Tican Fresh Meat A/S
Public limited companyCVR 26786576ThistedActive
Tican Fresh Meat A/S is a public limited company, based in Thisted, active in processing of pork, founded in 2002. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 227.3m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 3 of 13 companies in the industry in the database. With 1,674 employees, the company is about 88 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 fell 60% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 341.8m.
- Revenue fell 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6.3bn.
- Net profit went from a profit of DKK 227.2m to a loss of DKK 227.3m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 28% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 604.6m.
Employees
- 270 more employees than a year earlier: 1,674 (07/2026) against 1,404 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Dirk Vollmer (board member, 26/05/2026).
- Stepped down: Jacqueline Nowack (board member, 26/05/2026).
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 | 8,898,250 | 8,296,520 | 8,627,433 | 7,398,093 | 7,317,417 | 6,345,259 | −13.3% |
| Gross profit | 673,565 | 519,660 | 847,742 | 719,880 | 847,388 | 341,750 | −59.7% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 9,310 | −232,680 | 68,859 | 135,431 | 298,781 | −186,725 | −162.5% |
| Profit before tax | −9,106 | −250,251 | 35,625 | 74,531 | 246,432 | −217,920 | −188.4% |
| Net profit | −35,402 | −257,532 | 30,245 | 79,762 | 227,217 | −227,336 | −200.1% |
| Total assets | 2,775,602 | 2,868,687 | 3,287,557 | 2,771,900 | 2,665,489 | 2,197,888 | −17.5% |
| Equity | 717,469 | 510,637 | 506,188 | 592,693 | 838,967 | 604,559 | −27.9% |
| Liabilities | 2,035,347 | 2,330,075 | 2,677,857 | 2,103,931 | 1,767,322 | 1,549,917 | −12.3% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 273,782 | 269,850 | 369,129 | 373,634 | 88,281 | 133,980 | +51.8% |
| Average number of employees | 1,030 | 1,122 | – | 1,922 | 1,872 | 1,424 | −23.9% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; 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 | 07/07/2026 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 28/05/2025 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 03/06/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 03/07/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 23/06/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 30/06/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
13 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in processing of pork based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 14.3m, net profit DKK 325k, equity DKK 16.9m, 19 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 1,000 employees or more177 companies in the comparison | No. 120of 147 Better than 18% | No. 102of 177 Better than 43% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 164of 24,791 Better than 99% | No. 330of 24,909 Better than 99% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 438of 17,786 Better than 98% | No. 611of 18,024 Better than 97% |
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 of pork- Tican Fresh Meat A/SDKK 341.8m
- Danish Crown A/SDKK 2.7bn
- Danepork A/SDKK 350.6m
- Tican Fresh Meat A/S−DKK 227.3m
- Danish Crown A/S−DKK 239m
- Danepork A/S−DKK 35.7m
- Tican Fresh Meat A/SDKK 604.6m
- Danish Crown A/SDKK 4bn
- Danepork A/SDKK 223.1m
- Tican Fresh Meat A/S1,674
- Danish Crown A/S6,731
- Danepork A/S841
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Tönnies International Holding GmbH100%
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jens Røjkjær Lyhne | Director | 30/04/2019 |
| Steen Ingemann Sønnichsen | CEO | 15/03/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Steen Ingemann Sønnichsen | Board member | 15/03/2023 |
| Carl Ernst Bürger | Chair of the board | 15/03/2023 |
| Dirk Vollmer | Board member | 26/05/2026 |
- Founders
- Dangris a.m.b.a.
Former management (38)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Jørgen Henriksen | Board member | 18/09/2002 | 20/01/2003 |
| Niels Otto Dybdahl Borggaard | Board member | 18/09/2002 | 30/09/2004 |
| Niels Otto Dybdahl Borggaard | Director | 18/09/2002 | 30/09/2002 |
| Willy Rygaard | Board member | 30/09/2002 | 08/10/2003 |
| Kent Theilgaard | Board member | 30/09/2002 | 08/10/2003 |
| Kent Theilgaard | Director | 30/09/2002 | 08/10/2003 |
| Thorkild Jensen | Board member | 20/01/2003 | 05/01/2005 |
| Steffan Glud | Board member | 20/01/2003 | 25/09/2007 |
| Valdemar Johannes Møller | Chair of the board | 08/10/2003 | 05/01/2005 |
| Torben Zanchetta Kock | Board member | 05/01/2005 | 03/01/2008 |
| Torben Zanchetta Kock | CEO | 05/01/2005 | 26/09/2007 |
| Ove Thejls | Chair of the board | 05/01/2005 | 03/10/2011 |
| Niels Jørgen Villesen | Board member | 05/01/2005 | 03/10/2011 |
| Anders Jeppesen Jensen | CEO | 26/09/2007 | 14/11/2008 |
| Niels Michael Møller | Board member | 03/01/2008 | 26/11/2009 |
| Nils Dorin Jacobsen | Board member | 03/01/2008 | 26/11/2009 |
| Niels Jørgen Villesen | CEO | 14/11/2008 | 03/10/2011 |
| Mogens Juul Jensen | Board member | 26/11/2009 | 03/10/2011 |
| Jens Jørgen Henriksen | Chair of the board | 03/10/2011 | 11/03/2016 |
| Niels Michael Møller | Board member | 03/10/2011 | 20/01/2015 |
| Søren Foged Overgaard | Board member | 03/10/2011 | 11/03/2016 |
| Ove Thejls | CEO | 03/10/2011 | 30/04/2019 |
| Uffe Wiborg | Board member | 20/01/2015 | 11/03/2016 |
| Frank Duffe | Chair of the board | 11/03/2016 | 29/05/2017 |
| Carl Ernst Bürger | Board member | 11/03/2016 | 29/05/2017 |
| Jacqueline Nowack | Board member | 11/03/2016 | 29/05/2017 |
| Niels Jørgen Villesen | Director | 02/01/2017 | 29/04/2019 |
| Torben Ingemann Ørskov Sønnichsen | Director | 02/01/2017 | 30/11/2017 |
| Frank Duffe | Chair of the board | 29/05/2017 | 24/08/2022 |
| Carl Ernst Bürger | Deputy chair | 29/05/2017 | 02/04/2019 |
| Jacqueline Nowack | Board member | 29/05/2017 | 26/05/2026 |
| Carl Ernst Bürger | Deputy chair | 03/04/2019 | 29/04/2019 |
| Ove Thejls | Deputy chair | 30/04/2019 | 05/12/2021 |
| Niels Jørgen Villesen | CEO | 30/04/2019 | 29/06/2022 |
| Carl Ernst Bürger | Board member | 30/04/2019 | 25/08/2022 |
| Sebastian Pontoppidan Laursen | CEO | 29/06/2022 | 15/03/2023 |
| Steen Ingemann Sønnichsen | Chair of the board | 25/08/2022 | 14/03/2023 |
| Frank Duffe | Board member | 25/08/2022 | 07/02/2024 |
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Address and production units
2 active production unitsStrandvejen 6
7700 Thisted
Thisted Municipality · Postcode 7700
Other companies at the address (1)
- TFM Transport A/SFreight transport by road
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| TICAN FRESH MEAT THISTED A/S | Strandvejen 6, 7700 Thisted | 984 | 1009320225 |
| Tican Fresh Meat A/S, Brørup | Markedsvej 9, 6650 Brørup | 680 | 1024192039 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive slagterivirksomhed, anden produktionsvirksomhed og handel med fødevarer, finansiering, at eje aktier, anparter, kapitalandele og ansvarlige indskud i andre selskaber.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
93 registered events20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementDirk Vollmer appointed board member
- ManagementJacqueline Nowack stepped down as board member
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20242 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementFrank Duffe stepped down as board member
20236 changesaccounts 1 · management 5
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementSteen Ingemann Sønnichsen appointed ceo
- ManagementCarl Ernst Bürger appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSteen Ingemann Sønnichsen appointed board member
- ManagementSebastian Pontoppidan Laursen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementSteen Ingemann Sønnichsen stepped down as chair of the board
20229 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1 · ownership 2
- ManagementFrank Duffe appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Ingemann Sønnichsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementCarl Ernst Bürger stepped down as board member
- ManagementFrank Duffe stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementSebastian Pontoppidan Laursen appointed ceo
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Villesen stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- OwnershipMaximilian Bernd Tönnies registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipMaximilian Bernd Tönnies is no longer registered as owner
20212 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementOve Thejls stepped down as deputy chair
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20201 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
201914 changesmanagement 9 · ownership 2 · capital 1 · merger 2
- ManagementOve Thejls appointed deputy chair
- ManagementJens Røjkjær Lyhne appointed director
- ManagementCarl Ernst Bürger appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Villesen appointed ceo
- ManagementOve Thejls stepped down as ceo
- ManagementCarl Ernst Bürger stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Villesen stepped down as director
- ManagementCarl Ernst Bürger appointed deputy chair
- ManagementCarl Ernst Bürger stepped down as deputy chair
- OwnershipTönnies International Holding GmbH registered as owner (100%)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 200,000,000 DKK to 234,164,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- OwnershipTICAN A/S is no longer registered as owner
20176 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementTorben Ingemann Ørskov Sønnichsen stepped down as director
- ManagementCarl Ernst Bürger appointed deputy chair
- ManagementJacqueline Nowack appointed board member
- ManagementFrank Duffe appointed chair of the board
- ManagementTorben Ingemann Ørskov Sønnichsen appointed director
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Villesen appointed director
201110 changesindustry 1 · capital 1 · management 5 · ownership 1 · name 1 · address 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Processing of pork (101110)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 200,000,000 DKK
- ManagementOve Thejls appointed ceo
- ManagementMogens Juul Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Villesen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Villesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementOve Thejls stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipTICAN A/S registered as owner (100%)
- NameName changed from TICAN PROCESS A/S to TICAN FRESH MEAT A/S
- AddressMoved to Strandvejen 6, 7700 Thisted
20093 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementMogens Juul Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementNils Dorin Jacobsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Michael Møller stepped down as board member
20085 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Villesen appointed ceo
- ManagementAnders Jeppesen Jensen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementNils Dorin Jacobsen appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Michael Møller appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Zanchetta Kock stepped down as board member
20076 changesindustry 1 · management 3 · name 1 · address 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Ikke-finansielle holdingselskaber (741500)
- ManagementAnders Jeppesen Jensen appointed ceo
- ManagementTorben Zanchetta Kock stepped down as ceo
- NameName changed from TICAN PROCES A/S to TICAN PROCESS A/S
- ManagementSteffan Glud stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Åvænget 9, 6823 Ansager
20057 changesname 1 · management 6
- NameName changed from TICAN FOODS A/S to TICAN PROCES A/S
- ManagementTorben Zanchetta Kock appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Villesen appointed board member
- ManagementOve Thejls appointed chair of the board
- ManagementTorben Zanchetta Kock appointed ceo
- ManagementValdemar Johannes Møller stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementThorkild Jensen stepped down as board member
20042 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 20,000,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
- ManagementNiels Otto Dybdahl Borggaard stepped down as board member
20037 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementValdemar Johannes Møller appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKent Theilgaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementKent Theilgaard stepped down as director
- ManagementWilly Rygaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementSteffan Glud appointed board member
- ManagementThorkild Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Jørgen Henriksen stepped down as board member
20029 changescapital 1 · management 7 · founded 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 20,000,000 DKK
- ManagementKent Theilgaard appointed board member
- ManagementKent Theilgaard appointed director
- ManagementWilly Rygaard appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Otto Dybdahl Borggaard stepped down as director
- FoundedRegistered as TICAN FOODS A/S
- ManagementNiels Otto Dybdahl Borggaard appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Otto Dybdahl Borggaard appointed director
- ManagementJens Jørgen Henriksen appointed board member
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Same people in management
- Det Nordjyske Mediehus A/Svia Nils Dorin Jacobsen
- ROSE Poultry A/Svia Anders Jeppesen Jensen
- Dat-schaub A/Svia Ove Thejls
- Constellation Cold Logistics Denmark A/Svia Ove Thejls
- Sawo A/Svia Mogens Juul Jensen
- Daka Denmark A/Svia Jens Røjkjær Lyhne
Largest in the industry
- Danish Crown A/SDKK 2.7bn
- Danepork A/SDKK 350.6m
- Hvidebæk Slagteri og Pølsefabrik ApSDKK 53.6m
- Glumsø Slagtehus ApSDKK 27.1m
- Sevel Slagteri A/SDKK 20.7m
- Nr. Onsild A/SDKK 14.3m
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.