Sales growth for Orkla
Orkla’s operating revenues increased by 15.4% in the first quarter to NOK 13,271 million. Operating profit EBIT (adj.) rose 18.1% to NOK 1,532 million. Group earnings before tax totalled NOK 1,544 million, an improvement of 7.7%.In the first quarter, Orkla’s branded consumer goods business achieved 13.4% growth in operating revenues. Organic turnover growth was 7.7%. The biggest improvement was posted by Orkla Food Ingredients and Orkla Foods, which had organic turnover growth of 21.1% and 7.2%, respectively. Both business areas were positively affected by the reopening of several