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Göteborgs Kex AB
Orkla ASA is a Norwegian conglomerate operating in the Nordic region, Eastern Europe, Asia and the US. At present, Orkla operates in the branded consumer goods, aluminium solutions and financial investment sectors. Orkla ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and its head office is in Oslo, Norway. , Orkla had 21,423 employees. The Group's turnover in 2021 totalled NOK 50.4 billion. Operations Orkla's branded consumer goods division produces brands in many fields, primarily in the Nordic region, but also in other places such as Central and Eastern European countries, Russia and the Baltic region. Among the companies owned by Orkla are Abba Seafood, Beauvais foods, Chips, Felix Abba, Göteborgs Kex, Kalev, KiMs, Lilleborg, MTR Foods, Rasoi Magic, Peter Möller, Nidar, OLW, Panda, Procordia Food, Stabburet, Sætre, Pierre Robert Group and Laima. As of February 2020 Orkla has major ownership in Jotun (42.6%). Borregaard was divested and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmennaksjeselskap
''Aksjeselskap'' is the Norwegian term for a stock-based company. It is usually abbreviated AS, historically often written as A/S. An AS is always a limited company, i.e. the owners cannot be held liable for any debt beyond the stock capital. Public companies are called Allmennaksjeselskap (ASA), while companies without limited liability are called '' Ansvarlig selskap'' (ANS). All AS companies must have a stock capital of at least NOK 30,000. In addition, they must have a board of directors, depending on the size of turnover, balance sheet total or number of employees, an auditor. They may appoint a managing director (MD) or chief executive (CEO). If the company has assets exceeding NOK 3 million, the board must have at least three members and cannot be chaired by the MD/CEO. Practically all Norwegian companies have a fiscal year from January to December, but some foreign subsidiaries may have a different fiscal year, as is allowed, to match the parent corporation. The ASA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Region
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland. The Nordic countries have much in common in their way of life, history, religion and social structure. They have a long history of political unions and other close relations but do not form a singular entity today. The Scandinavist movement sought to unite Denmark, Norway and Sweden into one country in the 19th century. With the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden (Norwegian independence), the independence of Finland in the early 20th century and the 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum, this movement expanded into the modern organised Nordic cooperation. Since 1962, this cooperation has been based on the Helsinki Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panda (Finnish Company)
Panda Oy is a Finnish confectionery company based in Vaajakoski, Jyväskylä. The company was founded in 1920 by SOK (Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta). Panda is known for its liquorice and chocolate products. In 2005, the company was sold to Felix Abba, which is part of the Norwegian Orkla Group Orkla ASA is a Norwegian conglomerate operating in the Nordic region, Eastern Europe, Asia and the US. At present, Orkla operates in the branded consumer goods, aluminium solutions and financial investment sectors. Orkla ASA is listed on the Os .... History The beginning stages SOK founded Panda in 1920. The name then was simply SOK's confectionery factory. In 1929, it moved to an extension built next to the margarine factory. In the early years, the product selection consisted only of hard candies and marmalade. The production of chocolate began in the new building, and licorice began to be produced in the following decade. During the war years, the product selection was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OLW (company)
OLW could refer to: * Centennial Station, Olympia, Washington, United States; Amtrak station code OLW * Office Live Workspace The online collaboration tool. * Oldham Werneth railway station, England; National Rail station code OLW * Industry Loss Warranties or Original Loss Warranty * Our Lady of Walsingham * , a Swedish snack producer, formerly Old London Wasa * Open Live Writer Desktop blog-publishing application. {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidar
Nidar is a Norwegian producer and distributor of confectionery. Nidar's candy factory is located in Trondheim, Norway. It is part of the Orkla Group. The company is one of the leading distributor of sweets to the Norwegian marketplace, selling sweets for over NOK 1 billion in 2003, with approx. 600 employees. In January, 2005, the company had a market share of 31.4%. Nidar produces chocolate, sugar products, confectionery candy, marzipan and pastilles, in addition to having responsibility of distribution and sales of Wrigley chewing gum and sweets in the Norwegian marketplace. Among their most known and popular brands include: Stratos, Laban, Troika, Crispo, NERO, Smash!, Doc' Halslinser (with or without liquid core), New Energy, Bocca, Bamsemums, Smørbukk, Mokka Trøffel, Mokka Bønner, Nidar Julemarsipan, Extra, Krembanan and Kremtopper. Nidar was established in 1912 and still based out of Trondheim, Norway. The company went through several acquisitions and mergers in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavalli Tiffin Room
The Mavalli Tiffin Rooms ( kn, ಮಾವಳ್ಳಿ ಟಿಫನ್ ರೂಂ) (commonly known as MTR) is the brand name of a food-related enterprise in India. Having its origin as a humble mess located on Lalbagh Road in Bangalore, it has ten other branches in Bangalore, as well as one in each of Udupi, Mysore, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, London and Dubai. MTR created the South Indian breakfast item, Rava Idli. While the packaged foods division was acquired by Orkla of Norway, the MTR chain of restaurants continues to be run by the original family that started it. History The Mavalli Tiffin Room was founded as a restaurant by Parampalli Yagnanarayana Maiya and his brothers in the year 1924.A very brief history of MTR is provided by In the 1970s, when India was under emergency, a Food Control Act was introduced in 1975 which mandated that food was to be sold at very low prices. This move made it difficult for MTR to maintain high standards in its restaurant business and forced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilleborg
Lilleborg AS is a major hygiene and Washing, cleaning article company in Norway, owned by the Orkla Group. It was established in 1833, and was one of the first companies in Norway to start manufacturing brand, brand name products. It currently operates three factories in Norway, and employs a total working staff of 595. History Originally a family business, established in 1833 on the banks of the Akerselva, Aker river in Oslo, Lilleborg expanded in 1842 to manufacturing hygiene products with the opening of ''"sæbesyderiet"'', the "soap boilery". Here the company's manufacture of soft soap and bathroom soaps took place. In 1897, it became an ''aksjeselskap'', and changed its name to A/S Lilleborg Fabrikker. In the final years of the 19th century, the company was offering a broad range of Essential oil, oils, bathroom, household and soft soaps. It was also the largest company of its sort in Norway, with more than 100 employees on roll. At the end of the 1920s, Lilleborg had deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KiMs
KiMs is a Danish brand of chips and snacks, owned by the Orkla Group. The brand "KiM" was trademarked in 1960 by Odense Marcipanfabrik (a marzipan factory) in Denmark, but as a German cigarette brand of this name already existed, the name was changed to "KiMs" in 1965. In 1991 the company was sold to Nora Industrier, and the KiMs division was made into a stock company. The year after, KiMs became part of the Norwegian Orkla Group when Nora and Orkla merged. In 2013 KiMs No became a part of Orkla Confectionery & Snacks No, and KiMs DK became a part of Orkla Confectionery & Snacks DK. Products include ordinary chips with either salt, salt and pepper or paprika seasonings, KiMs Minimal with less fat and either sea salt or paprika seasoning, KiMs Delivio made with olive oil and salt, sea salt and pepper or red and green paprika seasonings, KiMs Chips O'Hoi with sea salt and KiMs Mexican Fiesta. KiMs also manufactures two types of tortilla chips branded as KiMs Mexos with eithe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalev (confectioner)
AS Kalev (2006–2012 Kalev Chocolate Factory AS) is an Estonian confectionery company. The company traces its origins back two hundred years, the business that preceded the Maiasmokk café was founded in 1806, and is now owned by Kalev. The Kalev company is the countries largest producer of sweets and a part of the industrial conglomerate Orkla Group. Kalev is based in Põrguvälja near Jüri, Rae Parish, Harju County. History Roots and foundational developments (19th century) The birth of the Estonian confectionery industry dates back to 1806 when pastry cook Lorenz Caviezel (:de) opened a confectionery business in Tallinn at Pikk Street, where Café Maiasmokk (Sweet Tooth) is located since 1864. In 1864, the business, which had changed hands many times, came into the possession of Georg Johann Stude. After ten years of operation, Stude decided to expand the business: he bought a neighbouring house and in place of these two houses constructed a new and more solid build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Abba
Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain * St. Felix, Prince Edward Island, a rural community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. * Felix, Ontario, an unincorporated place and railway point in Northeastern Ontario, Canada * St. Felix, South Tyrol, a village in South Tyrol, in northern Italy. * Felix, California, an unincorporated community in Calaveras County Music * Felix (band), a British band * Felix (musician), British DJ * Félix Award, a Quebec music award named after Félix Leclerc Business * Felix (pet food), a brand of cat food sold in most European countries * AB Felix, a Swedish food company * Felix Bus Services of Derbyshire, England * Felix Airways, an airline based in Yemen Science and technology * Apache Felix, an open source OSGi framewor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
