Private company
NorgesGruppen
Logo: NorgesGruppen ASA, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4
Norwegian grocery wholesaling group
NorgesGruppen ASA is a Norwegian grocery wholesaling group which also runs various retail outlets. With a 43,2 % market share in 2018, NorgesGruppen was the largest player in the Norwegian grocery retail market. The business dates back to 1866 when the wholesale activity started up in the name of Joh.2 It employed about 28,000 people in 2015.1 Its revenue was NOK 102 billion in 2020.1 It is part of Joh Johannson Handel.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryfood retail sector, retail1
- HeadquartersOslo1
- Websitenorgesgruppen.no/norgesgruppen-in-english/this-is-norgesgruppen
- Legal formallmennaksjeselskap1
- LEI5967007LIEEXZXGHY8263
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressKarenslyst allé 12, 0278 Oslo, Norway3
- Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 819 731 3223
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NorgesGruppen ASA is a Norwegian grocery wholesaling group which also runs various retail outlets. With a 43,2 % market share in 2018, NorgesGruppen was the largest player in the Norwegian grocery retail market. The business dates back to 1866 when the wholesale activity started up in the name of Joh. Johannson. NorgesGruppen is frequently accused of abusing its dominant market position in Norway to limit competition in the sector and has been fined by the Norwegian Competition Authority for these practices.2
Corporate structure
NorgesGruppen is part of a group headed by Joh Johannson Handel. 27 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Joh Johannson Handel Oslo, Norway
- NorgesGruppen 65% · Oslo, Norway
- Dagrofa Subsidiary · 49% · Ringsted, Denmark
- Aarstiderne Subsidiary · Barrit, Denmark
- Bunnpris Subsidiary · Trondheim
- Deli de Luca Subsidiary · Oslo
- Esthetique Subsidiary
- Gigaboks Subsidiary
- Joker Subsidiary · Oslo
- Kaffebrenneriet Subsidiary · Oslo Municipality
- Kiwi Norway Subsidiary · Lierstranda
- Meny Subsidiary · Oslo
- MIX Subsidiary
- Nærbutikken Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
- Pisiffik Subsidiary · Nuuk
- Trumf Subsidiary · Skøyen, Norway
- ASKO NORGE AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
- ASKO Hedmark AS Subsidiary · Brumunddal, Norway
- ASKO MIDT-NORGE AS Subsidiary · Trondheim, Norway
- ASKO Molde AS Subsidiary · Molde, Norway
- Asko Nord AS Subsidiary · Tromsdalen, Norway
- ASKO OSLOFJORD AS Subsidiary · Lierstranda, Norway
- ASKO SENTRALLAGER KJOL AS (ASKO SENTRALLAGER KJØL AS) Subsidiary · Vestby, Norway
- BAKEHUSET AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
- Centra Subsidiary · Norway
- Dolly Dimples Subsidiary · Norway
- Dagrofa Subsidiary · 49% · Ringsted, Denmark
- NORGESGRUPPEN FINANS AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
- NorgesGruppen 65% · Oslo, Norway
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What NorgesGruppen reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led NorgesGruppen, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- ChairJohan Johannson1
Products and brands
NorgesGruppen owns various private labels, developed and managed by its subsidiary Unil AS. The private labels include:
First Price
Eldorado
Jacobs utvalgte
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Fiskemannen
Folkets
Fersk & ferdig
Unik
Fauna
Seidel
From Wikipedia’s article on NorgesGruppen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Subsidiaries
- Bunnpris
- Centra
- Dagrofa
- Deli de Luca
- Dolly Dimples
- Esthetique
- Gigaboks
- Joker
- Kaffebrenneriet
- Kiwi Norway
- MIX
- Meny
- Nærbutikken
- Trumf
Also owns
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 201528,0001
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
Timeline
- 1994Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitenorgesgruppen.no1
- Websitenorgesgruppen.no/norgesgruppen-in-english/this-is-norgesgruppen1
- X (Twitter)x.com/norgesgruppen1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/norgesgruppen1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/matnyttig_fra_norgesgruppen1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/norgesgruppen-asa1
- WikipediaNorgesGruppen
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2575956
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataNorgesGruppen on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaNorgesGruppen on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsNorgesGruppen logo by NorgesGruppen ASA, CC0
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