Nutricia Danmark

What Nutricia Danmark does

Nutricia Danmark is the Danish operating entity of Nutricia, the medical nutrition division of global food conglomerate Danone. The legal entity is Danone A/S (CVR 73128110), headquartered at Århusgade 118 in Nordhavn, Copenhagen. The business markets 'foods for special medical purposes' — a regulated EU category that requires use under medical supervision — for disease-related malnutrition and rare metabolic disorders. The portfolio is organized around seven franchise lines: the Nutridrink family of oral nutritional supplements (standard, Compact, Compact Protein, Compact Fibre, Multi Fibre, Protein, Protein 2.0, PlantBased, PlantBased Protein 2.0, Jucy, Jucy Plus, Compact Protein Sensations) for adult disease-related malnutrition; Loprofin low-protein staple foods (pasta, rice, crackers, cereal, flour); GMPro/Synergy GMP- and amino-acid-based protein substitutes for PKU and related metabolic disorders (TYR, MSUD, MMA/PA, GA1, HCU); Fortini pediatric nutritional drinks; Pepticate and Neocate for cow's milk allergy; KetoCal for ketogenic management of epilepsy; and Nutrison for adult and pediatric tube feeding. The company's proprietary technology centers on amino acid-engineered protein substitutes that exclude or restrict specific amino acids (e.g., phenylalanine for PKU), low-protein starch-based food systems, and peptide- or amino-acid-based hypoallergenic formulas.

The business model is sales-led and routed through healthcare professionals. Products are prescribed by doctors or dietitians and dispensed at all Danish pharmacies under the public 'green prescription' ('grøn recept') system, which reimburses 60% of cost via Danish health insurance; patients and caregivers can also order direct online via nutricia.dk. Nutricia operates a separate professional portal (pro.nutricia.dk) and the Nutricia Academia educational program to drive HCP-led demand. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and revenue is generated entirely within Denmark, with the entity operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danone S.A. (France) and serving patients across cancer, elderly frailty, cow's milk allergy, ADHD, COPD, pediatric failure-to-thrive, epilepsy, and rare congenital metabolic disease segments.

Name

Nutricia Danmark

Legal name

Danone A/S

Website

https://nutricia.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nutricia Danmark, operating under Danone A/S in Copenhagen, markets regulated medical nutrition products (Nutridrink family, Loprofin, GMPro/Synergy, Fortini, Pepticate, Neocate, KetoCal, Nutrison) for disease-related malnutrition and rare metabolic disorders, distributed via Danish pharmacies on 60%-reimbursed 'green prescriptions' and direct online.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Nutrition

NAICS

Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Nutrition & Meal Replacement (RTD, Bars, Powders) (CRADAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foods for Special Dietary Needs Manufacturing (Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free, Low-FODMAP, Low-Sodium) (AFAKAJAD), Baby Nutrition for Special Diets (Gluten-Free, Kosher/Halal, Allergen-Controlled) (CRADAEAO)

Keywords

• Medical nutrition products
• Enteral nutrition supplies
• Metabolic disease nutrition
• Oral nutritional supplements
• Disease-related malnutrition

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen (København)

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Nutrition Products: Nutricia generates revenue through the sale of medical nutrition products including nutritional drinks (Nutridrink line), protein substitutes for metabolic diseases (PKU, TYR, etc.), low-protein foods (Loprofin line), and tube feeding products. Products are sold through pharmacies and online, with many covered by Danish health insurance prescriptions ('grøn recept').

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nutricia Danmark manufactures and sells medical nutrition products (classified as 'foods for special medical purposes') in Denmark. The portfolio includes oral nutritional supplement drinks under the Nutridrink brand, protein substitutes for rare metabolic diseases (PKU, TYR, MSUD), low-protein staple foods (Loprofin), tube feeding solutions (Nutrison), ketogenic diet products (KetoCal), cow's milk allergy formulas (Pepticate, Neocate), and pediatric nutrition drinks (Fortini). Products require consultation with a doctor or dietitian and are available through Danish pharmacies (with up to 60% subsidy under the 'green prescription' system) and via the company's own online store.

Product overview

Nutricia Danmark offers a comprehensive medical nutrition portfolio consisting primarily of the Nutridrink product line (nutritional drinks for adults) and specialized product lines for metabolic diseases. The core Nutridrink family includes standard nutritional drinks, compact/high-density versions (Compact, Compact Protein, Compact Fibre), protein-enriched variants (Protein, Protein 2.0), plant-based options (PlantBased, PlantBased Protein 2.0), juice-style drinks (Jucy, Jucy Plus), and specialty products for taste changes (Compact Protein Sensations). Supporting product lines include Loprofin (low-protein foods for PKU/metabolic diseases), GMPro/Synergy (glycomacropeptide-based protein replacements for PKU and TYR), Fortini (children's nutritional drinks), Pepticate and Neocate (cow's milk allergy), KetoCal (ketogenic diet), and Nutrison (tube feeding). All products are foods for special medical purposes requiring consultation with a doctor or dietitian.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nutridrink: Series of medical nutritional drinks for adults, used as sole or supplementary nutrition for patients who cannot meet their nutritional needs from regular diet.
• Fortini
• Pepticate
• Neocate
• KetoCal
• Nutrison
• Loprofin
• GMPro / Synergy

Products and services

• Nutridrink (Oral Nutritional Supplement Drinks for Adults)

Named customers1 record

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DanonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNutricia is an integral part of Danone, a global food company. Nutricia operates under Danone A/S (CVR: 73128110) in Denmark. The partnership involves shared commitment to sustainable food production, with Danone's global resources supporting Nutricia's medical nutrition operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Fresenius Kabi: Direct competitor in clinical nutrition, particularly enteral/tube feeding (Fresubin competing with Nutrison) and parenteral nutrition, with established hospital channel access in Northern Europe.
• Nestlé Health Science: Global medical nutrition business (Peptamen, Resource, Impact) competing head-to-head with Nutricia's Nutridrink line in oral nutritional supplements and clinical nutrition across European markets including Denmark.
• Mead Johnson (Reckitt): Infant and pediatric nutrition brand (Enfamil) competing with Nutricia's Pepticate/Neocate/Infatrini lines in cow's milk allergy and special-diet infant formulas, particularly relevant given Nutricia's allergy segment focus.
• Hero Nutritional Products: European baby food and special nutrition manufacturer (Hero, Blemil) with comparable infant and pediatric nutrition portfolio, including allergen-controlled and growth-failure products overlapping with Nutricia's Fortini/Pepticate/Neocate range.
• Abbott Nutrition: Major medical nutrition competitor (Ensure, PediaSure, Vital) overlapping with Nutricia in adult disease-related malnutrition drinks, pediatric nutrition (Fortini vs PediaSure), and metabolic disease formulas.
• Dr. Schär: Specialty nutrition company with low-protein, PKU, and gluten-free food lines (e.g., Mevalia PKU) directly comparable to Nutricia's Loprofin low-protein pasta, rice, and flour mix range for metabolic patients.
• Vitaflo: Specialist in PKU and inherited metabolic disorder nutrition (part of Nestlé Health Science), directly competing with Nutricia's GMPro/Synergy protein substitutes and Anamix line in the Danish metabolic disease niche.

Broad incumbents

• Danone: Parent company of Nutricia Danmark and broader food/CPG conglomerate (Activia, Aptamil, Evian). Provides strategic and operational context but operates well beyond Nutricia's medical nutrition niche across dairy, waters, and plant-based.
• Perrigo: Global consumer healthcare and specialty nutrition company offering OTC, infant nutrition, and self-care products; adjacent to Nutricia through its infant formula and specialty dietary segments serving similar European pharmacy channels.

Emerging players

• Cambrooke Therapeutics: US-based specialty nutrition company focused on PKU and rare metabolic disease medical foods, with products and disease-management services that intersect with Nutricia's GMPro and metabolic disease portfolio in European and adjacent markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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