much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message chr . hansen a s type publicly traded aktieselskab traded as nasdaq copenhagen chr industry chemicals biotechnology founded 1874 headquarters h rsholm denmark key people ole andersen chairman cees de jong president and ceo products food colorings microbiological cultures probiotics phytonutrients enzymes revenue 859 million 2014 2015 1 number of employees 2 600 average 2014 2015 1 website www.chr hansen.com chr . hansen a s is a global company based in h rsholm denmark which produces natural ingredients for the food beverage dietary supplements and agricultural industry . the company is a supplier of food cultures probiotics enzymes and natural colors . its products are used in cheese production fermented milk meat food service beverages wine fruit preparation ice and desserts confectionery cereals spreads bakery products snacks dietary supplements pharmaceuticals and agricultural products . chr . hansen a s has development centers in denmark the united states france and germany including research facilities in denmark and france . a large percentage of the employees engage in research and development for the international food and pharmaceuticals industry . chr . hansen a s has five main production sites two in denmark and one each in france germany and the us . which and an international presence in 30 countries . 1 citation needed it has been listed on nasdaq omx copenhagen since june 3 2010 under the symbol chr . its flavorings division was purchased by symrise in 2008 . history edit the company is named for its founder christian d.a. hansen a pioneering danish chemist whose work focused on enyzmes . hansen began the company in 1874 as a joint venture with pharmacist h.p. madsen . initial products included animal rennet for cheese making as well as annatto based coloring agents for butter and cheese . operations in the united states were begun shortly thereafter in 1878 . their lines soon expanded to include starter cultures for cheese yogurt and sour cream . hansen s son johannes took over the company in 1916 upon his father s death . that same year the company began production in england to bypass the german wwi blockade of exports to great britain and beyond . facilities in italy and germany followed in 1936 during the inter war period . further international expansion followed and the 1970s and 1980s saw a period of acquisition of other firms . in 1991 the lundbeck foundation obtained majority control of the company and initiated a major restructuring into a holding company format . additional growth and consolidation followed and chr . hansen group was later spun off into a separate independent company in 2005 . 2 3 4 references edit a b c d e annual report 2014 2015 . chr . hansen . retrieved 21 october 2015 . the history of chr . hansen the first 140 years . chr . hansen . retrieved 30 november 2015 . chr . hansen group a s history . fundinguniverse . retrieved 30 november 2015 . nicolai j. foss ; torben pedersen ; jacob pyndt ; majken schultz january 12 2012 . innovating organization and management new sources of competitive advantage . cambridge uk cambridge university press . pp. 140 157 . isbn 9781107011052 . external links edit official website v t e omx copenhagen 20 companies of denmark march 2016 a.p. m ller m rsk carlsberg chr . hansen coloplast danske bank dsv flsmidth & co. genmab gn store nord iss jyske bank nordea novo nordisk novozymes pandora tdc tryg vestas wind systems william demant this food ingredient related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chr . hansen & oldid 723453969 categories food and drink companies of denmarkbiotechnology companies of denmarkcompanies based in h rsholm municipalitycompanies established in 18741874 establishments in denmarkfood ingredient stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from april 2013all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with specifically marked weasel worded phrasesarticles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases from april 2013all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2013all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages dansk fran aissuomi edit links this page was last modified on 3 june 2016 at 04 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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