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Restaurant inspectors no longer smiling
Inspectors from Norway’s state food safety agency Mattilsynet had little to smile about after their most recent visits to 1,100 restaurants in the Oslo...
Restaurant tycoon logs some profits
The restaurant business can be brutal in Norway, but a local tycoon in Oslo reported some better results last year. Now he's embarking on...
Summer beer prices foam over
Even jaded Norwegians were shaking their heads over this year's prices for a standard half-liter (pint) of beer at some of Oslo's popular outdoor meeting...
Hotel strike over, workers jubilant
Norway's lengthy and highly disruptive hotel strike ended during the night in what the unions were calling a victory. Hotels that have been closed by the strike...
Frustration rises over hotel strike
As Norway's nationwide hotel strike drags on, frustration is running high not only among stranded travelers but also hotel owners unhappy with their own employers' bargaining organization...
Hotel strike heads into third week
There was still no settlement in sight as Norway's nationwide hotel and restaurant strike headed into its third week and one of the biggest...
Norwegian chef heads for World Championships
Christopher W Davidsen got another taste of success when he won the silver medal in the European Championships this week and qualified to compete...
Conflicts spread with hotel strike
UPDATED: Tempers rose in line with the warm temperatures outdoors during the weekend, as the numbers of striking workers at Norwegian hotels expanded along with their accusations...
No bus strike but more hotels hit
Negotiators for unions representing bus drivers and the organization representing their employers managed to avert a major strike on Thursday, after eight hours of...
Hotel strike to spread again
UPDATED: Norway's nationwide hotel strike entered its second week on Monday with nearly double the number of strikers out on the picket lines. As...
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