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Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S expands the business with a new strategic leg

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Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S expands the business with a new strategic leg within certified seed potatoes for export.

The expansion builds on our many years of experience in the production of quality potatoes and on existing facilities with high requirements for documentation, traceability and hygiene. Production has started and will be gradually expanded in the coming years.

As part of the strategy, we have strengthened the organization by expanding our Agro department with three strong profiles. In addition, we have partnered with experienced international partners in variety development and marketing.

By strengthening the cultivation of certified seed potatoes, we are building on our core business and our focus on stable deliveries and proven quality.

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In December, Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S conducted a professional grower trip to the Netherlands together with our partners in seed potato production. The trip was part of our long-term growth strategy and focused on the development, quality and export of seed potatoes to both domestic and international markets.

The program included visits to a Dutch seed potato grower as well as STET and HZPC, where participants gained insight into the extensive breeding work behind future potato varieties. In addition, the entire value chain was highlighted through visits to a grading center, a quality assurance center and the export inspection of potatoes to third countries.

The grower tour provided valuable professional knowledge, strengthened relationships across partners and emphasized the importance of close collaboration in the development of a competitive and future-proof seed potato production.

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At the beginning of May, TCK started the project to replace the roof of the 2009 warehouse. Thanks to the good weather and a strong effort from our craftsmen, the work was completed on schedule and with a result we are proud to showcase.

On Friday, September 5, the annual general meeting was held, where a new external board member Steen Bitsch was elected. Steen will replace Johan Winther Rasmussen. We thank Johan for his efforts and welcome Steen to Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S, where we look forward to working together.

During the AGM, our shareholders had the opportunity to see the results of the roof replacement up close, as an important milestone in the company’s history was held in the 2009 warehouse. The company’s founder and former CEO Erik Bech Thorsen had been invited to his farewell reception. He was honored by both former and current chairman of the board, as well as our business partner from Germany, who all highlighted his great contribution to Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S’ development. Erik concluded with a personal speech in which he expressed his hope that the company will continue to stand strong on the values that have always characterized us, including credibility as a central foundation.

With a solid foundation in both strong values and modern facilities, we look forward to continuing the development of Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S for the benefit of shareholders, employees and business partners.

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Three times during the storage season, our trial varieties are taken out of storage for a color test and quality assessment.

These color samples help to assess how the new varieties perform as storage varieties in comparison with the most commonly used varieties in TCK. This work is crucial both for optimizations for our partners, suppliers and not least to ensure our customers the best future quality.

Our quality managers deep-fry them, after which they are laid out and rated according to a color chart from the European IBVL scale. It’s a very interesting process to see how the different varieties perform and after the data is entered, we lay them out from highest to lowest score and review the result.

These tests are very important for the work with new varieties and thus a look into Thorsens Chipskartofler’s future varieties. A new variety must therefore always go through a long series of tests and assessments and prove stable under Danish conditions over several generations before we invest in the variety.

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The seed potato season is coming to an end and we can soon see the finish line.

It has been an exciting season where we have handled around 9,500 tons of seed potatoes, which is 1,500 tons more than in previous years.

The weather has been on our side and growers have been eager to receive their seed potatoes. Most are therefore already in the ground, with organic seed potatoes also in the ground, which is also quite early in the year. The last organic farmers actually expect to finish planting their potatoes before Easter.

The sorters have been working flat out and have done an excellent job.

We want to thank you for a great season and wish you a happy Easter.

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Last week, we gathered over 40 suppliers who went with Jacob and our Agro department to Sweden on a two-day trip to visit our partner Estrella AB.

There was incredibly good support for this event, and it was a pleasure to see our growers sparring internally and sharing experiences, new and “old”.

We also held this year’s conventional grower meeting at the Estrella premises with various professional presentations.

We then had an educational tour of the production and ended with an exciting presentation from Estrella’s management.

We would like to say a big thank you to all participating growers and not least Estrella for their great hospitality and commitment during the visit.

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We can’t get our arms down!

In November and December, we held 3 major orientation meetings with a total of over 90 participants.

We are proud that so many people showed interest in growing chip potatoes and chose to spend their time in our company.

It led to many good questions and clarification of the same.

We have subsequently made share deals with several people who now become owners in Denmark’s crispiest company.

We at Thorsens Chipskartofler would like to say thank you for the great turnout and positive feedback about the event.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and business partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.