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  • Paul Jordahl resigns as CEO of Orkla Foods Europe

    Paul Jordahl (62) will step down as CEO of Orkla Foods Europe as of 1 November 2023. Atle Vidar Nagel Johansen will take up the role temporarily from the same date.

    “The establishment of Orkla Foods Europe as a portfolio company has now been completed and a comprehensive strategic plan has been drawn up. The company has a new external Board Chair and a very competent Board of Directors. Th

  • New Board of Directors at Orkla Confectionery & Snacks

    A new Board of Directors has been appointed today at Orkla Confectionery & Snacks (OCS). Orkla’s EVP & Investment Executive Audun Stensvold will serve as Board Chair. He will be joined on the Board by two external Board members, Thomas A. Bittinger and Gro Krigsvoll.
    The Board of Directors of OCS will also comprise SVP Marte Kaarbø Mathisen from Orkla’s investment team, as well as two e

  • Profit improvement for Orkla

    Orkla had a solid improvement in both profit and revenues in the first quarter. Profit before tax amounted to NOK 1.7 billion, a year-over-year increase of 12%. Operating profit EBIT (adj.) rose by 5% to NOK 1.6 billion. The group’s first-quarter operating revenues totalled NOK 16.2 billion, equivalent to 22% growth.

    Orkla’s Branded Consumer Goods business increased its operating revenues

  • External Board Chairman in Orkla Foods Europe

    Xavier Belison and Kjersti Hobøl have been appointed as chairman and member, respectively, of the Board of Directors of Orkla Foods Europe.
    On 1 March, Orkla ASA was established as an investment company with 12 autonomous portfolio companies. Some of the companies – such as Orkla Foods Europe – will have external Board members.
    Xavier Belison was appointed today as Chairman of the Board of

  • Arne B. Corneliussen acquires Norstamp

    Arne B. Corneliussen AS (“ABC”) has signed and completed an agreement to acquire Norstamp AS (“Norstamp”) from Stormbull AS. Norstamp delivers labelling and packaging solutions to the Norwegian market.
    ABC, an Orkla Food Ingredients subsidiary, has agreed to purchase 100% of the shares in Norstamp.
    Norstamp, which will remain an independent operation after the acquisition, is a well-establis

  • Orkla’s Annual Report 2022

    Orkla's Annual Report for 2022, which also comprises Orkla’s sustainability report, is published today.
    The Annual Report is available on Orkla’s website: www.orkla.com/annualreport

  • Orkla acquires leading Polish pizza chain

    Orkla has entered an agreement to acquire 74% of the shares in Da Grasso, one of the leading pizza franchise chains in Poland with 193 outlets nationwide.
    Consumer sales for the chain in 2021 amounted to EUR 53 million, which corresponds to approximately NOK 530 million. Da Grasso had a turnover of EUR 13.6 million in 2021 (NOK 136 million). Normalized EBITDA amounted to EUR 2.5 million in 202

  • Improvement for Orkla

    Orkla’s operating profit (EBIT adj.) increased by 7% in the third quarter to a total of NOK 1,444 million. Operating revenues also rose by 7%, to NOK 10,880 million. President and CEO Ivar Semlitsch has initiated a project to strengthen Orkla’s competitiveness.

  • Changes to Orkla’s Group Executive Board

    CEO Jaan Ivar Semlitsch is making changes to Orkla’s Group Executive Board and group structure. Orkla Consumer & Financial Investments will become a new business area within Orkla. A separate group function is to be given responsibility for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and strategy development.

  • Orkla completes purchase of painting tool business in Netherlands and Belgium

    Orkla House Care has completed an agreement to take over the remaining 50% of the shares in the joint venture company Anza Verimex Holding. Since 2018, Orkla House Care has owned 50% of the company which is market leader in the sale and distribution of painting tools in the Netherlands and Belgium.