Dr. Erlendsson had just returned back to Iceland from Germany after finishing his doctorate in Economics. Dr. Erlendsson was hired to chair a government committee that was setup to address difficulties facing the Icelandic canning industry and to search for solutions. Here, Dr. Erlendsson discusses his new position and how he perceives the outlook of …
The following article was published in Morgunbladid on August 17th 2005. The occasion was an introduction of Icelandic seafood in luxury hotels in Malaysia organized by TRITON.
The below open letter was written by Dr. Örn Erlendsson in September 26th 1995. It is a tongue-in-cheek commentary on high wages for parliamentarians and the leaders of the labour unions. The article seems just as relevant today as it was back in 1995.
This article from Icelandic seafood trade magazin Ægir from 1972 tells the story of the foundation of Sölustofnun Lagmetis (The government sales office for canned and preserved products). Sölustofnun Lagmetis was founded the 2nd of August 1972 by the Icelandic State and Icelandic canning factories. 18 of 24 registered canning factories, with a combined …
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Triton founder Örn Erlendsson – while still with Sölustofnun Lagmetis – beeing interviewed after securing big contract in canned capelin to Japan. In the same interview Dr. Erlendsson also discusses opportunities for canned cod liver sales to France and forsees up to 100.000 boxes (per 100 cans) sold annualy in the future. Today total annual …
In January 1998 two Icelandic adventurers went on foot across the ice to the South pole. Triton was proud to sponsor their adventure by supplying them with Canned Cod Liver Pate for their trip. The high energy content of the cod liver and Omega3 content provided much needed nutrition for the journey. …
From time to time we will be publishing newspaper clippings from Triton’s history under the category “From the Vault”. Triton was founded in 1977 by Dr. Örn Erlendsson. Before establishing Triton, Dr. Örn was the director of Sölustofnun Lagmetisiðnaðarins which was created in May 1972. Sölustofnun Lagmetis was a sales organisation founded by decree of …