jeka group

What jeka group does

Jeka Group, legally Jeka Fish A/S (CVR 76129010), is a privately held Danish seafood processor headquartered at Havnen 70 in Lemvig. Founded in 1985 by two local entrepreneurs as a traditional fish processor, it has grown into one of the largest producers of wet salted cod in Europe, with production consolidated at its Lemvig facility following the 2014 relocation of acquired subsidiary Cimbric. The group operates four brands — Jeka Fish (line-caught cod from the Pacific and Atlantic), Cimbric (shellfish in brine, including prawns, crayfish, and surimi), Havet's (retail fish cakes and shellfish), and Seaweed Decor (vegetable-based caviar substitute) — and holds MSC certification across its wild-caught lines plus ASC certification for Cimbric's aquaculture products.

The company's core technology centers on longline fishing with at-sea freezing within three hours of catch to preserve raw material quality, followed by wet salting, light salting, re-fresh, desalted, and IQF processing of cod; shellfish are processed into brine-packed products. Production is supported by modern automated lines with hand-trimming for premium SKUs, and full traceability from catch to finished product. The portfolio spans retail pack sizes (e.g., 2x65g, 4x65g, 8x25g fish cakes) through foodservice formats (25g, 65g) up to large industrial packaging solutions.

Jeka Group generates revenue through B2B sales of proprietary branded products and private-label manufacturing, serving four horizontal customer segments — Food Service, Retail, Industry, and Wholesaler — across European and selected Southern European markets. Distribution is direct for food service, industry, and wholesale, channel-based for retail, and supported in Italy by dedicated partner offices (Aloia Commodities s.r.l. and Aloia s.r.l.). The company offers both just-in-time delivery and long-term fixed-price-and-quantity contracts, plus custom product development, but does not publicly disclose pricing or revenue.

Name

jeka group

Legal name

Jeka Fish A/S

Website

https://jeka-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Processing

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (311710), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Smoked, Cured & Salted Seafood (Lox, Kippers, Bacalao) (AFANADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Shellfish Processing (Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Mollusks) (AFANADAC), Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF), Shellfish Wholesale (Crustaceans & Mollusks) (AFAIADAF), Surimi & Minced Fish Products (Imitation Crab, Fish Paste) (AFANADAG)

Keywords

• Seafood processing
• Wet salted cod
• Fish cakes production
• Shellfish in brine
• Private label seafood

Headquarters

HQ city

Lemvig

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Seafood Product Sales: Sale of proprietary branded seafood products (Jeka Fish, Cimbric, Havet's brands) including wet salted cod, fish cakes, shellfish in brine, and value-added seafood products.
2. Private Label Manufacturing: Custom private label product development and manufacturing for retail, foodservice, and industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Jeka Group is a Danish seafood producer that processes and supplies whitefish (wet salted cod, re-fresh cod, desalted cod, IQF frozen cod, Alaskan pollock), shellfish in brine, and fish cakes to food service, retail, industry, and wholesale customers. The company markets these products through its own brands (Jeka Fish, Cimbric, Havet's, Seaweed Decor) and offers private-label manufacturing from its Hanstholm processing facility.

Product overview

Jeka Group is a seafood company consisting of multiple specialized brands. Jeka Fish (established 1985) is one of Europe's largest producers of wet salted cod, specializing in line-caught cod from Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The company acquired Cimbric (1964) for shellfish in brine. Havet's serves the retail trade with fish cakes and shellfish. Seaweed Decor provides vegetable-based caviar substitutes. The portfolio includes wet salted, re-fresh, desalted, and IQF frozen cod products; fish cakes sold under Cimbric and Havet's brands; and shellfish in brine including prawns, crayfish, and surimi. All production emphasizes sustainability through longline fishing methods and holds MSC and ASC certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jeka Fish: Main brand specializing in line-caught cod from Pacific and Atlantic oceans, offering wet-salted, lightly salted and re-fresh products.
• Cimbric
• Havet's
• Seaweed Decor

Products and services

• Jeka Fish

Quantifiable outcome

• Fish frozen on board within 3 hours of catch, preserving natural vitamins and minerals

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Aloia Commodities s.r.l.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales office in Italy handling distribution and sales operations in the Italian market for Jeka Group products.
• Aloia s.r.l.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales office in Italy providing local sales support and customer relationships for Jeka Group products in the Italian market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Royal Greenland: Greenland/Denmark-headquartered seafood processor with leading positions in coldwater whitefish, shellfish, and value-added seafood — closely comparable to Jeka's wet salted cod, shellfish, and frozen product mix, and serving the same European foodservice and retail customers.
• Norway Seafood: Norwegian seafood exporter specializing in fresh and frozen whitefish (cod, saithe, haddock) including salted and dried cod for Southern European markets — a direct peer in wet salted cod production and Mediterranean distribution.
• Skagerrak: Norwegian/Danish seafood company focused on North Atlantic whitefish including cod products for European markets; comparable in species mix (cod, shellfish), processing approach, and customer base across foodservice and retail.
• Clearwater Seafoods: Canadian shellfish-led processor (scallops, lobster, clams, crab) supplying retail and foodservice globally — directly comparable to Cimbric's shellfish-in-brine line and Jeka's overall value-added seafood model.
• Pescanova: Spanish seafood company with a portfolio spanning whitefish, shellfish, surimi, and value-added frozen seafood across Europe — a direct peer in species mix (especially surimi/cod), European retail presence, and foodservice supply.

Broad incumbents

• Lerøy Seafood Group: Vertically integrated Norwegian seafood giant with whitefish (cod) and salmon operations; broader portfolio than Jeka but overlapping significantly in European cod processing, value-added seafood, and foodservice/retail distribution.
• Princes Group: UK-headquartered branded and private-label food company with a substantial seafood (tuna, shellfish, salmon) business — comparable private-label capability and European retail reach, though operating at materially larger scale across multiple categories.
• Thai Union Group: Global seafood conglomerate (Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire) with deep private-label and branded seafood exposure across Europe — relevant for benchmarking distribution scale and private-label economics, despite a different species mix.
• High Liner Foods: North American frozen seafood specialist with a strong private-label and branded portfolio across retail and foodservice — comparable business model (frozen, value-added, private label) and channel mix, though concentrated in North America.

Regional players

• Austevoll Seafood: Norwegian seafood group with whitefish, pelagic, and value-added seafood operations serving European and global markets; comparable in species diversification and European foodservice focus, though salmon and pelagic exposure differs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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