Gama Innovation Award: Grandiosa Pizzatasku Pocket Pizza
Gama Innovation Award – Packaging MANCHESTER – 25th February 2016: The Gama Innovation Award – Packaging for February goes to Grandiosa Pizzatasku Pocket Pizza, a new pack format that allows consumers to enjoy hot pizza on the go. Emblazoned with the slogan “easy to heat, easy to eat”, Grandiosa Pizzatasku ‘Pocket’ Pizza, which has been launched […]
“Epic” crisps target the digital generation
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 11th February 2016: In this week’s Innovation Insight we look at an attempt to reinvent savoury snacks for the digital generation through the use of irreverent marketing, unusual branding and visually arresting packaging – Kims All In Crisps. In an apparent effort to redirect its energies to […]
Czech Republic: Orkla to buy Hame
Norwegian firm Orkla has announced that it is acquiring Czech food manufacturer Hame for €175 million (£129 million). In a statement, Orkla said that joining forces with Hame would allow it to double its turnover in Central Europe. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Hame holds leading positions in pates, ready meals, ketchup, preserved vegetables, jams […]
Sweden: Orkla Foods Sverige acquires Anamma Foods AB
Orkla Foods has announced that it has acquired the Swedish producer of frozen vegan meals, Anamma Foods AB. Under the motto “Always 100% vegan”, Anamma produces a range of frozen dishes that are aimed to meet the needs of those consumers who are looking for products containing no meat, eggs or dairy products. Items in […]
Norway: Orkla extends distribution agreement with PepsiCo
Orkla ASA has announced that it has signed a new agreement to manage PepsiCo’s brands in Northern Europe. In a statement, the company said that it had begun sales of Tropicana juice in Sweden and Denmark in January 2015, followed by Finland in April. The new agreement also covers Tropicana in Norway, as well as […]
Norway: Orkla to sell OJSC Orkla Brands Russia
Orkla, a leading supplier of branded consumer goods in the Nordics, has entered into an agreement to sell OJSC Orkla Brands Russia to domestic confectionery producers Slavyanka-Lyuks JSC. Orkla Brands Russia is an established confectionery producer in Russia, with local brands such as Krupskaya, SladCo and Pekar. The company was established in February 2011 through […]
Sweden: Orkla Foods bottle production ‘returns home’
According to media reports, Orkla Foods Sverige is switching bottle production for the Felix brand of ketchup from the UK to its Fagelmara factory in the Blekinge region in Sweden. The company had previously purchased its bottles and caps from the UK, but now both components are to be manufactured and purchased in Sweden. Orkla […]
Sweden: Abba Seafood, Frodinge Dairy and Procordia form Orkla Foods
The merger of three of Sweden’s largest food companies – Abba Seafood, Frodinge Dairy and Procordia – has been further consolidated with the official naming of the combined business as Orkla Foods Sverige AB, Food Supply reports. With combined revenues of approximately SEK 4.8billion and around 1500 employees, Orkla Foods will become one of Sweden’s […]