Lerum is a Norwegian company, which produces food and drinks.

It was started in 1907 by Nils Hansson Lerum and his wife Kari Hansdotter Ørbech as a small store in Sørheim, Luster

Luster, Norway

Luster is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative centre is Gaupne. Other villages include Skjolden, Hafslo, Jostedal, and Veitastrond....

. Since many in the rural community paid with berries, they started production of conserves. The company N. H. Lerums Saftfabrikk was moved to Sogndal

Sogndal

Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Sogndalsfjøra is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other main villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, and Fjærland...

 in 1919. Lerum, which still is family-owned, now consists of two subdivisions, Lerum Konserves and Lerum Fabrikker.

The chief executive officer is Trine Lerum Hjellhaug, and the board consists of Sverre S. Tysland, Kristine Aasheim, Kurt Lerum, Jon Terje Øverland, Gro Lerum Bondevik, Kåre Lerum

Kåre Lerum

Kåre Norvald Lerum was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.He was born in Vik, and took an education in Stavanger. He was hired as manager in 1976, and was later the chief executive officer, in Lerum in Sogndal, a family company he owned together with brother Bjarne Lerum. He is also a...

, Bente Lerum Lund, Jørn Stenehjem, Grethe Kristin Lerum and Erik Asbjørn Thue.