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Hørkram Foodservice A/S

Public limited companyCVR 85500716SorøActive

Hørkram Foodservice A/S is a public limited company, based in Sorø, active in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco, founded in 1978. Net profit fell 20% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 120.6m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 154 companies in the industry in the database. With 1,299 employees, the company is about 260 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 5.1bn+6.6% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 120.6m−19.7% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 1.5bn+8.8% vs. 2024
Employees1,299latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Revenue rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 5.1bn.
  • Net profit fell 20% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 120.6m.
  • Equity rose 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.5bn.

Employees

  • 15 fewer employees than a year earlier: 1,299 (07/2026) against 1,314 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Ole Bischoff (board member, 01/01/2025), Dirk Lütje (board member, 02/01/2025) and Christoph Hermann Langness (chair of the board, 02/01/2025) (+3).
  • Stepped down: Dirk Lütje (board member, 31/12/2024), Gerhard Heinrich Lütje (board member, 01/01/2025) and Peter Wenzel (chair of the board, 01/01/2025) (+3).

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 0DKK 200mDKK 400mDKK 600mDKK 800mDKK 1bnDKK 1.2bnDKK 1.4bn202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Hørkram Foodservice A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue2,922,1053,141,7944,281,4924,659,9284,805,4665,124,511+6.6%
Gross profit576,356695,566850,089933,711923,353927,128+0.4%
Operating profit (EBIT)23,257142,447220,972267,074184,495141,784−23.2%
Profit before tax22,593141,302223,097274,552192,237154,278−19.7%
Net profit17,624110,402174,087214,433150,124120,614−19.7%
Total assets1,059,3091,162,0301,207,0201,404,8181,605,8951,753,219+9.2%
Equity716,871827,2731,001,3601,215,7931,365,9171,486,532+8.8%
Liabilities330,228322,543195,375179,240228,291252,633+10.7%
Cash and cash equivalents111,96156,159194,255253,738223,559125,654−43.8%
Average number of employees9459421,0411,0871,1201,155+3.1%

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 200mDKK 400mDKK 600mDKK 800mDKK 1bn202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (156 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 Hørkram Foodservice A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202529/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202427/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202327/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202226/05/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202127/06/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202014/06/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
02004006008001,0001,2001,40008/2309/2310/2311/2312/2301/2402/2403/2404/2405/2406/2407/2408/2409/2410/2411/2412/2401/2502/2503/2504/2505/2506/2507/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/26
Employees

Position in the industry

156 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 927.1mNo. 2 of 154
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 1.5bnNo. 3 of 156
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees1,299No. 2 of 156
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.9m, net profit DKK 455k, equity DKK 3.8m, 5 employees.

DKK 121kDKK 1.3mDKK 14.6mDKK 159.9mDKK 790.1mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 147 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 1,000 employees or more177 companies in the comparison
No. 72of 147
Better than 51%
No. 67of 177
Better than 63%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 97of 10,152
Better than 99%
No. 152of 10,275
Better than 99%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 156of 17,786
Better than 99%
No. 297of 18,024
Better than 98%

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

Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Gross profit
  1. Hørkram Foodservice A/SDKK 927.1m
  2. Rema 1000 Danmark A/SDKK 1.8bn
  3. REMA Distribution Danmark A/SDKK 756.4m
Net profit
  1. Hørkram Foodservice A/SDKK 120.6m
  2. Rema 1000 Danmark A/SDKK 533.2m
  3. REMA Distribution Danmark A/SDKK 54.7m
Equity
  1. Hørkram Foodservice A/SDKK 1.5bn
  2. Rema 1000 Danmark A/SDKK 2.8bn
  3. REMA Distribution Danmark A/SDKK 474.9m
Employees
  1. Hørkram Foodservice A/S1,299
  2. Rema 1000 Danmark A/S187
  3. REMA Distribution Danmark A/S1,283

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Hørkram Holding A/S100%
Hørkram Foodservice A/S

Management

8 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Hørkram Foodservice A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Preben KristensenCEO16/11/2020
Marcus Christer AhlmDirector16/11/2020
Dirk LütjeDirector02/01/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Hørkram Foodservice A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Lone Willumsgård PetersenBoard member28/03/2018
Gesa StübbeBoard member28/03/2018
Ole BischoffBoard member01/01/2025
Dirk LütjeBoard member02/01/2025
Christoph Hermann LangnessChair of the board02/01/2025
Former management (16)
Former management at Hørkram Foodservice A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Alex Gabriel Buchardt PedersenBoard member18/12/197817/05/2011
Henrik Buchardt PedersenBoard member18/12/197801/01/2009
Ole Sprechler Linnemann-SchmidtChair of the board20/10/199715/09/2004
Erik SchulzBoard member15/09/200418/05/2011
Olaf PoulsenChair of the board01/04/200530/10/2008
Erik SchulzDirector04/04/200501/01/2009
Michael Buchardt PedersenChair of the board30/10/200801/01/2009
Dirk LütjeBoard member30/10/200831/12/2024
Alex Gabriel Buchardt PedersenDirector01/01/200901/01/2010
Gerhard Heinrich LütjeBoard member01/01/200901/01/2025
Dirk LütjeCEO01/01/200915/11/2020
Peter WenzelChair of the board01/01/200901/01/2025
Preben KristensenDirector05/01/201515/11/2020
Dirk LütjeDirector16/11/202001/01/2025
Dirk LütjeChair of the board01/01/202501/01/2025
Christoph Hermann LangnessBoard member01/01/202501/01/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den administrerende direktør og en direktør i forening eller bestyrelsens formand tillige med den administrerende direktør eller tre bestyrelsesmedlemmer, der ikke samtidig er administrerende direktør eller formand for bestyrelsen, eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

2 active production units

Centervej 1
4180 Sorø

Sorø Municipality · Postcode 4180

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
HØRKRAM FOODSERVICE A/SCentervej 1, 4180 Sorø8681002721829
HØRKRAM FOODSERVICE A/STorshøjvej 59, Edslev, 8362 Hørning4221011602025

Purpose

Selskabets formål er handel med og fabrikation af fødevarer og non-food artikler til den professionelle storkøkken sektor og anden i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed samt serviceydelser.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

63 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
202512 changesaccounts 1 · management 11
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Christoph Hermann Langness appointed chair of the board
  • Dirk Lütje appointed board member
  • Dirk Lütje appointed director
  • Dirk Lütje appointed chair of the board
  • Dirk Lütje stepped down as chair of the board
  • Christoph Hermann Langness appointed board member
  • Christoph Hermann Langness stepped down as board member
  • Ole Bischoff appointed board member
  • Dirk Lütje stepped down as director
  • Peter Wenzel stepped down as chair of the board
  • Gerhard Heinrich Lütje stepped down as board member
20242 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
  • Dirk Lütje stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20205 changesmanagement 5
  • Marcus Christer Ahlm appointed director
  • Dirk Lütje appointed director
  • Preben Kristensen appointed ceo
  • Preben Kristensen stepped down as director
  • Dirk Lütje stepped down as ceo
20183 changesaddress 1 · management 2
  • Moved to Centervej 1, 4180 Sorø
  • Lone Willumsgård Petersen appointed board member
  • Gesa Stübbe appointed board member
20151 changemanagement 1
  • Preben Kristensen appointed director
20112 changesmanagement 2
  • Erik Schulz stepped down as board member
  • Alex Gabriel Buchardt Pedersen stepped down as board member
20104 changescapital 1 · name 2 · management 1
  • Share capital changed from 5,008,000 DKK to 90,000,000 DKK
  • Name changed from HØRKRAM FOOD SERVICE A/S to HØRKRAM FOODSERVICE A/S
  • Name changed from HØRKRAM SCHULZ FOOD SERVICE A/S to HØRKRAM FOOD SERVICE A/S
  • Alex Gabriel Buchardt Pedersen stepped down as director
20099 changescapital 1 · merger 1 · management 7
  • Share capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 5,008,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Peter Wenzel appointed chair of the board
  • Dirk Lütje appointed ceo
  • Gerhard Heinrich Lütje appointed board member
  • Alex Gabriel Buchardt Pedersen appointed director
  • Michael Buchardt Pedersen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Erik Schulz stepped down as director
  • Henrik Buchardt Pedersen stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 3
  • Michael Buchardt Pedersen appointed chair of the board
  • Dirk Lütje appointed board member
  • Olaf Poulsen stepped down as chair of the board
20071 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Centervej 1, 4180 Sorø
20055 changescapital 1 · merger 1 · name 1 · management 2
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Name changed from HØRKRAM A/S to HØRKRAM SCHULZ FOOD SERVICE A/S
  • Erik Schulz appointed director
  • Olaf Poulsen appointed chair of the board
20043 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 1
  • Erik Schulz appointed board member
  • Ole Sprechler Linnemann-Schmidt stepped down as chair of the board
  • HØRKRAM HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
20032 changesname 1 · address 1
  • Name changed from HØKA CATERING A/S to HØRKRAM A/S
  • Moved to Centervej 1, 4180 Sorø
20021 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Ikke-specialiseret engroshandel med føde-, drikke- og tobaksvarer (513900)
19971 changemanagement 1
  • Ole Sprechler Linnemann-Schmidt appointed chair of the board
19882 changesname 1 · capital 1
  • Name changed from HØRKRAM SORØ ApS to HØKA CATERING A/S
  • Share capital changed from 30,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
19783 changesfounded 1 · management 2
  • Registered as HØRKRAM SORØ ApS
  • Henrik Buchardt Pedersen appointed board member
  • Alex Gabriel Buchardt Pedersen 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 23/10/2026.

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