Open Bakery (Ã…pent Bakeri) is a Norwegian bakery chain. The first store was opened in June, 1998 at Inkognito Terrasse (a shopping center in downtown
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
) by Øyvind Lofthus and Emmanuel Rang.
At Christmas in 2001, they expanded to
Briskeby
Briskeby is an electropop band from Larvik, Norway. Bjørn Bergene, Claus Heiberg Larsen and Bård Helgeland are from Larvik, while Lise Karlsnes is from Tønsberg.
Biography
Their debut album ''Jeans for Onassis'' was released in 2000, sol ...
. A year later they acquired "Plaza Bakeri" at Damplassen, where they bake and sell bread.
In early autumn of 2005, they opened "Blings" (a sandwich bar) at St.Olavs Plass. In late autumn of 2007 they moved their main production to Maridalsein 87, on the banks of the
Akerselva
Akerselva or Akerselven ( en, Aker River) is a river which flows through Oslo. It starts at Maridalsvannet in Oslomarka, and traverses the boroughs of Nordre Aker, Sagene, Grünerløkka, central Oslo and Grønland, whereby it finally ends at P ...
. Here they currently bake most of their bread and pastries. During the same period, they opened a third shop at
Torshov
Torshov is a neighborhood north of Grünerløkka and Lilleborg in the borough Sagene in Oslo, Norway. Oslo Tramway (''Trikken i Oslo'') provides connections with lines running between Majorstuen and Kjelsås. Vogts gate serves as the main str ...
, and in 2008 they opened a fourth shop in Parkveien.
About two years later, in 2010, they opened a
Pizzeria
A pizzeria is a restaurant focusing on pizza. As well as pizza, dishes at pizzerias can include kebab, salads and pasta.
Many pizzerias offer take-away, where the customer orders their food either in advance or at the restaurant and then take ...
on the premises at Torshov, called Lofthus Samvirkelag.
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Bakeries of Norway
Food and drink companies of Norway