Emilsen Gruppen

What Emilsen Gruppen does

Emilsen Gruppen, headquartered at Holmveien 94 in Rørvik, Norway (Nærøysund municipality), is a privately held, family-owned industrial enterprise operating since 1975. The group runs two integrated divisions: Emilsen Havbruk, which produces farmed Atlantic salmon at licensed Norwegian marine sites under GLOBALG.A.P. and ASC sustainability certification, and Emilsen Rederi, which operates the company's own vessels and logistics capacity to serve the aquaculture supply chain. Together, the integrated structure covers the production-to-transport path for Norwegian farmed salmon and gives the group in-house control of well-boat and live-fish operations that many comparable farms outsource.

The business operates on a B2B model: farmed salmon is sold wholesale to large seafood distributors for onward distribution to domestic and international (predominantly European) retail and foodservice customers. The most prominent disclosed customer is Lerøy Seafood AS, one of the world's largest seafood companies and a major Norwegian salmon distributor. The company also participates in Sinkaberg Emilsen Aquamiljø AS, a dedicated joint venture with the established Norwegian aquaculture group Sinkaberg, suggesting shared environmental or operational infrastructure across the value chain.

Emilsen Gruppen publishes no financial data and discloses a small core headcount (~10 employees), which almost certainly reflects only administrative or directly employed staff rather than the full operational workforce, given the scope of its farming and shipping activities. The company operates under Norwegian aquaculture licensing (Akvakulturloven) and has formalised compliance with the Norwegian Transparency Act (Åpenhetsloven) via a 2025 statement. The lack of public revenue disclosure, institutional investors, and digital/AI capabilities positions Emilsen Gruppen as a stable, locally rooted, structurally integrated mid-tier Norwegian salmon producer whose financial scale materially exceeds its disclosed headcount.

Name

Emilsen Gruppen

Legal name

Emilsen Fisk AS

Website

https://emilsenfisk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Norwegian family-owned salmon aquaculture and shipping group headquartered in Rørvik, founded in 1975, producing GLOBALG.A.P. and ASC certified farmed salmon and supplying major seafood distributors including Lerøy Seafood AS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Salmon Aquaculture

NAICS

Aquaculture (11251), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquaculture Harvest, Processing & Packing (Farmed Finfish/Shellfish; On-Farm Plants) (AFANADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aquaculture & Fish-Farm Service Vessels (Feed, Wellboats, Harvest Support) (IMAJADAF)

Keywords

• Salmon aquaculture
• Fish farming
• Maritime shipping
• Norwegian salmon production
• Sustainable seafood

Headquarters

HQ city

Rørvik

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Emilsen Gruppen is a Norwegian aquaculture company that farms Atlantic salmon at its Lauvøya site in Nærøysund municipality near Rørvik and operates an in-house maritime shipping fleet to support its aquaculture logistics. The company sells its farmed salmon through B2B channels, primarily to major Norwegian seafood distributors including Lerøy Seafood AS, under GLOBALG.A.P. and ASC sustainability certifications.

Product overview

Emilsen Gruppen is a Norwegian aquaculture and maritime company consisting of two main operating divisions: Havbruk (aquaculture/salmon farming) and Rederi (shipping). The company has been operating since 1975 from Lauvøya in Nærøysund municipality near Rørvik. They produce salmon through aquaculture and operate supporting maritime transport services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Havbruk: Aquaculture/salmon farming operations
• Rederi

Products and services

• Havbruk (Aquaculture) Salmon farming operations on Lauvøya in Nærøysund municipality near Rørvik, producing farmed Atlantic salmon under GLOBALG.A.P. and ASC certifications for sale to Norwegian seafood distributors.
• Rederi (Shipping) Maritime shipping operations supporting the group's aquaculture business, providing in-house transport services for salmon farming logistics.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Flatanger Settefisk AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in smolt production supply chain for salmon farming operations.
• Bindalssmolt AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmolt supplier partnership for salmon juvenile stock essential to aquaculture operations.
• Namdal Rensefisk ASsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCleaner fish supplier for biological pest control in salmon pens.
• Vital Rørvik ASsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnical service provider for aquaculture operations.
• Oppdretternes Miljøservice ASsupportingTechnology or IntegrationEnvironmental services partner for aquaculture sustainability compliance.
• Sinkaberg Emilsen Aquamiljø AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture environmental services company combining Sinkaberg and Emilsen aquaculture expertise.
• Sikkerhetssenteret Rørvik ASsupportingTechnology or IntegrationSafety services provider for aquaculture operations in the region.
• Sinkaberg AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated aquaculture company with shared ownership in joint ventures.
• Sinkaberg Havbruk AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquaculture partner company with related ownership structure.
• Stig Harry ASsupportingTechnology or IntegrationService and equipment provider for aquaculture operations.
• Fisheraquaservice ASsupportingTechnology or IntegrationFisheries service company supporting aquaculture operations.
• Lerøy Seafood AScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Norwegian seafood distributor purchasing salmon products.
• Teft Eiendomsutvikling ASminorOthersReal estate partnership for property development in the Rørvik area.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nordlaks AS: Family-owned Norwegian salmon farmer based in Hadsel, operating across northern Norway. Comparable as a privately held, vertically integrated Norwegian salmon producer of similar cultural and operational profile.
• Alsaker Fjordbruk AS: Family-owned Norwegian salmon farmer operating in western Norway fjords. Comparable as a privately held Norwegian aquaculture operator of similar scale and structure to Emilsen Gruppen.
• Nova Sea AS: Norwegian salmon farming company located in Helgeland, northern Norway. Closely comparable mid-sized Norwegian salmon farmer in a similar geography and operational scale range as Emilsen.
• Sinkaberg AS: Norwegian salmon farming group sharing mutual joint ventures (Sinkaberg Emilsen Aquamiljø AS, Sinkaberg Havbruk AS) with Emilsen Gruppen. Highly comparable mid-sized Norwegian salmon farmer operating in the same Trøndelag/Norwegian Sea geography.

Broad incumbents

• SalMar ASA: One of the world's largest salmon farming companies, operating across Norway and Iceland/Ocean Farm. Comparable Norwegian salmon farming operator with strong focus on offshore and conventional aquaculture techniques.
• Cermaq Group AS: Salmon farming subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, operating in Norway, Chile, and Canada. Comparable as a globally scaled salmon producer with sustainability focus and ASC-certified operations.
• Mowi ASA: World's largest Atlantic salmon producer, headquartered in Bergen, Norway. Operates fully integrated value chain from breeding to processed products; relevant as the dominant incumbent setting Norwegian industry benchmarks on cost, certification, and scale.
• Grieg Seafood ASA: Norwegian-headquartered salmon farmer with operations in Norway, Canada, and the UK. Comparable as a multi-region ASC-certified salmon producer of similar mid-to-large scale.
• Lerøy Seafood Group: One of the world's largest Atlantic salmon producers and Emilsen's primary distribution partner. Vertically integrated across farming, processing, and distribution; comparable as a Norwegian salmon farming operator with similar product and certification profile.

Regional players

• Bakkafrost P/F: Largest salmon farmer in the Faroe Islands, vertically integrated with own broodstock and feed. Comparable as a premium salmon farming operator, though geographically distinct (Faroese rather than Norwegian mainland).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/emilsenfisk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emilsen-gruppen
• Instagraminstagram.com/emilsen_gruppen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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