Credin Portugal is one of the leading Portuguese producers and distributors of bakery and confectionery ingredients, serving more than 2,000 direct customers across the artisan and industrial markets. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orkla Food Ingredients, the food-ingredients arm of Norway’s Oslo-listed Orkla ASA, and part of the Credin Group.
Credin Portugal gives Orkla Food Ingredients a production and distribution platform in the Portuguese bakery market, with a product range spanning bread and cake mixes, margarine, glazes, gels and fillings sold to more than 2,000 direct customers — from neighbourhood pastelarias to industrial bakers. The business operates as part of the Credin Group inside Orkla Food Ingredients, which holds leading positions across European bakery, ice cream and plant-based ingredients.
In September 2025 the company deepened its Portuguese footprint by acquiring 100% of Decorgel – Produtos Alimentares, S.A., a fruit-fillings and creams producer near Porto with 51 employees and EUR 6 million of 2024 revenue. CEO Fernando Coelho framed the deal as a route to grow in the Spanish and French markets while widening the assortment offered to Portuguese customers.
Orkla is one of the largest Nordic consumer-goods and ingredients groups, and Credin Portugal is its operational anchor in the Portuguese food industry. The 2025 Decorgel acquisition shows Nordic strategic capital consolidating Portuguese food-ingredients capacity — and using Portugal as a base to serve Iberian and French demand.
Credin Portugal signed and completed the acquisition of Decorgel on 16 September 2025; the purchase price was not disclosed.
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