Kavli ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈkɑvlɪ] ) is a Norwegian brand of soft cheese , caviar , mayonnaise , crackers and milk . The company sells products in 30 countries, with plants in Norway, Finland , Sweden , Denmark , England and Scotland .
4-572: In 1914, Olav Kavli founded Kavli Holding A/S. In 1924, Olav Kavli invented a way to produce long-lasting soft cheese and launched the Primula brand. Later the corporation introduced new related products. In 1962, the ownership of the company was transferred to the Kavli Trust which is headquartered at Nesttun outside Bergen , Norway . This product article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This cheese -related article
8-639: A 21-year-old in 1893, he established a delicatessen in Bergen. He soon established connections with trade with the United Kingdom , Sweden and Denmark with trade to the United States in 1910. He founded Kavli Holding A/S at Sandnes in 1914. Just before the World War I , Kavli began to produce more of the goods including both canned and cheeses. The major breakthrough came in 1924 when he succeeded at creating
12-639: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Olav Kavli Olav Kavli (7 January 1872 – 22 September 1958) was a Norwegian business man who founded the Kavli company. Ole Knudsen Kavli was born at Årø in Bolsøy (now Molde ) in Møre og Romsdal , Norway . He was the son of Knut Andreas Olsen and his wife Anne Jensdatter Stavem. Kavli grew up on Ytre Årø, a small farm east of Molde. As an 18-year-old he went to Bergen , where he took trade school courses. As
16-455: The world's first durable soft cheese ( smelteost ) with a long shelf life. He named it after the first flowers of spring, Primula . By the 1930s, Primula cheese was exported to over 30 countries, with the United States the main market. Kavli spent much of his career travelling worldwide in promotion of his products. Kavli was married in 1895 to Anna Magdalene Michelsen (1862-1941). He was
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