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Who we are
KMC is a cooperative owned by Danish starch-potato farmers. For more than 80 years, we have been growing, developing, and producing potato-based ingredients for the global food industry – serving more than 80 countries across the globe.
The beginning
KMC is the story of a group of Danish starch-potato farmers who have managed to create an international company with activities all over the world.
To understand KMC’s impressive journey, we need to go back to 1933. The year it all started.
In 1933, the Danish state decided that Denmark should produce its own potato starch to meet the country’s needs. This led to the formation of KMC (then “Kartoffelmelcentralen”), which was given the task of selling the combined production of seven Danish potato starch factories which had been granted a concession from the Danish state.
Growing export
In 1988, KMC’s development department was established with the aim of improving existing products and, just as importantly, developing new ones. Through the 1990s, KMC focused on products for the food industry, which proved to open the doors to the land of opportunity. Among other things, the new focus resulted in KMC establishing a new factory in 2003 for the production of granules and flakes.
From originally selling exclusively potato starch, KMC now has more than 60 different potato-based products on the shelves.
In a very short number of years, KMC has succeeded, for example, in gaining footholds in China, which is now one of KMC’s largest markets. KMC has gone from mainly selling potato starch in Denmark to now exporting more than 90 percent of its production.
Our philosophy remains the same: Simple common sense is the foundation for greener food production for the benefit of all.
Historical highlights
Core values
In KMC, we all work from the philosophy “a great place to work”
Growing a plant-based future
We believe the future is plant-based and climate-friendly. We contribute by helping innovative food manufacturers replace animal ingredients with plant-based solutions – and integrate sustainability in everything we do to benefit our customers and the planet.
Fostering long-lasting partnerships
We are chosen for our high-quality standards, documented provenance, and strong environmental compliance guaranteed by our Danish roots. We strive to foster lasting partnerships tailored to our customer’s specific businesses.
Implementing intelligent ingredients
Our extensive knowledge draws on long-standing university collaborations and our ground-breaking Food Innovation Centre.
Vision & mission
In KMC, our contribution lies in helping innovative food manufacturers make their products greener. And by becoming increasingly sustainable ourselves. Our work supports the following vision and mission:
Vision
That the global food industry considers KMC as being the natural first choice as supplier of sustainable and value adding potato-based ingredients.
Mission
To secure our owners the highest possible payment for their raw material in the short and long run. This through activities that generate value and make KMC an attractive supplier of ingredient solutions to the global food industry