Miscellaneous food products market in Denmark: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Denmark awarded 15 supply contracts for miscellaneous food products through award notices on TED; the 10 of them that state a value (66.7%) add up to €20.3 million. Denmark imported €2.73 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous food products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901 and 19 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 11.2% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 34 companies have won 160 public supply contracts for miscellaneous food products in Denmark, in 38 award notices from 33 public buyers.
- 95% of these awards went to companies registered in Denmark; the most frequent foreign origin is Sweden.
- The five companies that win most often hold 59.4% of all awards.
- 47.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Denmark — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €54.5 billion in 2025, 13% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Miscellaneous food products market in Denmark", https://cresques.com/markets/dk/158-miscellaneous-food-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 34
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 38
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 33
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €2.7B
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Denmark: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 160
- in 38 award notices
- Awarded value
- €115.6M
- from 21% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 34
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 33
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 57 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 88 |
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| 2024 | €73.3M |
| 2025 | €20.3M |
| 2026 | €21.9M |
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| Hospitals and health services | 120 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 23 |
| Universities, schools and research | 9 |
| Economic affairs | 3 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 3 |
| Social protection | 1 |
| Electricity utilities | 1 |
- Nordjylland77DK05
- Midtjylland41DK04
- Hovedstaden30DK01
- Syddanmark10DK03
- Sjælland2DK02
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| Nordjylland | 77 |
| Midtjylland | 41 |
| Hovedstaden | 30 |
| Syddanmark | 10 |
| Sjælland | 2 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 11 · 6.9% |
| Medium-sized | 85 · 53.1% |
| Small | 1 · 0.6% |
| SME (size not stated) | 3 · 1.9% |
| Size not stated | 60 · 37.5% |
- Sweden8
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| Sweden | 8 |
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| 2023 | €2.5B |
| 2024 | €2.6B |
| 2025 | €2.7B |
- Gistrup72
- Aarhus N31
- Hillerød16
- Valby3
- Odense3
- Herning3
- Ballerup2
- Aalborg2
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| Gistrup | 72 |
| Aarhus N | 31 |
| Hillerød | 16 |
| Valby | 3 |
| Odense | 3 |
| Herning | 3 |
| Ballerup | 2 |
| Aalborg | 2 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901, 2103, 1803, 1704, 1902, 1701, 2101, 1805, 2104, 0904, 0910, 0902, 2102, 2209, 1703, 0909, 0908, 0906, 0907, 0903 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Denmark
95%
8 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
59.4%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
47.9%
Among 140 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- Dansk Cater A/S11 public contracts in total
- Mediplast A/S14 public contracts in total
- Fresenius Kabi, Filial af Fresenius Kabi AB, Sverige27 public contracts in total
- Avanos Medical Sverige AB14 public contracts in total
- Abena A/S28 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Denmark
- FoodexpoTrade fair · Herning, Denmark
- Fi EuropeTrade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World CupTrade fair · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Sirha LyonTrade fair · Lyon, France
- BIOFACHTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- SIHRETrade fair · Sofia, Bulgaria
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous food products in Denmark?
- 34 companies won 38 contract award notices for these categories from 33 public buyers in Denmark since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Dansk Cater A/S, Mediplast A/S, Fresenius Kabi, Filial af Fresenius Kabi AB, Sverige, Avanos Medical Sverige AB, Abena A/S.
- How big is the miscellaneous food products market in Denmark?
- In 2025, public buyers in Denmark awarded 15 supply contracts for miscellaneous food products through award notices on TED; the 10 of them that state a value (66.7%) add up to €20.3 million. Denmark imported €2.73 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous food products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901 and 19 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 11.2% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of miscellaneous food products meet buyers and distributors in Denmark?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Foodexpo, Fi Europe, EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World Cup, Sirha Lyon, BIOFACH, SIHRE — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for miscellaneous food products in Denmark?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Denmark and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.