Orkla is a leading industrial investment company focused on brands and consumer-oriented companies, creating sustainable value through active ownership. With a presence in over 100 markets globally, Orkla has 10 portfolio companies operating across food and ingredients, health and home care, and paints and coatings. The company has a long-term, industrial approach to its portfolio companies, investing where it can contribute to further value creation through industry expertise, consumer insight, and experience in building leading brands.
Orkla traces its origins back to 1654 as a mining company at Løkken Verk in Norway. Today, the company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and combines active ownership and capital discipline with a long-term perspective rooted in its industrial heritage. Orkla accelerates growth and expands the strategic opportunity space for its portfolio companies through both organic investment and mergers and acquisitions, serving both private and professional markets primarily in Europe.