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Orkla Sees Consumer Goods Profits Surge, Food Ingredients Slump

Norwegian food conglomerate Orkla has reported a 'marked improvement' in operating profits across four of its five businesses in the second quarter of its...

Coronavirus – Retail & FMCG Updates From Norway

As part of our efforts to keep you, the ESM reader, notified on the latest coronavirus-related developments in the retail and consumer goods sect...

Norway’s Orkla Offloads Vestlandslefsa Brand

Norwegian food group Orkla has announced that it has signed an agreement to divest its potato flatbread brand Vestlandslefsa to Skagerrak-Holding AS a...

Norway’s Orkla Acquires Cereal Brand Havrefras From PepsiCo

Norwegian consumer goods company Orkla has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Havrefras brand from PepsiCo for an undisclosed amount....

Orkla Sees Profits From Consumer Goods Arm Up 18% In First Quarter

Norwegian consumer goods business Orkla has posted a 18% increase in operating profit in its branded consumer goods business in the first quarter of its fi...

More Canned Food Sold In Norway Than At Any Point In History, Orkla Says

More canned food products were sold in Norway in the past four weeks than in any month in the country's history, food company Orkla has told local media....

Orkla Says Coronavirus Hoarding Led To Q1 Sales Boom

Nordic consumer goods maker Orkla saw a sales boom in March amid the coronavirus pandemic as customers stocked up on food and other essentials, the company...

Orkla's Consumer Goods Business Sees Revenue Up In Fourth Quarter

The branded consumer goods business at Norwegian conglomerate Orkla posted 2.0% organic revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2019, the group has announc...