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Kenneth Haavet leaves Orkla

Kenneth Haavet leaves Orkla

Executive Vice President Kenneth Haavet (41) has resigned from his position as CEO of Orkla Consumer & Financial Investments. Thomas Ljungqvist (42) has been appointed interim Executive Vice President and CEO of the business area. He will be a member of Orkla’s Group Executive Board.
“I want to thank Kenneth for developing Orkla Consumer & Financial Investments into a growth-oriented, p

Good income growth for Orkla

Good income growth for Orkla

Orkla’s operating revenues increased by 11.1% in the fourth quarter to NOK 14,027 million. The Group’s profit before tax amounted to NOK 1,841 million, an improvement of 42.7%. Operating profit EBIT (adj.) rose by 18.9%, to NOK 1,871 million.
Operating revenues for the full year increased by 7.0 % to NOK 50,441 million. In 2021, operating profit EBIT (adj.) showed growth of 11.9% and amounted t

Photo: Bjørn Eide

Orkla acquires Vesterålen Marine Olje

Orkla Health has purchased 95 per cent of the shares in Vesterålen Marine Olje AS, which produces various residual raw materials from white fish for use, for example, in the production of cod liver oil.

Orkla President and CEO Jaan Ivar Semlitsch, photo cred: Bjørn Wad

Orkla on top Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Orkla is one of the leading ten per cent of food companies in terms of sustainability in Europe, according to the Dow Jones’ prestigious sustainability index.
For the 11th consecutive year Orkla is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe. This year’s total score of 63 out of 100 points is also an improvement on last year’s results.

“This is an important acknowledgement of

Orkla President and CEO Jaan Ivar Semlitsch. Photo Cred: Bjørn Wad

Growth for Orkla’s branded consumer goods

Orkla’s operating revenues increased by 10.3% to NOK 13,139 million in the third quarter of 2021. Operating profit EBIT (adj.) increased by 9.0% to NOK 1,712 million.
The Branded Consumer Goods business achieved organic sales growth of 4.1% in the quarter. The easing of coronavirus restrictions and higher demand contributed to improvement in the Out of Home channel, and sales to the grocery sec

Photo cred: Trygve Indrelid, NTB

Acquisition of two new pizza chains in Germany

New York Pizza has acquired the Flying Pizza and Pizza Planet pizza chains, which in total own 73franchisee-operated sales outlets in Germany. These purchases were made one month after the acquisition of the German pizza chain Stückwerk.
“We have now established a solid foothold in the growing German pizza market. We have a clear ambition of increasing our presence in the out of home channel, w

Orkla President & CEO Jaan Ivar Semlitsch (to the left) and Kenneth Haavet, EVP Orkla Consumer & Financial Investments and chairman of New York Pizza. Photo cred: Trygve Indrelid, NTB

Acquisition of a German pizza chain

New York Pizza has acquired the German pizza chain Stückwerk, which has a total of 32 retail outlets.
“The acquisition of Stückwerk is consistent with Orkla’s strategic growth objective for the out of home segment, a channel with higher growth than the traditional groceries sector,” says Orkla President & CEO Jaan Ivar Semlitsch.
In June, Orkla signed an agreement to purchase approximate

Sales and profit growth for Orkla

Sales and profit growth for Orkla

Orkla’s operating revenues increased by 6.1% to NOK 11,772 million in the second quarter of 2021. Operating profit (EBIT adj.) rose 5.0% to NOK 1,265 million.
Orkla’s profit before tax increased by 12% to NOK 1,344 million in the second quarter. Earnings per share rose 9.5% to NOK 1.04 in the quarter. Adjusted earnings per share rose 3.6% to NOK 1.14.Substantially higher power prices contribute

Orkla acquires Hans Kaspar in Switzerland

Orkla acquires Hans Kaspar in Switzerland

Orkla Food Ingredients has entered into an agreement to purchase the Swiss company Hans Kaspar, thereby strengthening its position in confectionery and ice cream ingredients.
“Hans Kaspar offers high-quality, specialty ingredients based on natural raw materials, adapted to modern consumer trends. As a well-established company, with a long history, Hans Kaspar has customer relationships with sev

Photo Cred: Anne Valeur

Orkla commits to EU aspirational objectives for sustainable food production and consumption

Orkla is one of the first companies to commit to the EU’s sustainability objectives for the food industry.
In launching the EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices, the European Commission is setting ambitious, clear objectives for ways in which the food sector is to contribute to achieving sustainable food systems. Companies in the European food industry are cal

BaKo acquires Sigurd Ecklund AS

BaKo AS has signed and completed an agreement to purchase the company Sigurd Ecklund AS. The company supplies a wide range of products to Norwegian confectioners, bakeries, restaurants and hotels.
BaKo AS, a company under Orkla Food Ingredients, has entered into an agreement to purchase 100 per cent of the shares in Sigurd Ecklund.
Sigurd Ecklund is a well-established supplier of products i

Jaan Ivar Semlitsch, President and CEO, and Kenneth Haavet, Executive Vice President and CEO Orkla Consumer & Financial Investments. Photo credit: Trygve Indrelid, NTB

Orkla acquires New York Pizza

Orkla has entered into an agreement to purchase 75% of the shares in New York Pizza, one of the leading pizza chains in the Netherlands.
Last year, New York Pizza sold 11.5 million pizzas and had total turnover of EUR 54.7 million (including dough manufacturing turnover), equivalent to approximately NOK 555 million. Chain sales have increased by approx. 12 % p.a. since 2008, driven by like-for-

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