Danisco A/S is a Danish bio-based company with activities in food production, enzymes and other bioproducts as well as a wide variety of pharmaceutical grade excipients.

[7] The company's activities were structured into two lines of business: Food Ingredients and Industrial enzymes.

[11] The acquisition was motivated by a desire by DuPont "to gain production of food additives and enzymes used in biofuels.

"[12] On 16 May 2011 DuPont announced that its tender offer for Danisco had been successful and that it would proceed to redeem the remaining shares and delist the company.

[14] A considerable number of the employees are engaged in research and development of new products for the international food industry.