Help links Contact Global Search Quicklinks Co-Development Applications Sustainable growth Menu Customizing your solutions to create lasting business value YOU ARE HERE: HOME / ABOUT US / YOU ARE HERE: OUR BUSINESS MODEL Our business model AAK provides value-adding vegetable oil solutions to the food, confectionery, and cosmetics industries. We work closely together with you to customize your solutions—and to achieve lasting business value. Markets are evolving all over the world and new opportunities arise. Some trends in our key markets are health and wellness, clean label, sustainability, cost efficiency, and premium offers. AAK’s business model is suited to help you meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. Collaboration that creates value AAK’s unique Co-Development approach means a close collaboration between you and our experts. Together we create the value-adding solutions that you need. Innovation, research, experience and relationships have given AAK the deepest knowledge of oils and fats in different applications, in different markets. We are proactive, aware of trends, and collaborate with you from idea generation to launch. World-class innovation and customization AAK is present where you are. We address local markets and needs—and we act as a global partner. AAK has a multi-oil and multi-process approach with more than 20 production facilities and customization plants around the world. At our Customer Innovation Centers across the globe we have dedicated people ready to innovate and customize value-adding vegetable oil solutions for you. Optimal solutions for your needs We come with new opportunities for health, nutrition, and functionality that satisfy your needs. Through close collaboration with AAK’s technical and commercial experts, you are assured to get the optimal solution for your specific needs, including taste, improved health profile, processing, logistics, labelling, and legal requirements. We care for better health Our expertise has enabled us to reduce the majority of industrially produced trans fats, which are believed to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. According to the WHO and the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations the intake of trans fatty acids should be kept at an absolute minimum. Cost-efficiency We strive to reduce cost of raw materials as well as processing costs to meet your demands on cost-efficiency. This is important as we work in a highly competitive market where retailers continue to challenge food manufacturers. Sustainability for our future Sustainable growth is about taking responsibility towards all of our key stakeholders—the local communities where we operate, customers, employees, investors, and suppliers. The foundation of our model for sustainable growth is the ten principles of the UN Global Compact, UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and our own policies and codes. You are all important to us We drive progress within five important focus areas: Our Customers, Our Suppliers, Our Planet, Our People, and Our Neighbours. We guarantee you sound business ethics and a deep understanding of our responsibility for safeguarding your brands. As a supplier of ingredients for some of the world’s best-known brands, we recognize our role to satisfy your needs, create added value, and improve your offer. Get in touch with your Co-Development partner CONTACT US Get to know us further The AAK Group AAK is a leading provider of value-adding vegetable oils and fats. Through our Co-Development approach we work together with you to create tailored solutions that fulfil your specific needs. We live our values We believe in taking responsibility for our financial growth, our employees, the communities in which we operate, and the planet as a whole. The AAK Way Focusing on five areas, like people, innovation, and growth, our company program The AAK Way will guide us up through 2019. Footer We are AAK — The Co-Development Company © AAK.com Terms and conditions Contact us AAK AB Skrivaregatan 9 SE-215 32 Malmö Phone: +46 40 627 83 00 Fax: +46 40 627 83 11 Corporate identity no: 556669-2850 Write to us info@aak.com Follow us