page_title: De Danske Sukkerfabrikker
section_title: A new focus on sugar beet
hierarchical_section_title: De Danske Sukkerfabrikker / History / A new focus on sugar beet
caption_attribution_description: English: Højbygaard Sugar Factory at Holeby on Lolland, Denmark
context_page_description: De Danske Sukkerfabrikker was a Danish sugar manufacturing company established in 1872 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It played a central role in the development of a thriving Danish sugar industry based on sugar beet from Lolland-Falster, Møn and Funen. The company merged with Danisco and De Danske Spritfabrikker in 1989. It then continued as Danisco Sugar Sector until 2011, when it was acquired by Nordzucker and renamed Nordic Sugar.
  The Danish Sugar Museum in Nakskov contains an exhibition about the history of the company. A number of historic factories and warehouses have survived. These include a monumental warehouse at Applebys Plads in Copenhagen.
context_section_description: Already from its foundation, Danske Sukkerfabrikker invested heavily in developing a local sugar industry based on sugar roes from Funen, Lolland-Falster and Møn. The construction of a large new sugar factory in Odense began in 1872. The competing Højbygaard Sugar Factory at Holeby on Lolland was acquired in 1880.A sugar factory in Nakskov was constructed in 1882 and followed by two new sugar factories in Stege and Assens in 1894.
  Lyngby Sugar Factory was acquired in 1903, Maribo Sugar Factory was, founded just one year earlier, was acquired in 1908, and the Store LarsBjørnstræde Sugar Refinery in Copenhagen was acquired in 1910.
  The sugar refinery in Helsingørsgade was destroyed by fire in 1912. A large new sugar factory was then built on Applebys Plads. It also replaced the sugar refinery in Store Larsbjørnsstræde which closed in 1914.
  A new sugar factory in Saxkøbing opened in 1910 and Sukkerfabrikken Vestsjælland (renamed fik Gørlev Sugar Dactory) was acquired in 1934.
caption: Højbygaard Sugar Factory
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