Tag: food
Farmers launch national protests
It didn't take long for angry Norwegian farmers to launch their latest round of highly visible protests over any attempt by the government to...
Farmers returned to the state’s table
UPDATED: The two large lobbying groups trying to cultivate more state support for Norwegian farmers set aside some of their most spicy rhetoric on...
Health campaign may hurt farmers
Philanthropist and doctor Gunhild Stordalen has teamed up with incoming Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) leader Jonas Gahr Støre and Rema 1000 supermarket boss Ole...
Farmers demand millions more
Norway's two leading farmers' organizations handed over demands on Friday for an additional NOK 1.5 billion (USD 250 million) in state support in the...
Minister intent on deregulating food
NEWS ANALYSIS: New Agriculture Minister Sylvi Listhaug is a farmer's daughter who has referred to the country's highly regulated farming and food industries as...
Beef tariffs cut, but not prices
Norwegians' growing hunger for prime cuts of meat has led, after much hesitation, to a cut in the tariffs slapped on imported meat to...
Restaurants reach for Michelin stars
Two new restaurants have joined the ranks of Oslo's most exclusive eateries after each receiving a star in the new Michelin Guide. The three...
New Orkla boss offers ‘safe hands’
A new chief executive has taken the reins at Orkla AS, one of Norway's largest firms. The board of directors has appointed board and...
Food giant ‘comes out of the closet’
Norway's largest food producer, Orkla, has threatened to move production out of Norway if the new government eases the protectionist policies that keep food...
First bankruptcy hits Oslo’s new food hall
Oslo’s new food hall known as Mathallen has attracted almost a million visitors since it opened eight months ago, but they don't spend enough money....
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