Orkla ASA (Orkla) is a supplier of branded consumer goods and concept solutions to the grocery, out-of-home and bakery sectors, with the Nordic and Baltic regions as its principal markets. The Company's branded consumer goods business consists of four business areas, including Orkla Foods, which comprises Orkla's food businesses; Orkla Confectionery & Snacks, which comprises the product categories confectionery, snacks and biscuits, and consists of six branded consumer goods businesses; Orkla Care, which comprises six branded consumer goods businesses, and Orkla Food Ingredients, which is engaged in the bakery and ice cream ingredients sectors in the Nordics and Baltics. The Orkla Investments business area consists of the Hydro Power and Financial Investments segments. Its associates and joint ventures consist primarily of Jotun, which is a manufacturer of paint and powder coatings, and Sapa AS, which is a supplier of extrusion-based aluminum solutions.

Sales Analysis. Orkla ASA reported sales of NOK 43.62 billion (US$4.40 billion) for the year ending December of 2019. This represents an increase of 6.8% versus 2018, when the company's sales were NOK 40.84 billion. Sales at Orkla ASA have increased during each of the previous five years (and since 2014, sales have increased a total of 47%). Sales of Orkla Foods Ingredients saw an increase of 7.5% in 2019, from NOK 9.38 billion to NOK 10.09 billion. Not all segments of Orkla ASA experienced an increase in sales in 2019: sales of Financial Investments fell 92.8% to NOK 9.00 million. (However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales). Orkla ASA also experienced decreases in sales in Orkla Home and Personal (down 27.4% to NOK 5.83 billion) and Hydro Power (down 18.4% to NOK 794.00 million) .