ROSE Poultry A/S
Public limited companyCVR 25177509VinderupActive
ROSE Poultry A/S is a public limited company, based in Vinderup, active in processing and preserving of poultry meat, founded in 2000. Net profit rose 11817% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 159.9m. Operations are spread over 4 production units in 4 towns. With 813 employees, the company is about 17 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 43% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 230.3m.
- Revenue rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.9bn.
- Net profit rose 11,817% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 159.9m.
- Equity rose 57% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 447.6m.
Employees
- 9 more employees than a year earlier: 813 (07/2026) against 804 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Cornelius van Gestel (board member, 31/10/2024), Cornelis Kraijenoord (chair of the board, 31/10/2024) and Morten Olai Cederberg (ceo, 01/01/2025) (+3).
- Stepped down: Michael Juhl Jørgensen (director, 31/12/2024), Ellen Marie Moeskjær (board member, 30/04/2025) and Markku Juhani Suvanto (chair of the board, 31/10/2024) (+1).
- New owners registered: Plukon Denemarken B.V. (31/10/2024).
- No longer registered as owner: HKFoods Oyj (31/10/2024).
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 thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,278,676 | 1,285,070 | 1,642,768 | 1,717,497 | 1,703,157 | 1,867,817 | +9.7% |
| Gross profit | 102,427 | 96,638 | 125,066 | 84,692 | 160,748 | 230,298 | +43.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −7,805 | −11,625 | 413 | −46,863 | 31,330 | 105,260 | +236% |
| Profit before tax | −25,974 | −27,872 | −17,876 | −83,831 | 1,342 | 99,137 | +7,287.3% |
| Net profit | −25,974 | −27,872 | −17,876 | −83,831 | 1,342 | 159,926 | +11,817% |
| Total assets | 492,601 | 497,080 | 569,907 | 455,700 | 541,424 | 687,132 | +26.9% |
| Equity | 7,876 | 96,626 | 78,015 | −69,146 | 286,006 | 447,607 | +56.5% |
| Liabilities | 484,325 | 400,454 | 491,892 | 524,846 | 255,418 | 239,525 | −6.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 186 | 111 | 176 | 295 | 66,893 | 41,959 | −37.3% |
| Average number of employees | 620 | 623 | 616 | 602 | 619 | 636 | +2.7% |
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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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 15/04/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 05/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 23/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 31/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 18/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 14/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
4 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in processing and preserving of poultry meat based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 39m, net profit DKK 4.2m, equity DKK 19.2m, 47 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 500–999 employees207 companies in the comparison | No. 120of 189 Better than 37% | No. 75of 207 Better than 64% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 277of 24,791 Better than 99% | No. 418of 24,909 Better than 98% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 670of 17,786 Better than 96% | No. 779of 18,024 Better than 96% |
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
Processing and preserving of poultry meat- ROSE Poultry A/SDKK 230.3m
- Rokkedahl Food ApSDKK 54.5m
- Dafc A/SDKK 23.5m
- ROSE Poultry A/SDKK 159.9m
- Rokkedahl Food ApSDKK 506k
- Dafc A/SDKK 7.9m
- ROSE Poultry A/SDKK 447.6m
- Rokkedahl Food ApSDKK 14.8m
- Dafc A/SDKK 23.7m
- ROSE Poultry A/S813
- Rokkedahl Food ApS108
- Dafc A/S13
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterSubsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
9 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Morten Olai Cederberg | CEO | 01/01/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ditlev Baunsgaard | Board member | 09/03/2018 |
| Birthe Juul | Board member | 16/05/2019 |
| Michael Juhl Jørgensen | Board member | 27/05/2024 |
| Cornelius van Gestel | Board member | 31/10/2024 |
| Cornelis Kraijenoord | Chair of the board | 31/10/2024 |
| Claus Wolff Bengtsson | Board member | 01/06/2025 |
| Andreas Christian Kjølhede Ramsgaard | Deputy board member | 10/11/2025 |
| Birgit Jensen | Deputy board member | 10/11/2025 |
- Auditor
- KPMG P/S
- Founders
- Skovsgaard Fjerkræslagteri A/S, Vinderup Poultry ApS
Former management (62)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bjerregaard Petersen | Board member | 31/01/2000 | 29/11/2010 |
| Kjeld Løth | Board member | 31/01/2000 | 15/12/2006 |
| Per Bjerregaard Petersen | Director | 31/01/2000 | 01/03/2000 |
| Finn Viggo Nielsen | Board member | 31/01/2000 | 22/12/2009 |
| Jens Møller | Chair of the board | 31/01/2000 | 17/02/2005 |
| Richard Løth | Director | 31/01/2000 | 01/03/2000 |
| Ulla Marie Engholm Larsen | Board member | 22/03/2000 | 11/12/2012 |
| John Hedegaard Johansen | Board member | 22/03/2000 | 09/06/2005 |
| Gerda Jensen | Board member | 22/03/2000 | 29/11/2010 |
| Ove Thejls | Board member | 14/12/2004 | 18/12/2007 |
| Jan Klarskov Henriksen | Board member | 14/12/2004 | 11/08/2008 |
| Sven Arendt Thomsen | Chair of the board | 17/02/2005 | 29/11/2010 |
| Conni Højgaard Krasuld-Hansen | Board member | 09/06/2005 | 27/03/2009 |
| Per Vinther Møller | CEO | 01/08/2005 | 29/11/2010 |
| Ole Bjerre Christiansen | Director | 01/08/2005 | 01/10/2007 |
| Per Bjerregaard Petersen | Board member | 15/12/2006 | 29/11/2010 |
| Thomas Løth | Board member | 15/12/2006 | 18/12/2007 |
| Richard Løth | Board member | 15/12/2006 | 29/11/2010 |
| Susanne Drejet Løth | Board member | 18/12/2007 | 29/11/2010 |
| Ole Bjerre Christiansen | Board member | 18/12/2007 | 29/11/2010 |
| Michael Juhl Jørgensen | Director | 17/03/2008 | 31/12/2024 |
| Karsten Deibjerg Kristensen | Board member | 27/03/2009 | 29/11/2010 |
| Jytte Nina Due | Board member | 27/03/2009 | 11/12/2012 |
| Michael Østergaard | Board member | 27/03/2009 | 11/12/2012 |
| Christian Pagaard Junker | Board member | 21/12/2009 | 29/11/2010 |
| Janusz Jastrezebski | Board member | 29/11/2010 | 24/05/2012 |
| Denis Sakari Mattsson | Board member | 29/11/2010 | 24/05/2012 |
| Matti Tuomas Perkonoja | Chair of the board | 29/11/2010 | 24/05/2012 |
| Olli Mikael Antniemi | CEO | 29/11/2010 | 01/12/2011 |
| Markku Kyösti Henrik Aalto | Board member | 14/01/2011 | 06/06/2011 |
| Juha Pekka Kylämäki | Board member | 06/06/2011 | 24/05/2012 |
| Arne Lolholm Jensen | Director | 11/01/2012 | 31/12/2012 |
| Thomas Olander | CEO | 11/01/2012 | 02/12/2013 |
| Morten Bryder Pedersen | Board member | 24/05/2012 | 24/11/2014 |
| Irma Maria Kiilunen | Deputy chair | 24/05/2012 | 27/03/2013 |
| Markku Juhani Suvanto | Chair of the board | 24/05/2012 | 23/02/2017 |
| Thomas Bertrand Olander | Board member | 24/05/2012 | 02/12/2013 |
| Jette Vinther Nielsen | Board member | 11/12/2012 | 21/04/2017 |
| Brian Sloth | Board member | 11/12/2012 | 21/04/2017 |
| Ernst Göran Holm | Deputy chair | 27/03/2013 | 26/06/2016 |
| Thomas Perkiö | Board member | 02/12/2013 | 24/11/2014 |
| Thomas Perkiö | CEO | 02/12/2013 | 24/11/2014 |
| Anders Jeppesen Jensen | Board member | 24/11/2014 | 27/06/2016 |
| Anders Jeppesen Jensen | CEO | 24/11/2014 | 27/06/2016 |
| Henrik Schaar | Board member | 24/11/2014 | 24/02/2017 |
| Henrik Schaar | Director | 26/05/2016 | 31/01/2017 |
| Ernst Göran Holm | Board member | 27/06/2016 | 24/02/2017 |
| Ernst Göran Holm | CEO | 27/06/2016 | 24/02/2017 |
| Markku Juhani Suvanto | Board member | 24/02/2017 | 12/10/2017 |
| Svend Schou Borch | Board member | 24/02/2017 | 12/10/2017 |
| Svend Schou Borch | CEO | 24/02/2017 | 12/10/2017 |
| Lene Meidahl Højen | Board member | 24/02/2017 | 22/03/2019 |
| Tuomo Kalevi Valkonen | Chair of the board | 24/02/2017 | 19/01/2018 |
| Olli Antere Huuskonen | Board member | 12/10/2017 | 16/05/2019 |
| Jukka Tapani Nikkinen | Board member | 12/10/2017 | 27/05/2024 |
| Jukka Tapani Nikkinen | CEO | 12/10/2017 | 30/06/2024 |
| Mikko Juhani Forsell | Chair of the board | 19/01/2018 | 16/05/2019 |
| Jette Vinther Nielsen | Board member | 09/03/2018 | 31/05/2018 |
| Ellen Marie Moeskjær | Board member | 01/06/2018 | 30/04/2025 |
| Jyrki Juhani Paappa | Board member | 16/05/2019 | 27/05/2024 |
| Markku Juhani Suvanto | Chair of the board | 16/05/2019 | 31/10/2024 |
| Mika Tilli | Board member | 27/05/2024 | 31/10/2024 |
Signing rule: Virksomheden tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller den administrerende direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem.
Address and production units
4 active production unitsTværmosevej 10
7830 Vinderup
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE Poultry A/S - Hovedkontor Århus | Tværmosevej 10, Ejsing Mark, 7830 Vinderup | 669 | 1003042402 |
| ROSE Poultry A/S | Elmegårdsvej 4, Skovsgård, 9460 Brovst | 120 | 1002984612 |
| ROSE Poultry A/S - Hovedkontor Århus | Gunnar Clausens Vej 28, 8260 Viby J | 25 | 1020697934 |
| ROSE Poultry A/S - Ferskvareterminal | Fælledvej 27, Gimsing, 7600 Struer | 3 | 1017738522 |
Purpose
Selskabet har til formål at udøve virksomhed med produktion og afsætning af såvel fjerkræ som andet kød og kødprodukter samt andre aktiviteter inden for fødevareindustrien og beslægtede områder, herunder slagterivirksomhed, forarbejdning af relaterede biprodukter, aktiviteter inden for foderindustrien, handel med fødevare- og foderprodukter samt konsulentydelser, der er forbundet med selskabets aktivitetsfelt. Selskabet kan i dette øjemed eje og råde over fast ejendom, bygninger på lejet grund, aktier, andre ejerandele eller andre interesser i ejendomsselskaber eller andre selskaber, der berettiger til at eje eller råde over fast ejendom, samt udøve leasing, handel eller andre investeringsaktiviteter med hensyn til fast ejendom. Selskabet kan udøve sine aktiviteter direkte eller gennem dattervirksomheder.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
134 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20256 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
- ManagementAndreas Christian Kjølhede Ramsgaard appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBirgit Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementClaus Wolff Bengtsson appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementEllen Marie Moeskjær stepped down as board member
- ManagementMorten Olai Cederberg appointed ceo
202415 changesmanagement 10 · ownership 2 · name 1 · accounts 1 · merger 1
- ManagementMichael Juhl Jørgensen stepped down as director
- ManagementCornelis Kraijenoord appointed chair of the board
- ManagementCornelius van Gestel appointed board member
- ManagementMika Tilli stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarkku Juhani Suvanto stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipPlukon Denemarken B.V. registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipHKFoods Oyj is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementJukka Tapani Nikkinen stepped down as ceo
- NameName changed from HKSCAN DENMARK A/S to ROSE Poultry A/S
- ManagementMika Tilli appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Juhl Jørgensen appointed board member
- ManagementJyrki Juhani Paappa stepped down as board member
- ManagementJukka Tapani Nikkinen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20196 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementMarkku Juhani Suvanto appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBirthe Juul appointed board member
- ManagementJyrki Juhani Paappa appointed board member
- ManagementMikko Juhani Forsell stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementOlli Antere Huuskonen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLene Meidahl Højen stepped down as board member
20186 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementEllen Marie Moeskjær appointed board member
- ManagementJette Vinther Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJette Vinther Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementDitlev Baunsgaard appointed board member
- ManagementMikko Juhani Forsell appointed chair of the board
- ManagementTuomo Kalevi Valkonen stepped down as chair of the board
201718 changesmanagement 18
- ManagementOlli Antere Huuskonen appointed board member
- ManagementJukka Tapani Nikkinen appointed ceo
- ManagementJukka Tapani Nikkinen appointed board member
- ManagementMarkku Juhani Suvanto stepped down as board member
- ManagementSvend Schou Borch stepped down as ceo
- ManagementSvend Schou Borch stepped down as board member
- ManagementBrian Sloth stepped down as board member
- ManagementJette Vinther Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarkku Juhani Suvanto appointed board member
- ManagementTuomo Kalevi Valkonen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLene Meidahl Højen appointed board member
- ManagementSvend Schou Borch appointed ceo
- ManagementSvend Schou Borch appointed board member
- ManagementErnst Göran Holm stepped down as board member
- ManagementErnst Göran Holm stepped down as ceo
- ManagementHenrik Schaar stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarkku Juhani Suvanto stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Schaar stepped down as director
20166 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementErnst Göran Holm appointed board member
- ManagementErnst Göran Holm appointed ceo
- ManagementAnders Jeppesen Jensen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementAnders Jeppesen Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementErnst Göran Holm stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementHenrik Schaar appointed director
20147 changesmanagement 6 · name 1
- ManagementAnders Jeppesen Jensen appointed ceo
- ManagementHenrik Schaar appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Jeppesen Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Perkiö stepped down as board member
- ManagementThomas Perkiö stepped down as ceo
- ManagementMorten Bryder Pedersen stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from ROSE POULTRY A/S to HKSCAN DENMARK A/S
20136 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementThomas Perkiö appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Perkiö appointed ceo
- ManagementThomas Bertrand Olander stepped down as board member
- ManagementThomas Olander stepped down as ceo
- ManagementErnst Göran Holm appointed deputy chair
- ManagementIrma Maria Kiilunen stepped down as deputy chair
201217 changesmanagement 15 · capital 1 · ownership 1
- ManagementArne Lolholm Jensen stepped down as director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,200,200 DKK to 10,250,200 DKK
- OwnershipHKFoods Oyj registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementBrian Sloth appointed board member
- ManagementJette Vinther Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Østergaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementJytte Nina Due stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarkku Juhani Suvanto appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMorten Bryder Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementIrma Maria Kiilunen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementThomas Bertrand Olander appointed board member
- ManagementJuha Pekka Kylämäki stepped down as board member
- ManagementJanusz Jastrezebski stepped down as board member
- ManagementMatti Tuomas Perkonoja stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementDenis Sakari Mattsson stepped down as board member
- ManagementThomas Olander appointed ceo
- ManagementArne Lolholm Jensen appointed director
20115 changescapital 1 · management 4
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,100,200 DKK to 10,200,200 DKK
- ManagementOlli Mikael Antniemi stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJuha Pekka Kylämäki appointed board member
- ManagementMarkku Kyösti Henrik Aalto stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarkku Kyösti Henrik Aalto appointed board member
201012 changesmanagement 12
- ManagementJanusz Jastrezebski appointed board member
- ManagementOlli Mikael Antniemi appointed ceo
- ManagementMatti Tuomas Perkonoja appointed chair of the board
- ManagementDenis Sakari Mattsson appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Pagaard Junker stepped down as board member
- ManagementKarsten Deibjerg Kristensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Bjerre Christiansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSusanne Drejet Løth stepped down as board member
- ManagementRichard Løth stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Bjerregaard Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Vinther Møller stepped down as ceo
- ManagementSven Arendt Thomsen stepped down as chair of the board
20095 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementChristian Pagaard Junker appointed board member
- ManagementKarsten Deibjerg Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Østergaard appointed board member
- ManagementJytte Nina Due appointed board member
- ManagementConni Højgaard Krasuld-Hansen stepped down as board member
20082 changesmanagement 1 · industry 1
- ManagementMichael Juhl Jørgensen appointed director
- IndustryIndustry changed to Processing and preserving of poultry meat (101200)
20075 changesmanagement 4 · address 1
- ManagementOle Bjerre Christiansen appointed board member
- ManagementSusanne Drejet Løth appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Løth stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Bjerre Christiansen stepped down as director
- AddressMoved to Tværmosevej 10, Ejsing Mark, 7830 Vinderup
20064 changesmanagement 3 · capital 1
- ManagementThomas Løth appointed board member
- ManagementRichard Løth appointed board member
- ManagementPer Bjerregaard Petersen appointed board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,000,200 DKK to 10,100,200 DKK
20055 changesmanagement 4 · merger 1
- ManagementOle Bjerre Christiansen appointed director
- ManagementPer Vinther Møller appointed ceo
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementConni Højgaard Krasuld-Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementSven Arendt Thomsen appointed chair of the board
20041 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 10,000,200 DKK
20032 changesmerger 1 · capital 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- CapitalShare capital changed from 9,990,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
20002 changesindustry 1 · founded 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness (151200)
- FoundedRegistered as ROSE POULTRY A/S
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Largest in the industry
- Rokkedahl Food ApSDKK 54.5m
- Dafc A/SDKK 23.5m
- Vendsyssel Fjerkræslagteri ApSDKK 2.9m
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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.