AAK AB (publ)

AAK AB, officially known as AarhusKarlshamn, is a Swedish company with a strong focus on plant-based oils, established from the merger between Denmark's Aarhus United A/S and Sweden's Karlshamns AB in 2005. Its headquarters are based in Malmö, Sweden. The company's expertise lies in developing and selling vegetable oils and fats across three main business categories. The Food Ingredients category serves the bakery, dairy, special nutrition, and foodservice industries. For the Chocolate & Confectionery Fats category, AAK supplies specialty fats required by chocolate and confectionery producers. The Technical Products & Feed category involves producing oils and fats for technical applications and materials for animal feed. AAK markets its products through a range of brand names, each targeting specific industry sectors and applications. These brands include Akopol and Illexao for confectionery fats, Akospread for spreadable fats, Akomel for dairy fats, AkoPlanet for plant-based foods, and Tropicao for chocolate and confectionery fats. With a global presence, AAK's products and services have a wide reach as the company operates in crucial markets such as the United States, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, China, Mexico, and Brazil. While these countries are key for AAK's operations, the company extends its reach to customers in over 100 countries worldwide. (Powered by AI)