NorgesGruppen is a Norwegian grocery retail and wholesaling group which traces its origins back to 1866, when wholesaling company Joh. Johannson was established. The company is the market leader in grocery retail in Norway. It has stores in nine out of 10 municipalities. Its five grocery store chains are independent businesses which compete with each other. NorgesGruppen also runs delicatessens, bakeries, coffee shops, and a fast-food chain. The Johannson family controls the company, with a majority of the shares and votes.
Nortura is an agricultural cooperative established in 2006 by the amalgamation of the Prior and Gilde cooperatives, which previously focused on poultry and livestock, respectively. The company can trace its roots as far back as the establishment of Jæderen Poultry breeding association in 1896. Nortura is owned by about 16,000 Norwegian farmers and is one of the largest agricultural processing and distribution companies in northern Europe. The company is the market regulator for eggs and meat in Norway, with a statutory remit to facilitate a stable balance of supply and demand.
Lerøy traces its roots back to 1939 as a seafood wholesaler and exporter. It has evolved into an integrated international seafood supplier with four key segments: Farming, Value Added Processing, Sales and Distribution, and Wildcatch. The company owns a large share of the UK's Scottish Sea Farms Ltd. through a joint venture. Austevoll Seafood ASA gained majority ownership in 2008. Lerøy and Austevoll Seafood are both listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.