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Orkla Foods

Everyday life made better 

Orkla Foods is a leading branded consumer goods company in the Nordics, Baltics, and Central Europe. The company holds strong positions across multiple attractive categories, including frozen pizza, condiments, bread toppings and ready-to-eat meals. 

Ownership

100%

Ownership since

1986

Markets served

11

Employees

5,157

Revenues

NOK 20.6 bn

CEO

Aku Vikström

Ownership view 

Orkla Foods holds leading positions in multiple local markets, allowing the company to meet regional flavour and quality demands while benefitting from the efficiencies of operating at scale. The market for local brands in the Nordics, Baltics, and Central Europe has proven to be stable and resilient, even in volatile times, delivering robust, sustainable underlying growth over time.  

Aku Vikström, CEO Orkla Foods

”Food is all about local taste, heritage and traditions. So to play in this game, you need a collection of strong local brands, combined with a deep understanding of the local culture and preferences that make those brands special” 

Orkla Foods is a local player with regional scale benefits, powered by an incredible team. Our unique model gives us economies of scale in sourcing and supply, the commercial scale to leverage on category insight and commercial excellence, combined with the organizational scale to attract and retain top market talent.

Our portfolio consists of 49 number one brands that have been built into our repertoire over several decades, and at least one Orkla Foods brand is present in every single household across our markets. This position allows us into the most sacred moments of people's lives - giving us an opportunity to make everyday life better.

Aku Vikström – CEO

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