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  • Orkla Foods Strengthens Its Danish Bakery Platform Through Acquisition of TC Brød

    Orkla Foods has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in the Danish bakery company TC Brød ApS. The acquisition strengthens Orkla Foods’ bakery platform in Denmark and is carried out by Orkla Denmark, part of Orkla Foods.
    TC Brød is a family-owned Danish bakery company with production in Krogager. Over more than 35 years, the company has built a strong position within laminated doug

  • Orkla Foods Invests in Go-Tan Group

    Orkla Foods has signed an agreement to acquire a 40 percent ownership stake in Go-Tan, a leading European brand within Asian sauces. The transaction supports Orkla Foods’ growth strategy and strengthens its positioning in sauces, one of the company’s growth platforms.
    Go-Tan is a well established, family owned Dutch business, founded by a Chinese-Indonesian family 72 years ago. It is an Asian b

  • Gilles Morel Appointed Chair of the Orkla Foods Board

    Orkla Foods has appointed Gilles Morel as Chair of the Board, effective 1 June. Morel succeeds Xavier Belison, who stepped down from the role at the end of March.
    Orkla Foods is on a long-term journey to strengthen competitiveness, with a clear focus on balanced organic growth, portfolio choices, and growth funding through simplification and cost discipline across the value chain.
    “Orkla F

  • Orkla Foods Awarded EcoVadis Silver Medal for Sustainability Performance

    Orkla Foods has been awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal, placing the company among the top 15% of companies globally assessed by EcoVadis. This marks a strong leap from last year’s bronze medal, and reflects significant progress in how we manage sustainability across our operations."The EcoVadis rating is important for us as a supplier because it validates our ESG (Environmental, Social and Governa

  • Orkla Foods Appoints Karen-Marie Katholm as Chief Supply Chain Officer

    As Orkla Foods sharpens its focus on balanced growth, the strategic role of the value chain becomes even more decisive. By simplifying the value chain and capturing the full benefit of its scale, margins are strengthened and resources released that fuel growth - making it a core enabler of the company's long‑term strategy.“To grow sustainably, we must continuously take cost and complexity out of t

  • Aku Vikström has been appointed CEO Orkla Foods Europe.

    ​​​​​​Orkla Foods Europe’s Board of Directors has appointed Aku Vikström (52) as new CEO. He succeeds Atle Vidar Nagel Johansen, who temporarily has held the position since October 2023. Mr Vikström is currently CEO of NoHo Partners, listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.