Norwegian businessman
Peder Smedvig (1882–1959) was a Norwegian businessman, the founder of Smedvig ASA.
Career
In 1915, Smedvig started a shipping company.[1] In 1935, he started Smedvig Tankrederi, but in World War II, four out of the five ships were lost.[1]
Personal life
After he died in 1959, his son Torolf Smedvig took over the running of the company and the canned food business became a separate company run by another branch of the family.[1][2]
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