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Danisco

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Danish producer of enzymes, excipients, and bioingredients

Danisco A/S is a Danish bio-based company with activities in food production, enzymes and other bioproducts as well as a wide variety of pharmaceutical grade excipients. It was formed in 1989 from the largest Danish industrial merger ever of the two old C.F. Tietgen companies Danish Sugar (founded 1872), and Dansk Handels- og Industri Company (Danisco A/S).2 It is part of International Flavors & Fragrances.1 It ceased to exist in 2011.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1989Founded1
  • Industryagribusiness, food industry1
  • HeadquartersCopenhagen1
  • Founded inCopenhagen1
  • Websitewww.danisco.com
  • Legal formaktieselskab1

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Danisco A/S is a Danish bio-based company with activities in food production, enzymes and other bioproducts as well as a wide variety of pharmaceutical grade excipients. It was formed in 1989 from the largest Danish industrial merger ever of the two old C.F. Tietgen companies Danish Sugar (founded 1872), and Dansk Handels- og Industri Company (Danisco A/S).2

Corporate structure

Danisco is part of a group headed by International Flavors & Fragrances. 263 entities, 67 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • International Flavors & Fragrances New York, New York, United States
    • Danisco 100% · Copenhagen
      • Solae Subsidiary · St. Louis
    • Tastepoint Tovarna arom in eteričnih olj d.o.o. Subsidiary · 100% · Škofja Vas, Slovenia
    • A. Boake, Roberts And Company (Holding), Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Aroma S.A. Subsidiary · Guatemala
    • Aromatics Holdings Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • Aromco Ltd. Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Atelier du Parfumeur IFF Grasse SAS Subsidiary · France
    • BKF Vision Ltd Subsidiary · Israel
    • Bremil Industria E Comercio de Ingredientes Alimenticios Ltda Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Bremil S/A Industria de Produtos Alimenticios Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Bush Boake Allen Australia Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Bush Boake Allen Benelux B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Bush Boake Allen Chile S.A. Subsidiary · Chile
    • Bush Boake Allen Controladora, S.A. DE C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Bush Boake Allen Do Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Bush Boake Allen Enterprises Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Bush Boake Allen Holdings (U.K.) Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Bush Boake Allen Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Bush Boake Allen Zimbabwe (Private) Limited Subsidiary · Zimbabwe
    • Cometra ApS Subsidiary · Denmark
    • Cytisus Pharma Company Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • Danisco (China) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Danisco (China) Holding Company Limited Subsidiary · China
    • Danisco (India) Private Limited Subsidiary · India
    • Danisco (Zhangjiagang) Textural Ingredients Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • and 235 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • enzyme

Listed on Wikidata.1

A considerable number of the employees are engaged in research and development of new products for the international food industry. Today, the Group holds more than 9,300 active patents and patent applications. Their work led to the understanding of the mechanism of CRISPR, the bacterial antiviral defense.

From Wikipedia’s article on Danisco, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2021Acquired Acquired by International Flavors & Fragrances1
  2. 2011Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 2011Acquired Acquired by DuPont1
  4. 1989Founded Founded in Copenhagen1

Sources

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