Lantmännen
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products.
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products.
The Agriculture Sector constitutes Lantmännen's core business and offers products and services to promote strong, competitive farming.
The Energy Sector is Sweden’s largest producer of bioenergy products.
The Food Sector develops, processes and markets products that include flour, breakfast foods, pasta, frozen and fresh bread, crispbread and ready-to-eat meals.
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative founded on the deep knowledge our farmers have aquired over generations. We make farming thrive and work together to take responsibility from field to fork.
From our core farming business, through the value chain, from field to fork, we are involved in every step from sowing to harvesting; to the food on our tables, feed for our livestock and climate –smart biofuels.
Owned by Swedish farmers, Sweden is our base with the Baltic Sea area as our expanded domestic market. We have a strong international presence, and no matter which country and location we operate in, we always take the same responsibility.
We pursue research and invest in innovation for tomorrow’s agriculture, bioenergy and foods of the future. Innovations are crucial if we are to resolve the challenges of today and tomorrow, which is why Lantmännen also has its own research foundation.
You´ll find the Lantmännen sprout on our packaging. The products may be different, but everyone can feel safe that we also minimise impact on climate and people. If you find the sprout on a packet, you can be sure what’s inside is Good Food from Lantmännen.
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative rooted in Swedish farming and owned by about 20,000 farmers. Active involvement and the ability of members to exert their influence through districts, membership meetings, the Council of Trustees, motions and written communication play a crucial role in safeguarding the strength and benefits of the cooperative form of enterprise.
Lantmännen’s corporate governance is exercised via the districts, the annual general meeting, the Board and several other forums, such as the council of trustees. As part of efforts to develop the district boards, there is an ongoing process aimed at clarifying the role and mission of the districts. New, modernized articles of association for Lantmännen were adopted at the 2015 AGM and the development of work plans for the district boards and council of trustees adapted to the new member organization is currently in progress. Various membership meetings and several council of trustees meetings have devoted time to dialogue on Lantmännen’s long-term direction – Strategy 2020.
Each member has one vote, and equal opportunity to influence the shareholder meetings and district meetings.
The districts are the basis of the members’ role as owners and an important link between the members and the businesses. Each district has a board that works both locally and on cross-cutting issues for Lantmännen. During fall, the Group Board arranged a road show out in the districts, where they met the boards to discuss Lantmännen’s development. The nomination committees had an important role in ensuring both continuity and renewal in connection with the new district division during the year. Elected members joined Lantmännen Lantbruk and Lantmännen Maskin at Borgeby Fältdagar, Brunnby Lantbrukardagar, Elmia and other events, which is a concrete way of showing the concerted strength of Lantmännen.
Lantmännen’s council of trustees is there to provide support for the Board in its management of the association and to work for the positive development of Lantmännen. The council’s fall meeting was hosted by Scandagra Baltikum with visits to Latvia and Lithuania. The purpose was to increase awareness, of the Lantmännen goal to become a leading player in the grain value chain in the Baltic Sea region.
Lantmännen’s 2017 Annual General Meeting was held on May 4 in Stockholm. Two new members joined the Lantmännen Group Board at the meeting – Henrik Wahlberg from Övertorneå and Ove Gustafsson from Trollhättan. At the statutory Board meeting, Per Lindahl was elected as Chairman and Hans Wallemyr was elected Vice Chairman.