Bonaventura Scandza is a leading distributor and trading company in Northern Europe

We represent a wide specter of international & national brands within food, personal care, home care, medicines, and baby products. We operate in the grocery, pharmacy, perfumery, specialty, convenience and HORECA market.

The company was founded by Stig Ødegaard and Jon Warset in Norway in  2006 with a desire to challenge established industry standards. We had an idea that things should be done better, faster and with more passion.

The Bonaventura Way has proven to be a success story. We have helped many international brands launch in the Scandinavian market and take leading positions. As a result, Bonaventuras gross turnover has grown every year since its foundation. We will never stop being a challenger.

Bonaventura Nordic
6 strong trading companies with solid local positions

In 2020 Bonaventura Nordic was formed as a Northern European Trading Group.  Six strong trading companies in Scandza was joined into one organization. Bonaventura Nordic has subsidiaries in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, UK and Estonia.

In 2020 Bonaventura Nordic was formed as a Northern European Trading Group.  Six strong trading companies in Scandza was joined into one organization. Bonaventura Nordic has subsidiaries in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, UK and Estonia.

In total we are more than 120 passionate and hands-on employees in the Nordic region. Being a Northern European company with offices in 5 countries makes us a stronger organization, with more investment power and better service towards our customers and suppliers.

The nordic iconic brand company

Bonaventura is owned by Scandza AS. Scandza was founded in 2007 by Jan Bodd and Stig Sunde with the ambition to create a FMCG platform in the Nordic region. Today, Scandza is a rapidly growing challenger with a unique portfolio of iconic Scandinavian brands. Central to the strategy is delivering great taste and quality in a sustainable way. The company’s payoff is Proud to serve our kids.

Scandza is a financially solid company with a turnover of more than 500 million euros and an operating profit of 50 million euros. 

Being a part of Scandza gives us  access to valuable organizational resources (HR, legal, IT etc), more trend & category knowledge, and increased power towards the trade.

Bonaventura Scandza is a part of Jordanes. Jordanes reports on ESG and Åpenhetsloven as a group. All relevant information will be found at jordanes.no.