1879
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1879
GC Rieber was founded by Gottlieb Christian Rieber in Bergen, Norway in 1879. Originally a leather-trading company, the business rapidly expanded into other areas such as omega3s.
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1920
In 1920 GC Rieber moved into fish oil production with the purchase of the Knarrevik fish oil factory and in 1950 the company expanded further with the purchase of a cod liver plant in Tromsø.
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1965
Alnes Marine Oils was founded in Kristiansund. Making and trading in cod liver oil, amongst others with GC Rieber.
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1993
GC Rieber AS became the majority stakeholder in Alnes Marine Oils in 1993 and the company name changed to GC Rieber Oils. The company was now a large manufacturer of refined fish oils, cod liver oils and some speciality oils and exported to all corners of the world.
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2008
Development of the enzymatic technology in our pilot plant. This was the start of the omega-3 concentrate production we successfully have today.
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2010
GC Rieber Oils completed the construction of a high concentrate production facility and branded the products VivoMega. We fully focused on the production of high- and ultra-grade omega-3 concentrates.
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2014
The demand for high concentrates was booming and factory was expanded twice.
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2018
The demand is still large and the factory is expanded again and we bought additional tanks and implemented new technologies to make even higher omega3 concentrates.
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2018
GC Rieber Distribution is created as a joint venture with Hayduk to secure crude oil.
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2020
To separate from the oil- and gas industry, we changed our name to GC Rieber VivoMega.
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2020
Kirk Kapital A/S become a new shareholder.
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2022
Fifth expansion of the concentrate factory.