard member10/04/201223/02/2017
Jesper Roholm FriisBoard member28/06/201302/02/2015
Palle Joest AndersenBoard member19/02/201423/02/2017
Peter Fallesen Kjær RavnBoard member19/02/201423/02/2017
Jan RoelsgaardBoard member07/05/201523/02/2017
Jais Stampe Li ValeurChair of the board06/04/201601/09/2024
Preben SunkeBoard member23/02/201706/02/2020
Britta Veis JensenBoard member23/02/201712/07/2024
Thomas AhleBoard member06/02/202012/07/2024
Andreas Kaalund MøballeBoard member12/07/202429/01/2025
Casper Runge AlbækBoard member12/07/202401/08/2025
Anders Aakær JensenBoard member29/01/202511/02/2025
Britta Veis JensenBoard member12/02/202501/11/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør og et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse

Address and production units

3 active production units

Vesterbrogade 4A
1620 København V

København Municipality · Postcode 1620

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
ESS-FOOD A/SVesterbrogade 4A, 2, 1620 København V621002407115
ESS-FOOD A/SØstre Havnegade 12, 1. tv, 9000 Aalborg231018825143
ESS-FOOD A/SDanish Crown Vej 1, 8940 Randers SV31030072487

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel med kød, kødprodukter og andre levnedsmidler

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

98 registered events
202512 changesaccounts 1 · management 11
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Michelle Bartels Vesselholt appointed board member
  • Britta Veis Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Anders Bøcker Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Casper Runge Albæk stepped down as board member
  • Morten Jørn Holm stepped down as director
  • Przemyslaw Andrzej Gostkiewicz appointed board member
  • Anders Aakær Jensen appointed deputy chair
  • Britta Veis Jensen appointed board member
  • Anders Aakær Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Anders Aakær Jensen appointed board member
  • Andreas Kaalund Møballe stepped down as board member
20247 changesaccounts 1 · management 6
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Niels Ulrich Duedahl appointed chair of the board
  • Jais Stampe Li Valeur stepped down as chair of the board
  • Andreas Kaalund Møballe appointed board member
  • Casper Runge Albæk appointed board member
  • Thomas Ahle stepped down as board member
  • Britta Veis Jensen stepped down as board member
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20214 changesaccounts 2 · ownership 2
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • DANISH CROWN A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • ESS-FOOD HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20202 changesmanagement 2
  • Thomas Ahle appointed board member
  • Preben Sunke stepped down as board member
20183 changesaddress 3
  • Moved to Vesterbrogade 4A, 2, 1620 København V
  • Moved to Kirkebjerg Parkvej 9, 2605 Brøndby
  • Moved to Vesterbrogade 4A, 2, 1620 København V
20176 changesmanagement 6
  • Britta Veis Jensen appointed board member
  • Preben Sunke appointed board member
  • Jan Roelsgaard stepped down as board member
  • Peter Fallesen Kjær Ravn stepped down as board member
  • Palle Joest Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Carsten Lehrmann stepped down as board member
20162 changesmanagement 2
  • Jais Stampe Li Valeur appointed chair of the board
  • Flemming Nyenstad Enevoldsen stepped down as chair of the board
20152 changesmanagement 2
  • Jan Roelsgaard appointed board member
  • Jesper Roholm Friis stepped down as board member
20144 changesmanagement 4
  • Peter Fallesen Kjær Ravn appointed board member
  • Palle Joest Andersen appointed board member
  • Arne Bech Poulsen stepped down as board member
  • Niels Daugaard Buhl stepped down as board member
20133 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
  • Jesper Roholm Friis appointed board member
  • Preben Sunke stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Kirkebjerg Parkvej 9, 2605 Brøndby
20122 changesmanagement 2
  • Carsten Lehrmann appointed board member
  • Arne Bech Poulsen appointed board member
20103 changesmanagement 3
  • Niels Daugaard Buhl appointed board member
  • Karl Kristian Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Niels Jakob Hansen stepped down as board member
20075 changesname 1 · management 4
  • Name changed from DAT-SCHAUB INTERNATIONAL A/S to ESS-FOOD A/S
  • Flemming Nyenstad Enevoldsen appointed chair of the board
  • Karl Kristian Andersen appointed board member
  • Carsten Svejgaard Jakobsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Hans Hartvig Klejsgaard Hansen stepped down as board member
20063 changescapital 1 · merger 1 · management 1
  • Share capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 7,000,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Holger Bo Nissen Slotsager stepped down as director
20053 changesmanagement 3
  • Martin Ravn stepped down as director
  • Niels Jakob Hansen appointed board member
  • Jens Thomsen Lorenzen stepped down as board member
200313 changescapital 1 · ownership 1 · management 11
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
  • ESS-FOOD HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Carsten Svejgaard Jakobsen appointed chair of the board
  • Morten Jørn Holm appointed director
  • Hans Hartvig Klejsgaard Hansen appointed board member
  • Holger Bo Nissen Slotsager appointed director
  • Martin Ravn appointed director
  • Preben Sunke appointed board member
  • Jens Thomsen Lorenzen appointed board member
  • Ole Munksgaard Hansen stepped down as ceo
  • Niels Gottrup Mikkelsen stepped down as board member
  • Lindy Ladefoged Munkholm stepped down as chair of the board
  • Johannes Dag Haugaard stepped down as board member
20014 changesmanagement 4
  • Ole Munksgaard Hansen appointed ceo
  • Henrik Knage Nielsen appointed chief financial officer
  • Niels Gottrup Mikkelsen appointed board member
  • Per Viggo Hasling Frandsen stepped down as board member
20002 changesname 1 · address 1
  • Name changed from DSK INTERNATIONAL MEAT TRADERS A/S to DAT-SCHAUB INTERNATIONAL A/S
  • Moved to Flæsketorvet 41, 1711 København V
19991 changename 1
  • Name changed from DANSK SVENSK KØDEKSPORT A/S to DSK INTERNATIONAL MEAT TRADERS A/S
19962 changesmanagement 2
  • Per Viggo Hasling Frandsen appointed board member
  • Rasmus Juhl Rasmussen stepped down as board member
19953 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 1
  • Name changed from DANSK SVENSK KØDEKSPORT ApS to DANSK SVENSK KØDEKSPORT A/S
  • Share capital changed from 100,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
  • Ole Munksgaard Hansen stepped down as board member
19932 changesmanagement 2
  • Lindy Ladefoged Munkholm appointed chair of the board
  • Torben Skjødt Meldgaard stepped down as board member
19901 changemanagement 1
  • Vagn Skovsen stepped down as board member
19871 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 100,000 DKK
19846 changesfounded 1 · management 5
  • Registered as DANSK SVENSK KØDEKSPORT ApS
  • Rasmus Juhl Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Torben Skjødt Meldgaard appointed board member
  • Johannes Dag Haugaard appointed board member
  • Vagn Skovsen appointed board member
  • Ole Munksgaard Hansen appointed board member

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Source and updates

The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 24/10/2026.

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