Orkla Foods Sverige
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Malmö socken, Sweden
- Industries
- Food ingredients & products, Alternative proteins, Food reformulation, Sustainable packaging & plastic alternatives, Out-of-home
- Domains
- Ingredients, Beverages, Processed food products
- Technologies
- Physical modification, Processing
About Orkla Foods Sverige
Orkla Foods Sverige is one of Sweden’s largest food and beverage companies, with local production across multiple sites in Sweden, from Eslöv in the south to Vansbro in the north. It develops, produces, markets, and sells a broad portfolio of well-known brands that are part of everyday meals and Swedish food culture.
The company serves both consumers and professional foodservice customers. In addition to retail brands such as Felix, Grandiosa, Paulúns, Anamma, Abba, Kalles Kaviar, BOB, Fun Light, Risifrutti, and Ekströms, it also reaches the public sector, out-of-home, and convenience channels through Orkla FoodSolutions. Its positioning combines taste, local production, and care for people and the planet.
Core Values
- Taste and enjoyment: The company repeatedly emphasizes that food should taste good, and that healthy or sustainable choices should still deliver strong flavor and everyday enjoyment.
- Care for people and planet: Orkla Foods Sverige frames its work around making food “that does good,” with attention to health, responsible sourcing, biodiversity, and climate impact.
- Sustainability: Sustainability is integrated into the business model, with goals covering emissions, packaging, biodiversity, and responsible purchasing across the value chain.
- Food safety and quality: High food safety and quality standards are central, supported by strict requirements for ingredients, production, transport, and regular audits.
- Accessibility in everyday life: The company aims to make good, healthier, and more sustainable food available and easy to choose in daily life, including for families and professional kitchens.
Unique Aspects
- Strong Swedish brand portfolio: Orkla Foods Sverige owns and develops many of Sweden’s most familiar food brands, giving it a distinctive place in Swedish households and food culture.
- Broad channel reach: Beyond retail, the company has a strong position in public sector, out-of-home, and convenience channels through Orkla FoodSolutions.
- Local production footprint: Around 90% of the food and beverages sold in Sweden are produced in Sweden, supported by eight modern production sites according to the company’s own site.
- Export presence: The company exports selected brands to many markets, including the United States, Germany, Spain, the UK, and Japan.
- Orkla ownership: Orkla Foods Sverige is part of Orkla Foods, headquartered in Norway, within the Orkla ASA portfolio; Orkla ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
- Concrete sustainability commitments: The company states a net-zero target across the full value chain by 2045, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, and says its domestic transport is fossil-free and its sites use fossil-free electricity.