ed ▁ways ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁V old en ▁Group ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Al ta ▁where ▁it ▁became ▁sole ly ▁a ▁family ▁driven ▁business ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁and ▁prof itable ▁one ▁in ▁Norway ▁producing ▁up wards ▁to ▁ 2 7 0 0 0 ▁metric ▁t onn age ▁of ▁sal mon ▁and ▁tr out ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁alone . ▁Later ▁H å kon ▁V old en ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁assumed ▁position ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁and ▁eventually ▁agreed ▁with ▁Gr ieg ▁Sea fo od ▁to ▁merge ▁both ▁companies ▁and ▁create ▁Gr ieg ▁Sea fo od ▁A / S ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁V old en ▁Group ▁agreed ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁Gr ieg ▁Sea fo od ▁becoming ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁fish ▁far ming ▁company ▁in ▁Norway ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁largest ▁bases ▁that ▁V old en ▁Group ▁possessed ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁Al ta f j ord , ▁Ny vol l , ▁ Ø ks f j ord , ▁Nord k app ▁and ▁Ham mer fest , ▁today ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁V old en ▁family ▁in ▁Northern ▁Norway ▁has ▁a ▁significant ▁ownership ▁st ake ▁in ▁Gr ieg ▁Sea fo od ▁particularly ▁H å kon ▁V old en ▁and ▁Har ald ▁V old en . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁V old en ▁Group ▁has ▁continu ously ▁been ▁under ▁scr ut iny ▁from ▁multiple ▁people ▁and ▁organis ations ▁often ▁je alous