Mejerigaarden A/S
Public limited companyCVR 37317314ThistedActive
Mejerigaarden A/S is a public limited company, based in Thisted, active in manufacture of ice cream, founded in 1958. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 3.8m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 39 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 12 production units in 12 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 267.7m.
- Revenue rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 546.4m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 47.6m to a profit of DKK 3.8m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 124.9m.
Employees
- 84 more employees than a year earlier: 820 (07/2026) against 736 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Philip Karl Griffin (chair of the board, 01/06/2026), Ivar Jan Blanken (board member, 01/06/2026) and Jouni Taavetti Palokangàs (board member, 01/06/2026) (+1).
- Stepped down: Torben Meng (director, 19/12/2024), Søren Grønnegaard Lauridsen (chair of the board, 01/06/2026) and Arturs Cirjevskis (board member, 01/06/2026) (+2).
- New owners registered: Froneri Finland Oy (10/07/2026).
- No longer registered as owner: Food Union Luxembourg Group S. à r.l. (10/07/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 08/01/2025: Merger registered in CVR
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 2016–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | 468,046 | 427,942 | 492,150 | 488,287 | 498,091 | 520,725 | 531,028 | 546,434 | +2.9% |
| Gross profit | 124,070 | 105,349 | – | – | 266,873 | 265,937 | 235,667 | 247,367 | 238,283 | 267,737 | +12.4% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 31,994 | 9,365 | – | – | 46,727 | 37,309 | −5,556 | −16,736 | −51,525 | 12,807 | +124.9% |
| Profit before tax | 29,049 | −5,891 | 6,285 | −4,898 | 33,557 | 29,601 | −10,312 | −35,443 | −60,143 | 2,685 | +104.5% |
| Net profit | 22,660 | −6,493 | 4,877 | −5,656 | 26,100 | 23,026 | −7,476 | −29,886 | −47,595 | 3,831 | +108% |
| Total assets | 141,491 | 317,763 | 360,525 | 426,144 | 480,070 | 437,109 | 437,750 | 415,831 | 414,302 | 389,921 | −5.9% |
| Equity | 61,388 | 54,892 | 94,302 | 88,646 | 114,746 | 207,772 | 200,297 | 170,411 | 121,073 | 124,904 | +3.2% |
| Liabilities | 76,738 | 257,926 | 266,223 | 337,498 | 365,323 | 229,337 | 237,454 | 245,420 | 293,229 | 265,017 | −9.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 348 | 27,930 | 15,152 | 15,468 | 92,660 | 28,165 | 3,201 | 2,887 | 20,565 | 16,815 | −18.2% |
| Average number of employees | 142 | 163 | – | – | 324 | 338 | – | – | – | – | – |
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. Revenue is not stated for 2016, 2017: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Annual reports
10 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 30/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 14/07/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 15/07/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 22/06/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 11/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 16/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2019 | 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2019 | 08/09/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2018 | 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2018 | 07/06/2019 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2017 | 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017 | 03/04/2018 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2016 | 01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016 | 30/05/2017 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
39 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of ice cream based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.1m, net profit DKK 72,418, equity DKK 242k, 5 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 500–999 employees207 companies in the comparison | No. 110of 189 Better than 42% | No. 131of 207 Better than 37% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 336of 10,152 Better than 97% | No. 1,094of 10,275 Better than 89% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 573of 17,786 Better than 97% | No. 1,968of 18,024 Better than 89% |
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
Manufacture of ice cream- Mejerigaarden A/SDKK 267.7m
- Magnum ICC Denmark A/SDKK 48m
- Ismageriet ApSDKK 41m
- Mejerigaarden A/SDKK 3.8m
- Magnum ICC Denmark A/SDKK 786k
- Ismageriet ApSDKK 4.8m
- Mejerigaarden A/SDKK 124.9m
- Magnum ICC Denmark A/SDKK 1.2m
- Ismageriet ApSDKK 14.1m
- Mejerigaarden A/S820
- Magnum ICC Denmark A/S86
- Ismageriet ApS578
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Froneri Finland Oy100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Ægidius | Director | 24/07/2024 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Karl Griffin | Chair of the board | 01/06/2026 |
| Ivar Jan Blanken | Board member | 01/06/2026 |
| Jouni Taavetti Palokangàs | Board member | 01/06/2026 |
- Auditor
- KPMG P/S
Former management (57)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lise Svanvig | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 30/04/2008 |
| Lotte Skjærbæk | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 30/04/2008 |
| Peder Sejer Fly Pedersen | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 28/09/1995 |
| Peder Sejer Fly Pedersen | Director | 25/10/1958 | 28/10/1994 |
| Dorte Stenderup | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 30/04/2008 |
| Kristen Kristensen Sevelsted | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 24/05/1989 |
| Marie Kirstine Pedersen | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 16/03/1994 |
| Svend Erik Albrechtsen | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 28/09/1995 |
| Birthe Pedersen | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 16/03/1994 |
| Helge Andsager | Chair of the board | 25/10/1958 | 10/04/1991 |
| Tove Pedersen | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 16/03/1994 |
| Christian Sejer Fly Pedersen | Board member | 25/10/1958 | 28/09/1995 |
| Christian Sejer Fly Pedersen | Director | 25/10/1958 | 28/10/1994 |
| Finn Vammen Sørensen | Director | 22/05/1996 | 13/03/2003 |
| Jens Jørgen Sørensen | Board member | 22/05/1996 | 13/03/2003 |
| Jens Jørgen Sørensen | Director | 22/05/1996 | 30/04/2008 |
| Lars Vammen Sørensen | Board member | 25/11/1997 | 30/04/2008 |
| Finn Vammen Sørensen | Chair of the board | 13/03/2003 | 30/04/2008 |
| Verner Jensen | Director | 13/03/2003 | 23/03/2007 |
| Kai Mathiasson Jessen | Director | 30/04/2008 | 30/11/2009 |
| Henrik Danmark | Board member | 30/04/2008 | 14/10/2015 |
| Henrik Danmark | Director | 01/12/2009 | 04/01/2010 |
| Jesper Uggerhøj | Director | 04/01/2010 | 15/08/2012 |
| Kai Mathiasson Jessen | Board member | 27/10/2010 | 30/09/2013 |
| Karl Tholstrup | Director | 12/06/2012 | 28/02/2014 |
| Claus Astrup-Larsen | CEO | 15/08/2012 | 31/12/2012 |
| Per Toft Valstorp | Board member | 01/01/2013 | 14/10/2015 |
| Mogens Jønck | CEO | 01/01/2013 | 05/03/2015 |
| Claus Astrup-Larsen | Chair of the board | 01/01/2013 | 14/10/2015 |
| Preben Overgaard Iversen | Board member | 30/09/2013 | 31/12/2018 |
| Per Mørk | Board member | 30/09/2013 | 31/07/2014 |
| Jesper Fruelund Schmidt | Board member | 21/01/2014 | 14/10/2015 |
| Niels Peder Josefsen | Deputy board member | 30/10/2014 | 16/02/2016 |
| Rene Poulsen | Deputy board member | 30/10/2014 | 31/12/2018 |
| Kenneth Dahl Smed | Board member | 30/10/2014 | 15/10/2018 |
| Thomas Marstrand | Deputy chair | 05/03/2015 | 14/10/2015 |
| Christian Brink | Director | 05/03/2015 | 30/06/2019 |
| Mogens Jønck | Deputy chair | 05/03/2015 | 14/10/2015 |
| Kim Gade Pedersen | Director | 05/03/2015 | 30/06/2019 |
| Andrei Beskhmelnitskii | Chair of the board | 14/10/2015 | 23/02/2022 |
| Nodir Normatov | Board member | 14/10/2015 | 09/06/2023 |
| Indrek Kasela | Board member | 14/10/2015 | 16/02/2016 |
| Aleksandr Lenskii | Board member | 07/01/2016 | 03/05/2019 |
| Normunds Stanevics | Board member | 03/05/2019 | 24/02/2022 |
| Kim Gade Pedersen | CEO | 01/07/2019 | 21/03/2022 |
| Claus Dahlmann Larsen | Director | 01/09/2019 | 20/03/2022 |
| Andrei Beskhmelnitskii | Board member | 24/02/2022 | 14/03/2024 |
| Arturs Cirjevskis | Chair of the board | 24/02/2022 | 13/03/2024 |
| Claus Dahlmann Larsen | CEO | 21/03/2022 | 10/11/2023 |
| Henrik Kettner Lindved | Director | 01/08/2022 | 10/11/2023 |
| Miguel Castellanos Soto | Board member | 09/06/2023 | 14/03/2024 |
| Torben Meng | Director | 10/11/2023 | 19/12/2024 |
| Arturs Cirjevskis | CEO | 10/11/2023 | 24/07/2024 |
| Søren Grønnegaard Lauridsen | Chair of the board | 14/03/2024 | 01/06/2026 |
| Arturs Cirjevskis | Board member | 14/03/2024 | 01/06/2026 |
| Lincoln Lin Feng Pan | Board member | 14/03/2024 | 04/07/2025 |
| Kristina Kanusevska | Board member | 04/07/2025 | 01/06/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktøren alene, af direktøren i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem, af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening, eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
12 active production unitsSennelsvej 1
7700 Thisted
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEJERIGAARDEN A/S | Sennelsvej 1, 7700 Thisted | 132 | 1003228510 |
| Premier Is Depot Skovlunde | Mileparken 13, 2740 Skovlunde | 121 | 1025421767 |
| Premier IS Depot Ringsted | Kobbervej 4, 4100 Ringsted | 88 | 1003093140 |
| Premier Is Depot Skanderborg | Niels Bohrs Vej 31, Stilling, 8660 Skanderborg | 82 | 1025421716 |
| Premier Is Depot Hillerød | Lokesvej 10, 3400 Hillerød | 72 | 1025421759 |
| Premier Is Depot Kolding | Venusvej 4A, 6000 Kolding | 69 | 1025421724 |
| Premier Is Depot Odense | Teknikvej 30, Hjallese, 5260 Odense S | 53 | 1025421732 |
| Premier Is Depot Aalborg | Tarmvej 6, 9220 Aalborg Øst | 51 | 1025421694 |
| Premier Is Depot Holstebro | Nybovej 35, 7500 Holstebro | 51 | 1025421708 |
| Premier is Kontor Aarhus | Gunnar Clausens Vej 34, st, 8260 Viby J | 49 | 1028976441 |
| Premier Is Depot Vordingborg | Højgaardsvej 7, 4760 Vordingborg | 25 | 1025421740 |
| Premier IS Depot Bornholm | Bådebyggervej 6, 3700 Rønne | 1 | 1025092852 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive fabrikation og handel, herunder fremstilling af og handel med iscreamprodukter, og dertil hørende produkter
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
143 registered events20269 changesownership 2 · accounts 1 · management 6
- OwnershipFroneri Finland Oy registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipFood Union Luxembourg Group S. à r.l. is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementJouni Taavetti Palokangàs appointed board member
- ManagementIvar Jan Blanken appointed board member
- ManagementPhilip Karl Griffin appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKristina Kanusevska stepped down as board member
- ManagementArturs Cirjevskis stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Grønnegaard Lauridsen stepped down as chair of the board
20254 changesaccounts 1 · management 2 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementKristina Kanusevska appointed board member
- ManagementLincoln Lin Feng Pan stepped down as board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
202412 changesmanagement 9 · ownership 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementTorben Meng stepped down as director
- OwnershipFood Union Luxembourg Group S. à r.l. registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipFood Union Holding (CY) Company Limited is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementKirsten Ægidius appointed director
- ManagementArturs Cirjevskis stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementArturs Cirjevskis appointed board member
- ManagementLincoln Lin Feng Pan appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Grønnegaard Lauridsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMiguel Castellanos Soto stepped down as board member
- ManagementAndrei Beskhmelnitskii stepped down as board member
- ManagementArturs Cirjevskis stepped down as chair of the board
20237 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementTorben Meng appointed director
- ManagementArturs Cirjevskis appointed ceo
- ManagementHenrik Kettner Lindved stepped down as director
- ManagementClaus Dahlmann Larsen stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementMiguel Castellanos Soto appointed board member
- ManagementNodir Normatov stepped down as board member
20229 changesmanagement 8 · accounts 1
- ManagementHenrik Kettner Lindved appointed director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementClaus Dahlmann Larsen appointed ceo
- ManagementKim Gade Pedersen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementClaus Dahlmann Larsen stepped down as director
- ManagementAndrei Beskhmelnitskii appointed board member
- ManagementArturs Cirjevskis appointed chair of the board
- ManagementNormunds Stanevics stepped down as board member
- ManagementAndrei Beskhmelnitskii stepped down as chair of the board
20212 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20201 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2019 published
20197 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementClaus Dahlmann Larsen appointed director
- ManagementKim Gade Pedersen appointed ceo
- ManagementChristian Brink stepped down as director
- ManagementKim Gade Pedersen stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2018 published
- ManagementNormunds Stanevics appointed board member
- ManagementAleksandr Lenskii stepped down as board member
20188 changesmanagement 3 · address 1 · accounts 1 · merger 1 · ownership 2
- ManagementRene Poulsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPreben Overgaard Iversen stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Sennelsvej 1, 7700 Thisted
- ManagementKenneth Dahl Smed stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2017 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- OwnershipMEJERIGAARDEN INVESTMENT A/S is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipFood Union Holding (CY) Company Limited registered as owner (100%)
20171 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2016 published
20163 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementIndrek Kasela stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Peder Josefsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementAleksandr Lenskii appointed board member
201514 changesmanagement 14
- ManagementAndrei Beskhmelnitskii appointed chair of the board
- ManagementIndrek Kasela appointed board member
- ManagementNodir Normatov appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Jønck stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementThomas Marstrand stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementJesper Fruelund Schmidt stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPer Toft Valstorp stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Danmark stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristian Brink appointed director
- ManagementKim Gade Pedersen appointed director
- ManagementMogens Jønck appointed deputy chair
- ManagementThomas Marstrand appointed deputy chair
- ManagementMogens Jønck stepped down as ceo
20146 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementNiels Peder Josefsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementKenneth Dahl Smed appointed board member
- ManagementRene Poulsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPer Mørk stepped down as board member
- ManagementKarl Tholstrup stepped down as director
- ManagementJesper Fruelund Schmidt appointed board member
20136 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementPer Mørk appointed board member
- ManagementPreben Overgaard Iversen appointed board member
- ManagementKai Mathiasson Jessen stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMogens Jønck appointed ceo
- ManagementPer Toft Valstorp appointed board member
20124 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen appointed ceo
- ManagementJesper Uggerhøj stepped down as director
- ManagementKarl Tholstrup appointed director
20104 changesmanagement 3 · merger 1
- ManagementKai Mathiasson Jessen appointed board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementJesper Uggerhøj appointed director
- ManagementHenrik Danmark stepped down as director
20093 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1
- ManagementHenrik Danmark appointed director
- ManagementKai Mathiasson Jessen stepped down as director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,210,000 DKK to 1,100,000 DKK
20088 changesmanagement 7 · ownership 1
- ManagementHenrik Danmark appointed board member
- ManagementKai Mathiasson Jessen appointed director
- ManagementFinn Vammen Sørensen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementLars Vammen Sørensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Jørgen Sørensen stepped down as director
- ManagementLotte Skjærbæk stepped down as board member
- ManagementDorte Stenderup stepped down as board member
- OwnershipMEJERIGAARDEN INVESTMENT A/S registered as owner (100%)
20071 changemanagement 1
- ManagementVerner Jensen stepped down as director
20035 changescapital 1 · management 4
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,100,000 DKK to 1,210,000 DKK
- ManagementFinn Vammen Sørensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementVerner Jensen appointed director
- ManagementJens Jørgen Sørensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementFinn Vammen Sørensen stepped down as director
19981 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 1,100,000 DKK
19971 changemanagement 1
- ManagementLars Vammen Sørensen appointed board member
19964 changesname 1 · management 3
- NameName changed from RØNBJERG FLØDE-IS A/S to MEJERIGAARDEN A/S
- ManagementJens Jørgen Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Jørgen Sørensen appointed director
- ManagementFinn Vammen Sørensen appointed director
19953 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementChristian Sejer Fly Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSvend Erik Albrechtsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeder Sejer Fly Pedersen stepped down as board member
19945 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementChristian Sejer Fly Pedersen stepped down as director
- ManagementPeder Sejer Fly Pedersen stepped down as director
- ManagementTove Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementBirthe Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarie Kirstine Pedersen stepped down as board member
19911 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHelge Andsager stepped down as chair of the board
19891 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKristen Kristensen Sevelsted stepped down as board member
195813 changesfounded 1 · management 12
- FoundedRegistered as RØNBJERG FLØDE-IS A/S
- ManagementLotte Skjærbæk appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Sejer Fly Pedersen appointed director
- ManagementChristian Sejer Fly Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementTove Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementHelge Andsager appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBirthe Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementSvend Erik Albrechtsen appointed board member
- ManagementMarie Kirstine Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementKristen Kristensen Sevelsted appointed board member
- ManagementDorte Stenderup appointed board member
- ManagementPeder Sejer Fly Pedersen appointed director
- ManagementPeder Sejer Fly Pedersen appointed board member
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Largest in the industry
- Magnum ICC Denmark A/SDKK 48m
- Ismageriet ApSDKK 41m
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- Aabybro Mejeri A/SDKK 14.1m
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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.