- Founded in 1874 in Copenhagen by the Danish pharmacist Christian D.A. Hansen
- Chr. Hansen is owned by the PAI Partners private equity firm
- Chr. Hansen develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, pharmaceutical, nutritional and agricultural industries
- 2,150 employees in over 30 countries
- Chr. Hansen has distributors and agents around the world
- Revenue in F2008/09 of EUR 511m
- Major basic research facilities in Denmark
- Development centers in Denmark, the USA, France and Germany
- Application centers in over 20 countries
- Extraction and production plants on five continents
- Product divisions:
- Cultures & Enzymes
- Natural colors
- Health & Nutrition
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