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Gress Gruppen har sitt opphav i SR Group (SAS/Rica), et innkjøpssamarbeid etablert i 1994. I 1997 formaliserte fem store aktører innen hotell- og cateringbransjen – Gate Gourmet Norge, Rica Hotels, Eurest, SAS International Hotels Norge og Scandinavian Service Partner – samarbeidet ved å stifte Gress Gruppen AS. Navnet Gress er satt sammen av forbokstavene til de opprinnelige medlemmene.
G – Gate Gourmet
R – Rica Hotels
E – Eurest
S – SAS
S – Scandinavian Service Partner
Disse selskapene etablerte Gress Gruppen AS sammen i 1997.
I dag er Gress Gruppen en ledende strategisk innkjøpsallianse for storskala aktører innen hotell- og servicenæringen i Norge. Vi tilbyr digitale innkjøpsløsninger og et omfattende leverandørnettverk.
Gress Gruppen AS eies av Compass Group, Radisson Hotel Group og Scandic Hotels.
Gress history
Startup
SAS International Hotels Norge AS, the Rica hotel and restaurant chain, and Scandinavian Service Partner are entering into a formalized purchasing partnership under the name SR Group.
1994
Launch Gressnett
Gate Gourmet Norge, the Rica hotel and restaurant chain, Eurest, SAS International Hotels Norge, and Scandinavian Service Partner are establishing the limited company Gress Gruppen AS, and Gressnett is being launched.
1997
Agreement
GRESS enters into a cooperation agreement with Thon Hotels and Norlandia Hotels & Resorts, and the first collaboration agreements with other players in the institutional catering market were signed.
1999
Horecamarked AS established
GRESS established the subsidiary Horecamarket AS, in collaboration with Millum AS, to develop an e-commerce portal for online trade.
2001
Sister in Sweden
Radisson SAS, Norlandia Hotels and Resorts, Rica Hotels, and Strömma establish the sister organization Innkjøpsgruppen in Sweden.
2003
Hurtigruten joins Gress
A cooperation agreement is signed with Hurtigruten.
2006
Welcome to Norlandia
Thon Hotels withdraws from the collaboration, and a new cooperation agreement is signed with Norlandia Hotels & Resorts
2008
Torghatten agreement signed
A cooperation agreement is signed with Fosen (Torghatten Nord).
2009
Scandic arrives
Scandic Hotels acquires Rica Hotels (formerly the Rica hotel and restaurant chain) and joins the collaboration.
2014
New agreements
The agreements with Hurtigruten and Torghatten are extended. A new cooperation agreement is signed with NHG Management (formerly Norlandia Hotels & Resorts).
2015
On the move
Gress moves from Skøyen to Bryn. The team moves in and creates a hub for teamwork.
2017
New faces
Tor Tennvassås becomes the new director of Gress Gruppen. GRESS signs a new wholesale agreement with Reitan (now Kolly). The restaurant group Bitastad joins GRESS, bringing in chains such as Jordbærpikene, Sabrura, Big Bite, Kompis, and SOT.
2021
New methodology
GRESS implements a new methodology — Gress Methodology — along with supporting software tools. The hotel chain Heimr Collection AS becomes a member of Gress Gruppen AS.
2022
New record
GRESS hosts the largest Gress Trade Fair ever, with approximately 1,800 attendees. Hurtigruten and Torghatten exstend the contract.
2024
Major happenings
Compass Group acquires 4Service. Members have significant growth. Purchasing volume extend 4MNOK. Gressnett.no changes name to Gress.net. Structured team investment in artificial intelligence.
2025
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