Nortura is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

agricultural cooperative that operates slaughterhouses and other processing plants related to meat and

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s. The company was created as a merger between Gilde Norsk Kjøtt and Prior Norge in 2006, and has head offices in

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. Nortura is Norway's biggest food supplier. It processed 222 thousand

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s of meat at 31 plants in 2017. The company is owned by about 18,900

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s throughout the country and is one of 13

agricultural cooperatives in Norway The agricultural cooperatives in Norway ( no, Landbrukssamvirket) consists of 13 companies, each organised as independent farmer owned cooperatives. They cover four different areas for the farmers: refining and sale of produce, financial services, ...

. Annual revenue is NOK 23,5 billion. The main brands include Gilde (red meat), Prior (white meat and eggs), Terina (frozen and canned foods), Alfathi (halal slaughtered meat), Eldhus (smoked meat) and Thulefjord (products from Northern Norway).

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{{Authority control Food and drink companies of Norway Agricultural cooperatives in Norway Companies established in 2006 2006 establishments in Norway