Orkla ASA engages in the distribution of branded consumer goods to the grocery, out of home, specialized retail, pharmacy, and bakery sectors. It operates through the following segments: Orkla Foods Europe, Orkla Food Ingredients, Orkla Confectionery & Snacks, Orkla Health, Orkla India, Orkla Home & Personal Care, The European Pizza Company, Orkla House Care, Health and Sports Nutrition Group, Pierre Robert Group, Lilleborg, and Headquarters and Business Services. The Orkla Foods Europe segment offers local branded products to consumers in the Nordics, Baltics, and Central Europe. The Orkla Food Ingredients segment supplies ingredients to a broad range of customers in the bakery, ice cream, and plant-based markets. The Orkla Confectionery & Snacks segment provides local brands of snacks, confectionery, and biscuit in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The Orkla Health segment consists of business units with home markets in the Nordic region, the UK, the Baltics, Poland and Spain, in addition to exporting a substantial percentage of its products outside its home markets. The Orkla India segment includes MTR and Eastern brands in the states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh. The Orkla Home & Personal Care segment offers cleaning and personal care products for the consumer market in the Nordics. The The European Pizza Company segment consists mainly of franchise pizza outlets in European countries. The Orkla House Care segment offers painting tools and accessories to both do-it-yourselfers and professional painters. The Health and Sports Nutrition Group segment sells through e-commerce platforms, the B2B distribution brand Fitness Market, in addition to selling through grocery chains in Sweden and Norway. The Pierre Robert Group segment sells basic textiles and woollen garments in Norway, Finland, and Sweden. The Lilleborg segment provides hygiene and cleaning solutions to professional and industrial customers in Norway. The Headquarters and Business Services segment includes corporate functions as well as business services companies that provide information technology, procurement, and financial services. The company was founded on February 27, 1918 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
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