Orkla acquires Zeelandia Sweden to grow bakery ingredients offer April 10, 2019 Orkla has entered into an agreement to acquire Zeelandia Sweden, a supplier of margarine, vegetable oils and bakery ingredients. Read more
Orkla expands in Greece, Sweden and Portugal with acquisitions April 01, 2019 Norway’s Orkla has announced a trio of acquisitions in Greece, Sweden and Portugal as it looks to expand its portfolio of brands across Europe. Read more
Peter Ruzicka to step down as CEO of Orkla after five years March 18, 2019 The CEO of Norwegian food company Orkla, Peter Ruzicka, will step down from his role this May having delivered a fifth successive year of top-line gro... Read more
Orkla moves its headquarters to a new site in Oslo, Norway March 12, 2019 Orkla has moved its headquarters to a new site in Oslo, Norway meaning that all units of the Orkla business in Norway will be located in one building... Read more
Orkla acquires the Pama porridge brand in Denmark from PepsiCo January 14, 2019 Orkla, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkla Foods Danmark, has acquired the Pama brand of porridge from PepsiCo. Read more
Orkla acquires Danish bakery products manufacturer Easyfood January 02, 2019 Orkla has entered into an agreement to acquire 90% of Easyfood, a Danish producer of bread-based convenience products for the out-of-home channel. Read more
Orkla offloads its Mrs Cheng’s brand to Continental Foods December 06, 2018 Orkla Foods Sverige has agreed to sell the Mrs Cheng's soy sauce brand to Belgium-based Continental Foods for an undisclosed fee. Read more
Orkla offers to buy restaurant chain Kotipizza for 146m euros November 22, 2018 Orkla has made an offer to acquire the owner of Finnish restaurant chain Kotipizza, Kotipizza Group, for approximately €146.1m. Read more
Orkla set to combine its Hamé and Vitana companies October 04, 2018 Orkla has opted to integrate its Czech Republic-based Hamé and Slovakia-based Vitana companies into one entity, in order to create "one strong food co... Read more
Orkla acquires UK-based fudge maker County Confectionery October 02, 2018 Orkla Food Ingredients has agreed to acquire UK-based chocolatier and confectioner County Confectionery through its NIC Enterprises subsidiary. Read more