Hjedding Cooperative Dairy

The world’s first cooperative dairy

Experience the small cooperative dairy that was the world’s first within the cooperative movement. Here in Hjedding, a group of local farmers drew up the bylaws for the first cooperative dairy in 1882—an idea that quickly went on to transform both Danish agriculture and society as a whole.

When you step into the historic dairy, you gain a unique insight into how the farmers joined forces to ensure better quality, higher earnings and a stronger future—and how this very place became the cradle of democracy in Danish business.