Who owns Kalles Kaviar?
Kalles Kaviar 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
- 1954
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sweet spreads & nut butters
- Parent ticker
- OSL: ORK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kalles Kaviar
Kalles Kaviar is a smoked cod roe spread sold from a tube, and it is a fixture of Swedish breakfasts. The boy on the tube is the son of the founder, photographed in 1954, and the same image has been used ever since.
Ownership timeline of Kalles Kaviar
Where Kalles Kaviar sits in Orkla
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Orkla
Orkla controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in sweet spreads & nut butters, and who owns them
The 36 brands in sweet spreads & nut butters on Brandtree belong to 25 owners. The largest is Halwani Bros, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Halwani Brothers | Halwani Bros | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Hero | Hero Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Maple Grove Farms | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bega Peanut Butter | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Jif | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Chocolion | Patisen | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
| Highland Sugarworks | Rogers Sugar | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Matina | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
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.
🇸🇪 Kalles Kaviar 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, Kalles Kaviar 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 Kalles Kaviar?
The parent company of Kalles Kaviar is Orkla, a publicly listed company headquartered in Norway.
Is Kalles Kaviar Swedish or Norwegian?
Kalles Kaviar originated in Sweden in 1954, but it is owned today by Orkla, which is headquartered in Norway. So Kalles Kaviar is a Swedish-origin brand under Norwegian ownership.
Is Kalles Kaviar still owned by Orkla?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kalles Kaviar 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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