GRI Index

Employees

Our people are our most important resource

Continuously

Reviews
Employee survey
Town hall meetings

Yes

Covid-19 pandemic
Internal communication
External communication
Competence and training
Diversity
Workload

Reorganizing and increasing visibility of areas of responsibility. 
Intranet implemented to enhance communication. Started management training for department heads and shift managers, conducted meetings for all shop stewards and employee representatives, and had vocational training in companies for our own employees with completed theory and practical tests. All blue collar workers have training plans and a competency matrix to ensure the right competence for all blue collar workers.

Consumers

Influence our product development

Continuously

Direct contact, consumer surveys, focus groups, social media

Yes

– Price
– Product information
– Non-animal products
– Healthy products
– Plastic and sustainable packaging 
– Product’s taste
– Waste handling of packaging

– Product innovations to reduce plastic in packaging
– Product innovation for healthier products
– Enhanced product information. 

Customers

These are retail, pharmacy and HORECA, which brings our products to the consumers

Continuously

Individual meetings, 
Committee meetings for Matvett and Grønn Punkt.

Yes

– Healthier product
– More environmentally friendly products and packaging
– Transportation of goods and density of products

– Innovations to reduce salt, sugar and fat
– Developments of healthier products
– Packaging innovation that cuts plastic

Suppliers

The quality of our products depends on a good cooperation with our suppliers

Continuously

Interviews, meetings, negotiations, and assessments

Yes

– Mode of production
– Use of raw material
– Quality assurance

– Supplier screening, meetings and audits to find best approaches for improvements.

Owners

Continuously

Board Meetings, managerial meetings, individual meetings

Yes

– Competition
– Due diligence
– Market development
– Future ESG expectations

– Continuous improvements on governing structure and procedures, including performance review, securing sustainability in board decisions.

Authorities -Government, parliament, and relevant agencies

Forms the regulatory frameworks of which we operate

Regularly

Individual meetings with politicians (local and national), government representatives and relevant ministries. Hearings, input-meeting, seminars and debates.

Yes

– Food waste
– Anti-competitive behavior
– Public health and diet
– Conditions for economic growth
– Job creation
– Emissions
– Export

– Enhanced product labeling and production methods to reduce food waste
– Development and promotion of healthier products
– More environmentally friendly production

Neighbours and local communities

We seek to impact the communities in which we operate in a positive manner

Continuously

Yes

– District heating
– Equipment
– Financial support of local events and organizations 

Civil society and NGOs

Impacts politics and public debate, and is therefore an important stakeholder

Regularly

Individual meetings

Yes

– Food waste
– Packaging
– Product labeling and marketing 
– Local value creation
– Consumers’ rights
– Agriculture and local food production 
– Conditions for economic growth 
– Workers’ rights

– Enhanced product labeling and production methods to reduce food waste
– Development and promotion of healthier products
– More environmentally friendly production