THE OWNER OF PALSGAARD ESTATE
The Schou Foundation
Palsgaard Gods A/S is owned by the Schou Foundation, which was established in 1957 by Herbert and Gudrun Schou. Herbert Schou was the son of Einar Viggo Schou , who in 1919 founded the emulsifier company Emulsion A/S (now Palsgaard A/S) and which he managed alongside Palsgaard Estate.
After Einar's death in 1925, Herbert inherited both the estate and the rapidly growing company. Like his father, Herbert was socially responsible, and in 1957 he transferred all assets, including forests, farmland, buildings and the emulsifier business, to the Schou Foundation to ensure that they would continue to be run in the spirit of the Schou family.
Read more about the Schou Foundation's local engagement here.
THE HISTORY BEHIND THE SCHOU FOUNDATION
The Schou Foundation operates according to the following objectives:
- To own and manage companies that the Foundation's authority deems appropriate to support the fulfilment of the Foundation's other objectives.
- To preserve and further develop the Palsgaard Estate with its natural and cultural heritage as a beautiful and rewarding workplace for all employees.
- To establish, own and support independent companies within research and development in areas that the Foundation's authority may considers beneficial to the advancement for the Foundation's activities.
- To provide support to the Palsgaard Foundation to the extent that the Schou Foundation's authority deems it justifiable, considering the Schou Foundation's other objectives.
You can learn more about the history of the Schou Foundation in the video here. Press CC to select Danish subtitles.
