Denmark, a small country of less than six million inhabitants, is the world champion in organic food consumption.

With 13% of food consumption (out of €2.15bn in 2019, €1.93bn in 2022), ahead of Austria 11.3%, Switzerland 10.8% and in sixth place, France 6% (1 ).

Denmark is also a pioneer in organic certification. The national organic label (Økologisk, Organic in Danish) was created in 1987, two years after France.

A strategic marketplace served by a strong purchasing power and concentration of distribution.

Indeed the signs of centralized distribution, essentially the “hard discounters like Netto, concentrate more than 90% of sales.

Tough competition that promotes innovation and reassuring values such as the guarantee of sustainability of origins.

Processed products whose raw materials fluctuate from supplier to origin according to opportunism, the Danish consumer will opt for the guarantee of identifiable and sustainable fair trade supplies.

French organic gluten-free pasta in Denmark with Denan & Associés

With 14% (2020), the organic market share is the highest in the world
A small country of nearly 6 million inhabitants but a large organic country; even in the midst of the current economic turmoil.

So, a market to pamper beyond its quantitative volume, for its qualitative potential.

Hegemonic domination of the GMS

In fact, there are hardly any organic shops in Denmark.

With 29% organic market share in 2018, Salling Group and its leading brand, the discounter Netto (more than 500 stores, 17% organic market share) dominate organic distribution alongside Rema 1000 (Reitan group, 326 POS), and SuperBrugsen (234 POS) from Coop Danmark.

Private labeling, the passport to access this very difficult and expensive supermarket to manage from France

This is why the strategic choice of Denan & Associés is to enter into partnerships with local organic cross-brands; provided that they are implemented in all of these brands.

The example here is a private label range

4 gluten-free pasta intended for packaged retail sale;
1 paste for the bulk market; retail, and restoration,
the 5 are also present on the partner’s e-commerce platform.