Danish Crown has decided to sell Plumrose USA as the US bacon-to-deli meats business does not fit the Denmark-based meat cooperative bid to grow on the back of investment in northern Europe and Asia.
The co-op has struck a deal to sell Plumrose to Brazil-based meat group JBS for US$230m.
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JBS said the acquisition, which is subject to competition approval in the US, was part of its strategy to build a portfolio of “branded, high value-added prepared foods”.
Danish Crown said it had decided to focus on other parts of its business under a recently-launched corporate strategy it has dubbed 4WD.
“The focus of Danish Crown’s 4WD strategy is to lead our home markets in Northern Europe, to further grow our positions in Asia and to expand our leading position in casings globally. We have therefore decided to sell Plumrose USA,” Danish Crown CEO Jais Valeur said. “Selling Plumrose USA is a step forward in achieving the long-term goals of the 4WD strategy. We have strengthened our financial capacity quite substantially. This gives us extensive room for manoeuvre and for taking part in what I would call a necessary consolidation of the food sector in our four home markets.”
Danish Crown’s four “home” markets are Denmark, Sweden, Poland and the UK, while its strategy also includes plans to expand its exports to Asia.
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