Grilstad

Why did we invest? The idea was to consolidate the privately held Norwegian meat processing industry by creating a large and profitable alternative to the co-op.

Grilstad has consolidated 20 production plants into four
During Reiten’s ownership the group has grown from its initial entry of NOK 297 million in sales to almost NOK 1 700 million. The long-term strategy has been to consolidate the meat industry, and over the years more than 20 companies have merged into the current group. Production plants have been reduced from 20 to four while distribution has increased to include all the major grocery chains.

Grilstad’s main customers are retail store chains, food service distributors and wholesale industrial consumers. The group employs almost 500 people.