Our business

Using nature’s own materials, science and the knowledge of our 6,800 people, we design, produce and deliver bio-based ingredients that meet market demand for healthier and safer products.

Danisco’s ingredients are used globally in a wide range of industries – from bakery, dairy and beverages to animal feed, laundry detergents and bioethanol – to enable functional, economic and sustainable solutions.

Learn about our product range.

Headquartered in Denmark and operating from more than 80 locations, including 49 manufacturing sites, Danisco’s key focus is to become our customers’ first choice and a truly market-driven global business.

Find our locations: Danisco world map.

Danisco delivers bio-based food ingredients to more than 10,000 customers globally, including the world’s leading food manufacturers.

We strive to be the first-choice provider for a global food industry that is continually seeking healthy and safe natural ingredients founded on sustainability.

Our key focus areas include BioActives (cultures and natural sweeteners) with a clear health and nutrition profile and Enablers (emulsifiers, pectin, gums and systems) that offer increased functionality to processed foods.

Learn about our food ingredients: Facts about ingredients.

Today, major application areas for enzymes include industries as diverse as animal nutrition, detergents, bioethanol, textile treatment, carbohydrate processing and food and beverages.

As the world’s second-largest developer and manufacturer of industrial enzymes, Danisco holds prominent market positions in all major segments.

Danisco’s Genencor division is a top 10 leader in global biotechnology. As a leading force in innovation in the white biotech space, Genencor addresses previously unmet needs within and beyond its current business areas.

Learn more about our industrial enzymes.

Danisco uses more than 3,000 raw materials, and most of them come from agriculture. Our key raw materials include vegetable

oils (such as palm oil, soya bean oil, rapeseed oil and castor oil), citrus peel, seaweed, locust beans, guar seeds, corn, wood pulp, soy meal and sugar.

Using nature’s raw materials, the knowledge of our people around the world and the latest scientific methods, we create sustainable solutions that help people lead healthier, safer and more convenient lives.

Read about our sustainable solutions.