Tine (company)

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Tine SA

Company type	Cooperative
Industry	Dairy
Founded	1928
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Area served	Norway Global
Key people	Hanne Refsholt (CEO)
Products	Tinemelk milk Jarlsberg cheese Snøfrisk Diplom-Is
Revenue	NOK 20.4 billion (2013)
Operating income	1,992,000,000 Norwegian krone (2020)
Net income	948 mill.
Number of employees	5,600 (2013)
Website	www.Tine.no

TINE SA (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtìːnə]) is the largest Norwegian dairy product cooperative consisting of around 15,000 farmers and 5,600 employees. As of 2013, it has a revenue of 20.4 billion Norwegian kroner (NOK) ($3.41bn, £2.04bn, €2.50bn). The parent company, TINE SA, is a cooperative society owned by its suppliers, the milk producers who deliver milk to the company. The corporation domestically offers the entire spectrum of dairy products, and in many dairy categories, Tine faces little or no domestic competition. This monopolistic position has led to criticism of Tine when shortages occur. Tine's internationally known products are Jarlsberg cheese, Snøfrisk goat cheese, Heidal cheese, Ridder cheese, and Ski-Queen (brunost). Tine is the most dominant of the thirteen agricultural cooperatives in Norway.