Private company

OLW

Logo: olw.se3

OLW is a Swedish brand of snacks based in Solna Municipality, founded in 1967.1 It was founded by Wasabröd.1 It employed 312 people.1 It is part of Orkla Group.1

OLW (Old London Wasa) är ett varumärke, tidigare ett svenskt företag, som marknadsför snacks som exempelvis potatischips, ostbågar, jordnötter och olika sorters dippulver. OLW grundades 1967 av Wasabröd och ägs sedan 2005 av norska Orkla. Sedan 2014 är OLW en del av Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Sverige AB.2 From the Swedish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1967Founded1
  • Industryfood industry1
  • HeadquartersSolna Municipality, Sweden1
  • Websitewww.olw.se
  • Legal formaktiebolag1

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OLW Filipstad
Photo: Mangan02, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Corporate structure

OLW is part of a group headed by Orkla Group. 74 entities, 18 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Orkla Group Oslo, Norway
    • Dragsbæk A/S Thisted, Denmark
    • Idun Industry Oslo, Norway
    • Jästbolaget Sollentuna, Sweden
    • Odense Marcipan Odense C, Denmark
    • OLW Solna Municipality, Sweden
    • Orkla Foods Finland Turku, Finland
    • Orkla Foods Norge Oslo, Norway
      • Stabburet Subsidiary
    • Orkla Foods Sverige Malmö, Sweden
    • Chips Group Subsidiary · Åland
    • Hamé Subsidiary · Kunovice, Czechia
    • Hydro Extruded Solutions Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • Sapa AB Subsidiary · Stockholm
      • HAI EXTRUSION S.R.L. Subsidiary · Arad, Romania
      • Hydro Extruded Solutions AB Subsidiary · Finspång, Sweden
        • HYDRO ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION PORTUGAL HAEP, S.A. Subsidiary · Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal
        • HYDRO BUILDING SYSTEMS ATESSA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Atessa, Italy
        • Hydro Building Systems Sweden AB Subsidiary · Vetlanda, Sweden
        • HYDRO EXTRUSION ITALY S.R.L. Subsidiary · Ornago, Italy
        • HYDRO EXTRUSION LICHTERVELDE Subsidiary · Lichtervelde, Belgium
        • Hydro Extrusion Sweden AB Subsidiary · Vetlanda, Sweden
        • Sapa Precision Tubing Pune Private Limited Subsidiary · Pune, India
      • SAPA BUILDEX ATESSA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Atessa, Italy
      • 海德鲁铝业（苏州）有限公司 Subsidiary · 苏州市, China
    • Jotun Subsidiary · Sandefjord, Norway
      • 佐敦涂料（张家港）有限公司 Subsidiary · 苏州市, China
    • Kotipizza Group Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
      • Kotipizza Subsidiary · Finland
    • Nidar Subsidiary · Trondheim
    • Orkla (Sweden) Subsidiary · Eslöv, Sweden
    • Orkla Foods Danmark Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • Orkla Latvija Subsidiary · Riga, Latvia
    • Panda Subsidiary · Vaajakoski
    • Rieber & Søn Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
      • INVENTOR SHIPPING AS Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
        • INVENTOR CHEMICAL TANKERS AS Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
      • TCO AS Subsidiary · Indre Arna, Norway
        • TCO NORWAY AS Subsidiary · Indre Arna, Norway
      • WTC ANSATTE AS Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • Saudefaldene Subsidiary · Sauda Municipality
    • Sætre Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • The European Pizza Company Subsidiary
    • BAKO AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • CALL CATERLINK LTD Subsidiary · Bodmin, United Kingdom
    • CBP A/S Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • and 24 more

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.

The story

Founded by Wasabröd in 1967.1

Products and brands

  • cheese puff
  • dip
  • peanut
  • popcorn
  • potato chip
  • snack

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2005Acquired Acquired by Orkla Group1
  2. 1967Founded Founded1

Sources

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