Tag: grocery stores
Authorities raid grocery giants
Inspectors from Norway's competition authority (Konkurransetilsynet) raided major players in the country's high-priced grocery business on Tuesday. The goal was to uncover possible violations of...
Norwegians eating less red meat
Around one out of every four Norwegians say they're choosing to eat less meat because of climate concerns and the emissions tied to meat...
Customer finds needle in banana
Grocery store workers were being urged Thursday to pay attention to the fresh fruit and vegetables they handle, after a customer at a Coop...
Minister gets tough on grocery chains
The Norwegian government is finally cracking down on grocery retailers and wholesalers who dominate the market and thus, it's believed, limit competition. Torbjørn Røe...
Wolf supporters join meat boycott
The ongoing battle between those trying to preserve Norway's wolf population and farmers wanting to preserve free-grazing traditions for their sheep and lambs has...
Grocery chains under probe
Norway's three major grocery store conglomerates have long been suspected of playing a major role in keeping food prices high. Competition authorities finally decided...
New effort launched to open stores on Sunday
Norway's new government minister Trine Skei Grande of the Liberal Party has sent a proposal out for hearing that would further ease restrictions on...
Meat and egg producer to cut staff, costs
Nortura, Norway's dominant farmer-owned cooperative for meat, poultry and eggs, has launched a cost-cutting program that also will cut 300 jobs over the next...
Food prices suddenly fall
Norway's notoriously high food prices have become a bit easier to swallow. State statistics bureau SSB (Statistics Norway) has confirmed that they declined rather...
Grocery stores lose out to border trade
It shouldn't come as any surprise, but large grocery stores located just over the border in Sweden are cutting into the revenues of Norway's...
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