Tine (company)
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| Company type | Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Area served | Norway Global |
Key people | Hanne Refsholt (CEO) |
| Products | Tinemelk milk Jarlsberg cheese Snøfrisk Diplom-Is |
| Revenue |  NOK 20.4 billion (2013) |
1,992,000,000 Norwegian krone (2020)  | |
| 948 mill. | |
Number of employees | 5,600 (2013) |
| Website | www.Tine.no |
TINE SA (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtìːnə]) is the largest Norwegian dairy product cooperative consisting of around 15,000 farmers and 5,600 employees. As of 2013, it has a revenue of 20.4 billion Norwegian kroner (NOK) ($3.41bn, £2.04bn, €2.50bn). The parent company, TINE SA, is a cooperative society owned by its suppliers, the milk producers who deliver milk to the company. The corporation domestically offers the entire spectrum of dairy products, and in many dairy categories, Tine faces little or no domestic competition. This monopolistic position has led to criticism of Tine when shortages occur. Tine's internationally known products are Jarlsberg cheese, Snøfrisk goat cheese, Heidal cheese, Ridder cheese, and Ski-Queen (brunost). Tine is the most dominant of the thirteen agricultural cooperatives in Norway.
History
Dairy cooperatives in Norway go back to 1856, with the first nationwide dairy co-op Den Norske Meieriforening (the Norwegian Dairy Association) being founded in 1881.
The "tine" is a traditional Norwegian wooden container, not unlike the Shaker-style pantry box, which could be used to keep butter and cheese fresh.
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries which are partly or fully owned by Tine:[4]
- Diplom-Is, Scandinavia's largest ice-cream producer (100% owned by Tine)
- Fjordland, a ready-made food company (51% owned by Tine)
- Norseland Ltd., Ireland and the United Kingdom division (100% owned by Tine)
- Norseland Inc., distributes and markets Tine's cheeses in Canada and the United States (100% owned by Tine)
- Sunniva, produces and distributes juice and soft drinks in Norway (100% owned by Tine)
- OsteCompagniet, sells and markets expensive cheeses in Norway (100% owned by Tine)
- Wernersson Ost, sells and markets domestic and international cheeses in Sweden and Denmark (100% owned by Tine)
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Global 300 for 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ "Detailed view trademark | NIPO". search.patentstyret.no. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "Tine.no - Om Tine - Tine Gruppa - Datterselskaper" (in Norwegian). Tine BA. 2006. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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