Arne Johannes Asper (12 March 1923 – 25 January 2017) was a Norwegian businessperson. Asper was born in

Nes, Akershus Nes is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named af ...

to farmers Johan Pedersen Asper and Alma Evensen. He was assigned with the company from 1947, as CEO from 1967 to 1986, and as chairman of the board from 1986 to 1988. Frionor developed to be among the world leading companies in the frozen fish industry. After various transactions the brand name and major production facilities were eventually acquired by

Findus Findus () is a frozen food brand which was first sold in Sweden in 1945. Findus products include ready meals, peas and Crispy Pancakes, the latter of which were invented in the early 1970s. The Swiss food company Nestlé owned the Findus brand ...

. Asper was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1987. He died in 2017.

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