Poultry Expert
We offer sausages and luncheon meats made from chicken, turkey and beef.
Our ambition is to give families positive food experiences and we strive to make it fun, simple and convenient for families to cook.
Worldwide export
Our range of popular brands is sold all over the world – in fact around 80% of our production is exported to more than 40 countries worldwide. We are situated in Lille Anslet, near Haderslev in southern Denmark.
Family-owned company
Our family-owned company was founded in 1961 by Robert Damkjær and his son Poul Erik Damkjær. With strong roots in traditional sausage making, we are specialised in making chilled, canned and frozen products. Still valuing the old craftsmanship of sausage making, our production is now adapted to today’s modern technologies.
The Damkjær family still owns the company and today, the third generation after Robert Damkjær – Marianne and Birgitte – run the company.
Strong relations
Our objective is to develop strong relationships with our customers – based on mutual respect and understanding.
With our long-term experience as an export company and based on our expertise within manufacturing of canned, chilled and frozen chicken products, we find the best possible solution for each market in close cooperation with our customers.
Our in-house labelling department handles can and label design and our marketing team supports customers with marketing material and activities.
Chicken products are our speciality. All products are lactose and gluten free. We offer halal certified products and we do not produce any types of pork products at our factory.
Our story
Robert Damkjær A/S has strong roots in traditional sausage making
but at the same time, modern technology is used to make quality sausages.
1961:
Our company was founded by Robert Damkjær and his son Poul Erik Damkjær. They had purchased an old dairy in the southern part of Denmark, called Sønderjylland. They rebuilt the dairy into a sausage factory and started producing traditional salamis. Robert took care of the sausage making and Poul Erik was responsible for sales and administration.
1973:
The oil crisis changed the marked conditions and made it problematic to sell sausages in the USA. Robert and Poul Erik began to rethink their food products.
1980:
The company started focusing on chicken products and developed a niche production of chicken sausages and luncheon meats.
1984:
The decision to focus on chicken turned out to be the right one. Foreign countries started showing more and more interest in the new chicken products – in particular countries where the population did not eat pork or beef. The chicken products became more popular – also canned products.
2002:
The company’s distributor in Saudi Arabia received the His Royal Highness Prince Henrik’s Royal Medal of Honour for their hard work of branding of the Robert products in Saudi Arabia.
2005:
Robert Damkjær A/S received the King Frederik IX’s Merit Award as recognition of the outstanding achievement for Danish export. The award was presented by His Royal Highness Prince Henrik.
2011:
The company celebrated its 50th anniversary and all employees were invited to a celebration party. Today the daughters of Poul Erik Damkjaer – Marianne and Birgitte – run the company as the third generation after Robert Damkjær. Birgitte Damkjær started working full time in the company in 1994 and Marianne Damkjær Matzen started in 1988.
Career
We are regularly searching for new employees – both for work in our production and in our office in Denmark. You are welcome to send us a job application to job@damkjaer.dk or to call us at +45 74 56 61 38 to hear about the possibilities.