TINE SA is the parent company of the TINE Group. TINE's purpose is to operate food business on a cooperative basis. TINE will work to ensure that the owners get the best financial results from their milk production, in addition to safeguarding the owners' other common interests. The story of TINE started in 1881, and the TINE Group is today represented across the country with over 12,000 owners, about 5,600 employees and 33 dairy companies.

The Group primarily processes and sells milk and dairy products, but also has production and sales of other food products. In addition, the Group has several wholly owned subsidiaries in other food businesses such as juice, ice and marine products. The group has subsidiaries in Sweden, Denmark, England and the United States. Turnover in the Group in 2014 was approximately 21 billion.