DLG

What DLG does

DLG is a farmer-owned Danish agricultural cooperative (DLG a.m.b.a.), founded in 1898 and headquartered in Fredericia, Denmark, operating in 18 countries across Europe and with an upstream presence in Argentina. The cooperative is owned by approximately 25,000 Danish farmers, who serve simultaneously as members, suppliers of crops, and buyers of inputs. DLG supplies farmers with compound feed from its own factories, seed grain, fertilizer, agricultural lime, crop protection products, energy products (diesel, heating oil, natural gas, electricity via the DCC Energi/Shell joint venture), insurance, and veterinary medicine (DLG Vet), while also purchasing and processing farmers' crops including malt barley, bread grains, feed grains, and rapeseed for export. The Group operates an integrated value chain spanning agricultural inputs, crop procurement and processing (DLG Food Oil produces 175,000 tons of rapeseed oil annually), animal nutrition (Vilofoss operates 15 European plants producing 375,000+ tons of premixes), plant breeding (Sejet), hatchery operations (DanHatch, 420 million day-old chicks annually), and retail (Land & Fritid, ~38 stores in Denmark). Internationally, Team Group in Germany is the largest revenue contributor at approximately EUR 7 billion (~65% of group revenue) with 440 locations across agricultural, construction, and energy distribution.

DLG generates revenue primarily through one-time product sales and processing margins on agricultural commodities, energy, and feed. The go-to-market combines a 24/7 digital customer portal (over 4,000 SKUs) with a regional sales consultant network, customer centers, retail stores, and wholesale/distributor channels (Team Group, Svenska Foder, Scandagra). Customer segments span primary agriculture (owning farmers plus broader farmer base), food industry/processors (e.g., Carlsberg for regenerative barley), energy customers (50,000+ via DCC Energi/Shell), the German housing/construction sector (Team Group bau division), and retail consumers. Reported 2024 revenue was DKK 60.7 billion (down from DKK 67.4 billion in 2023), with EBITDA of DKK 2.3 billion and a net loss of DKK -185 million, reflecting cyclical pressure on commodity-linked margins. In response, DLG launched the three-year ReGen transformation programme in 2025 targeting DKK 1 billion in EBITDA improvements, including site consolidation (~30% of Agriculture sites), a ~150 white-collar headcount reduction, and digital/efficiency reinvestments.

Underlying the cooperative are sub-brands Vilofoss (premix/nutrition), DLG Food Oil, Land & Fritid, Sejet Plant Breeding, Danæg (eggs), Dankalk (lime), BioRefine (grass protein), and DanHatch (hatchery), plus a 25% stake in Sejet sold to Novo Holdings in 2024 for sustainable breeding investment, and a 2024 investment in Argentine soy mill ERCSA for deforestation-free soy supply. Certifications include FSSC 22000, GMP+, Kosher, and UN Global Compact membership.

Name

DLG

Legal name

DLG a.m.b.a.

Website

https://dlg.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

DLG is a Danish farmer-owned cooperative founded in 1898, supplying approximately 25,000 member farmers across 18 countries with feed, seed, fertilizer, crop protection, energy, and crop procurement services, generating DKK 60.7 billion in 2024 revenue through integrated agricultural, food processing, energy, and retail operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491), Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Support Activities for Animal Production (115210)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Fortification Ingredients (Vitamins, Minerals, Nutrient Premixes) (CRADAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online Grocery Delivery (DTC) (AFAIANAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative
• Animal feed supply
• Crop processing
• Agricultural inputs
• Farmer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericia

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Agribusiness (Feed and Crop Inputs): Supplying farmers with feed from own factories, seed grain, fertilizer, agricultural lime, crop protection products. Revenue generated from both direct product sales and processing/markup margins
2. Crop Processing and Export: Processing and selling malt barley, seed grain, feed grains, bread grains and rapeseed. One of Europe's largest exporters of agricultural commodities. Includes processing through DLG Food Oil for rapeseed
3. Energy & Retail: Sales of diesel, heating oil, gasoline, lubricants, natural gas, biofuels (wood pellets), electricity agreements, insurance, veterinary medicine through DLG Vet, and retail products through Land & Fritid chain
4. Premix & Nutrition (Vilofoss): Vitamin and mineral premixes, feed supplements, milk replacers sold to farmers through 15 manufacturing plants in Europe with ~390 million EUR annual turnover
5. Housing: Building materials and services through Team subsidiary in Germany and Land & Fritid retail chain

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

DLG is a farmer-owned cooperative that supplies farmers with agricultural inputs (compound feed from its own factories, seed grain, fertilizer, agricultural lime and crop protection products) and purchases, processes and exports farm outputs including malt barley, feed grains, bread grains and rapeseed oil. The Group also distributes energy products (diesel, heating oil, gas, electricity) through the DCC Energi joint venture, runs a retail chain for home/garden/pet products, and operates specialized subsidiaries in plant breeding, premix nutrition, hatchery, eggs, veterinary medicine and lime products across 18 countries.

Product overview

DLG is a farmer-owned cooperative operating as one of Europe's largest agricultural and energy companies. The core offering centers on agricultural inputs (feed, seed, fertilizer, crop protection, fuel) and crop procurement/processing, supported by digital platforms including the DLG Customer Portal and DLG App. The product portfolio includes feed for pigs, cattle, and poultry from DLG's own factories, energy products through the DCC Energi partnership, and crop processing including rapeseed oil production. Key sub-brands include Vilofoss (premix and nutrition, Europe's leading vitamin/mineral manufacturer with 15 plants producing 375,000+ tons annually), DLG Food Oil (175,000 tons rapeseed oil annually), Sejet Plant Breeding (grain variety development), and Land & Fritid retail chain (38 stores). The company also operates specialized businesses in veterinary medicine (DLG Vet), hatchery (DanHatch), eggs (Danæg), lime products (Dankalk), and grass protein (BioRefine). Digital tools include the electronic Plant Protection Handbook and the Grower's Finest brand for consumption crops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vilofoss: Premix and nutrition brand for animal feed, among the biggest and most advanced manufacturers in the vitamin and mineral market in Europe
• Grower's Finest
• Land & Fritid
• DLG Food Oil
• Danæg

Products and services

• DLG Compound Feed Compound animal feed for pigs, cattle and poultry produced in DLG's own factories, including specialized feed for organic farming and climate-stable variants. Sold to Danish and European farmers.
• Agricultural Inputs (Seed, Fertilizer, Crop Protection, Lime) Supply of seed grain, fertilizer, agricultural lime and crop protection products (herbicides, fungicides, biostimulants) to farmers for daily field operations.
• DLG Energy Products Diesel, HVO, heating oil, lubricants, natural gas, biofuels (wood pellets), electricity agreements and EV charging solutions distributed through DCC Energi JV with 50,000+ Danish customers.
• DLG Crop Procurement and Processing Purchase and processing of malt barley, seed grain, feed grains, bread grains and rapeseed from farmer-owners for domestic sale and export; includes rapeseed oil production.
• Vilofoss Premix and Nutrition Vitamin and mineral premixes, feed supplements and milk replacers manufactured across 15 European plants with over 375,000 tons annual production and ~EUR 390 million turnover.
• DLG Food Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Rapeseed oil production and refining for the food industry, with 175,000 tons annual output from warm pressing; also produces organic rapeseed oil and rapeseed meal for animal feed.
• Land & Fritid Retail Nationwide retail chain with ~38 stores in Denmark plus online shop selling pet food, garden products, hunting equipment, farm animal feed and Equsana equestrian products.
• Sejet Plant Breeding Varieties Proprietary grain variety development (spring barley, winter barley, winter wheat, winter triticale) using gene marker technology; varieties sold as certified seed through DLG and partners.
• DanHatch Day-Old Chicks Hatchery operations producing 420 million day-old chicks annually for European poultry producers; DLG holds 50% ownership.
• Danæg Eggs and Egg Products Nordic region's largest egg company with operations in Denmark and Sweden, including egg packing at the Christiansfeld facility and pasteurized egg products.
• Dankalk Lime and Chalk Products Lime and chalk products for agriculture, wastewater treatment, power plants and industry; over 500,000 tons delivered annually from three lime works in Denmark.
• DLG Vet Veterinary Medicine Nationwide veterinary medicine supply with overnight delivery directly to farm door; co-founded with Skanderborg Apotek.
• BioRefine Grass Protein Production of green grass protein from locally grown clover grass and lucerne for use as an alternative protein source in animal feed.
• DLG Insurance (with Tryg) Insurance products offered in partnership with Tryg at competitive rates for private and agricultural customers, leveraging cooperative economies of scale.
• DLG Customer Portal (Kundeportal) Digital self-service platform for farmer customers to manage contracts, view order history and invoices, access market price information and place orders for 4,000+ products 24/7 via web and mobile apps.
• Grower's Finest (Consumption Crops Programme) Contract programme for consumption crops (bread wheat, malting barley, feed wheat, rye, pulses) supplied to food industry customers under the Grower's Finest brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• DLG is one of Europe's largest exporters of malt barley, seed grain, feed and bread grains and rapeseed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ACA (Argentine Agricultural Cooperative)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2024Strategic partnership with Argentine cooperative ACA for co-ownership of Entre Ríos Crushing S.A. (ERCSA) soy mill. DLG invested a large double-digit million DKK amount for annual import of up to 200,000 tonnes of segregated non-GM soy to Northern European market, ensuring deforestation-free supply chain.
• Carlsberg GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommercial partnership to source regenerative barley. DLG and Viking Malt contracted up to 15,000 tonnes of regenerative barley from over 50 Danish farmers for approximately 100 million liters of beer production. Partnership targets 30% regenerative sourcing by 2030 and 100% by 2040 under Carlsberg's Together Towards ZERO sustainability programme.
• DCC Energy / DCC EnergicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture (40% DLG, 60% DCC Energy) managing DLG's energy activities in Denmark. DCC Energi operates as Denmark's largest Shell distributor with over 50,000 Danish customers, selling diesel, heating oil, lubricants, biofuels, electricity and natural gas.
• LantmännencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint ownership (50-50) of Scandagra Group and Scandagra Polska for agricultural operations in Baltic countries and Poland. Partnership aims to strengthen knowledge sharing and create synergies across geographic locations.
• OmyaminorOthersSwiss calcium carbonate manufacturer owning 44% of Dankalk. Omya is among world's largest calcium carbonate producers and provides technical expertise and global market access for Dankalk's limestone products.
• Danish AgrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder (25% ownership) of BioRefine Denmark A/S producing grass protein from clover grass and lucerne for animal feed as alternative protein source.
• DLF (Danish Agro Industry)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder (25% ownership) of BioRefine Denmark A/S producing grass protein from locally produced clover grass and lucerne for animal feed.
• Skanderborg ApotekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of DLG Vet veterinary medicine company (50% ownership) providing complete veterinary supplies directly to farms with overnight delivery.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BayWa: German-headquartered agricultural cooperative and wholesale group with overlapping presence in German agrar, energy, and building materials—directly comparable to DLG's Team Group operations in Northern Germany. Both serve farmers with feed, fertilizer, crop protection, and energy products.
• Nutreco: Animal nutrition company (parent of Trouw Nutrition and Skretting) producing premixes, specialty feed, and aquaculture nutrition. Directly comparable to DLG's Vilofoss premix and animal nutrition business at the European specialty feed level.
• Agravis Raiffeisen: German agricultural cooperative and one of the largest agricultural wholesalers in Germany, offering feed, seeds, fertilizers, and crop protection. Directly comparable to DLG's Team Group agrar division and Vilofoss premix business in the German market.
• ForFarmers: European animal feed manufacturer operating across the Netherlands, Germany, UK, Belgium and Poland. Directly comparable to DLG's feed production business and Vilofoss premix franchise in species-specific compound feed and nutrition solutions.
• HaGe (Hauptgenossenschaft Nord): Northern German agricultural cooperative providing inputs, grain collection, feed, and energy to farmers. Directly comparable to DLG's Team Group operations in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
• Lantmännen: Swedish agricultural cooperative and already a 50/50 JV partner with DLG in Scandagra. Highly comparable in cooperative ownership, Nordic farmer-customer base, grain processing, and food industry supply—directly relevant for benchmarking performance.
• Danish Agro: Danish agricultural cooperative and direct competitor to DLG in Scandinavian farm inputs, feed, and crop procurement. Already a co-investor with DLG in BioRefine Denmark, indicating close comparability in cooperative model, product mix, and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agricultural commodity trader and processor with significant presence in European grain, oilseeds, and animal nutrition. Comparable to DLG's crop processing and export segment and DLG Food Oil rapeseed refining.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global commodity merchant with European presence in grains, oilseeds, and agricultural inputs. Comparable to DLG's malt barley, feed grain, and rapeseed origination/export operations in Northern Europe.
• Cargill: Global agribusiness major active in grain origination and processing, animal nutrition, and food ingredients. A broad incumbent comparable to DLG's crop export, Vilofoss premix, and rapeseed oil processing businesses across multiple geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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