Nortura Explained

Nortura SA
Type:Cooperative
Foundation:2006
Location:Oslo, Norway
Area Served:Norway
Industry:Meat processing
Products:Gilde
Prior
Terina
Alfathi
Eldhus
Thulefjord
Revenue: NOK 23.545 billion (2017)
Operating Income:NOK 153 million (2017)
Num Employees:5231 (2017)
Homepage:www.nortura.no

Nortura is a Norwegian agricultural cooperative that operates slaughterhouses and other processing plants related to meat and eggs. The company was created as a merger between Gilde Norsk Kjøtt and Prior Norge in 2006, and has head offices in Oslo.

Nortura is Norway's biggest food supplier.[1] It processed 222 thousand tonnes of meat at 31 plants in 2017.

The company is owned by about 18,900 farmers throughout the country and is one of 13 agricultural cooperatives in Norway. Annual revenue is NOK 23,5 billion. The main brands include Gilde (red meat), Prior (white meat and eggs), Alfathi (halal slaughtered meat), and Eldhus (smoked meat).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norwegian Food Group Nortura to Track Meat . Jul 22, 2008 . RFID Journal . 2019-12-05.