Orkla

Orkla is an industrial investment company that focuses on building and managing a portfolio of leading brands and consumer-oriented businesses. It operates through active ownership, developing market-leading companies primarily within food and ingredients, health and home care, and paints and coatings sectors, with a significant presence across numerous global markets.

The company's roots extend to centuries-old mining activities in the Orkla valley. More concretely, Christian Thams founded Orkla Grube-Aktiebolag in 1904. Thams’s vision was to commercialize mining at Løkken Verk, a venture that included the significant infrastructural development of Thamshavnbanen, Norway's first electric railway, which underpinned the company's early industrial foundation.

Orkla's diverse portfolio companies cater to a wide array of consumers, delivering everyday branded goods designed to enhance their quality of life. The company envisions sustainable growth by cultivating robust brands and maintaining strong market positions, especially across the Nordic and Baltic regions, while continuously seeking opportunities for expansion in other strategic markets.