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Royal Greenland A/S is a
The
Pilersuisoq KNI A/S
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Saqqaq: An Inuit Hunting Community in the Modern World
'. Univ. of Toronto Press, 2000. first renaming it "Kalaallit Niuerfiat"Culture Greenland.
". Accessed 2 May 2012. and then, in 1992, " KNI".KNI.
''Kort historie om KNI''
Short History of KNI. Accessed 28 Apr 2012. The company's fishing operations were spun off as Royal Greenland A/S in 1990.Royal Greenland.
Our History
". Royalgreenland.com, Accessed 27 August 2010.
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
company in Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
, spun off from Kalaallit Niuerfiat
KNI A/S or Greenland TradeGreenland Home Rule. "About Greenland:Resources and Industry". Accessed 30 Apr 2012. ( kl, Kalaallit Niuerfiat, da, Grønlands Handel) is a trading conglomerate in Greenland. It is the successor to the Royal Greenland ...
in 1990 but still wholly owned by the Government of Greenland
Naalakkersuisut ( en, Cabinet of Greenland, da, Grønlands Regering), is the chief executive body and the government of Greenland since the island became self-governing in 1979. An "autonomous territory" ( da, land) of the Kingdom of Denmark, tak ...
. The company operates in a number of towns and settlements in Greenland, with 20 fish processing plants and ship bases of local subsidiary units. Some of the processing plants were closed between 2007 and 2009. Royal Greenland had an annual net profit of DKK 335 million before tax in 2016.
History
The Royal Greenland Trading Department
The Royal Greenland Trading Department ( da, Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel, KGH) was a Danish state enterprise charged with administering the realm's settlements and trade in Greenland. The company managed the government of Greenland from 177 ...
was founded in 1774 as a Dano-Norwegian
Dano-Norwegian ( Danish and no, dansk-norsk) was a koiné/mixed language that evolved among the urban elite in Norwegian cities during the later years of the union between the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway (1536/1537–1814). It is from thi ...
state enterprise charged with administering the Danish settlements and trade in Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
. The company's monopoly was finally ended in 1950 and the Home Rule Government, introduced in 1979, gained control in 1986,MIPI.Pilersuisoq KNI A/S
". Mipi.nanoq.gl, Accessed 2 May 2012. Dahl, Jens.
Saqqaq: An Inuit Hunting Community in the Modern World
'. Univ. of Toronto Press, 2000. first renaming it "Kalaallit Niuerfiat"Culture Greenland.
". Accessed 2 May 2012. and then, in 1992, " KNI".KNI.
''Kort historie om KNI''
Short History of KNI. Accessed 28 Apr 2012. The company's fishing operations were spun off as Royal Greenland A/S in 1990.Royal Greenland.
Our History
". Royalgreenland.com, Accessed 27 August 2010.
See also
* Economy of Greenland, where Royal Greenland's fish make up more than half of all exports *List of seafood companies
This is a list of seafood companies. Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. Seafood prominently includes fish and shellfish. Seafood companies are typically involved with fishing, fish processing, distribution and marketi ...
References
External links
* {{Nuuk Companies based in Nuuk Food and drink companies established in 1990 Danish brands Food product brands Greenlandic brands Purveyors to the Court of Denmark Seafood companies of North America Fishing in Greenland Food and drink companies of Greenland Greenlandic companies established in 1990