AAK is a food production company headquartered in Malmö, Sweden and was founded in 2005.
History
The predecessor to AAK, Aarhus Palmekærnefabrik, was founded in 1871 to process palm kernels. Later Aarhus expanded into the fractionation of shea kernals, the process through which shea butter is extracted.
Aarhus United and Karlshamns merged in 2005 and became AarhusKarlshamn, AAK.
AAK is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, and has 20 production facilities, customization plants, and sales offices in more than 25 countries.
Sustainability
AAK is a founding member of the RSPO, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
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Fredrik Nilsson
Chief Financial Officer
Johan Westman
President and CEO
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Javier Gines
I work for AAK, the global leader in plant based oils for Plant-based foods, bakery, dairy confectionery, infant and senior nutrition - 2
Carla Faraguna
Golden People and Operations. - 3
Melanie Manipula
Helping organize knowledge. - 4
Dawson Sewell
Writing about startups. - 5
Julius John Villarisco
Every day is a new learning for me, new opportunity every time. Never limit my self, think outside the box. - 6
Aleksander Holm
Interested in understanding the world we live in.