Hennig-Olsen Is AS is a family-owned and operated

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factory in

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. The main product is ice cream, of which it produces more than 20 different types. Ice cream from Hennig-Olsen has its roots back to 1924. Kristiansand resident Sven Hennig-Olsen (1899–1945) learned the art of making ice cream during a stay in

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. When he returned to his hometown in 1924, he brought with him equipment and recipes. Ice cream production began in the

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kiosk he started in Kristiansand. The ice cream factory was opened in 1960. Management of the company was later passed on to Otto Johan Hennig-Olsen, Sven's son. Hennig-Olsen is now in its third generation, with Paal Hennig-Olsen as president and Espen Hennig-Olsen as marketing director. It is one of the few

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es that has survived within the Norwegian

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. In 2005, Hennig-Olsen had a total

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in Norway of around 46%.''Hennig-Olsen Is AS'' (Store norske leksikon)
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References

External links

Hennig-Olsen official website

About Hennig-Olsen Is

Ice cream in Norway
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