Who owns Felix?
Felix, a food brand, is owned by Orkla (Norway, OSL: ORK).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Orkla Foods, Orkla ASA. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Orkla ASA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇴 Norway, Oslo
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Founded
- 1939
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- OSL: ORK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Felix
Felix makes ketchup, pickled vegetables and ready meals across Sweden and Finland, and its pickled gherkins and beetroot are standard accompaniments to Swedish home cooking. It is one of the largest food brands in the Nordic market. Orkla acquired the business through its purchase of Procordia Food, and the brand competes with Heinz and with supermarket own labels across the Nordic market.
Ownership timeline of Felix
Where Felix sits in Orkla
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Orkla brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Orkla
Orkla controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Grandiosa (1980)
- Kalles Kaviar (1954)
- Stabburet (1958)
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
The 74 brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree belong to 43 owners. The largest is Thai Union, with 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea | Thai Union | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Orkla
Orkla is a publicly listed company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, founded in 1654. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as OSL: ORK.
Orkla began as a Norwegian mining company in 1654 and reinvented itself as a branded consumer goods group through a long series of acquisitions. It owns the leading food brands across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, most of which are unknown outside the Nordic region but dominant within it.
🇸🇪 Felix and other Swedish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 117 brands that began in Sweden. 53 of them (45%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Felix among them.
- AXA — Lantmännen 🇸🇪
- Ahlgrens bilar — Cloetta 🇸🇪
- Annas — Lotus Bakeries 🇧🇪
- Barebells — Vitamin Well Group 🇸🇪
- Daim — Mondelēz 🇺🇸
- Dalsjöfors — Danish Crown 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Felix?
The parent company of Felix is Orkla, a publicly listed company headquartered in Norway.
Is Felix Swedish or Norwegian?
Felix originated in Sweden in 1939, but it is owned today by Orkla, which is headquartered in Norway. So Felix is a Swedish-origin brand under Norwegian ownership.
Is Felix still owned by Orkla?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Felix is still owned by Orkla. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Orkla Foods — Orkla ASA, Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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