RELIABLE
- INGREDIENTS
- DISTRIBUTION
- INNOVATION
- PEOPLE
- DELIVERY
- WAREHOUSING
- SERVICE
- SINCE 1885
Impeccable distribution of high-quality ingredients to the feed, food, pharma and technical industries worldwide since 1885.
With roots dating back to 1885, Chr. Olesen has grown from a local Danish grocery store into an international, family-owned business built on quality, reliability and long-term partnerships.
FEED
The manufacturers constantly refine the ingredients. The producers constantly refine the products. We pay respect to both by constantly refining the distribution.
Premium quality vitamins, minerals and proteins.
Developed by handpicked manufacturers.
And carefully distributed to the food industry.
FOOD
PHARMA
Distributing pharmaceutical ingredients requires specialized knowledge. But it also requires something as simple as being reliable.
Polymers, xantam gum and manganese carbonate. We distribute technical ingredients to the technical industries.
Technical Industries
A WORD IS A WORD.
NO MATTER THE LANGUAGE.
Partnerships are crucial to us. And many of them have existed for generations.
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140 years and we're just getting started
2025 marked our 140th anniversary. That’s worth celebrating. We’ve grown from a small grocery and goods store to a global firm with about 200 employees and 5th generation family ownership. But the journey has only just started, as we will continue growing our family-run company – just as each generation has done before.
RELIABLE
SINCE 1885
We are not the same company today as we were when Mads Chr. Olesen founded his small grocery and goods store back in 1885. But one thing is unchanged – being reliable in everything we do
ALWAYS ON TIME.
Regardless of TIME ZONE.
Being on time. Every time. This is still as important to the 5th generation as it was to the founder.
join us at our next event
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Fi Europe 2025
Meet us at Stand #72M47
Fi Europe returns to Paris for its 30th edition – a special milestone on the incredible journey of an industry shaping the future of food. Whether you’re a long-time attendee or new to the community, we hope to see you there.
December 2nd-4th, 2025: Paris, France.More info
Fi Europe | Celebration and Awards
Learn more about Chr. Olesen
Our history
From small town in Denmark to global partner, we’ve come a long way in five generations.
Our companies
With offices and subsidiaries worldwide, our business is about being there for yours.