Our story

Dairy knowledge across four generations.

The KÚ Skyr story begins at Eyjar II in Kjósarhreppur and continues through generations of production experience.

KÚ Skyr family
A family enterprise

From farm to specialist company.

1898

Magnús Ólafsson and Margrét Lára Jónsdóttir bought the 1,600-hectare Eyjar II farm in Kjósarhreppur, around 45 km from Reykjavík.

Next generation

Their descendants Haraldur, Hans, Lára and Guðrún took over. The farm remained among the most productive in southwest Iceland for decades.

1959

Magnús Sæmundsson took over, expanded the farm and added chickens alongside dairy production.

2004

Ólafur M. Magnússon became involved in the family business and later took over its overall management.

2009–2010

KÚ Skyr was founded in 2009 and began operations in late 2010.

Built on experience

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