Kavli

Kavli

Type	Cheese
Owner	Kavli Foundation
Country	Norway
Markets	Norway
Previous owners	1893 - Olav Kavli 1962 - Kavli Foundation
Website	http://www.kavli.no/

Kavli is a Norwegian brand of soft cheese, kaviar, mayonnaise and crackers. The company is owned by the Kavli Foundation and based in Bergen. The company sells products in 30 countries, with plants in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England and Scotland.

The company dates back to 1893 when Olav Kavli started a dairy and export of cheese to the United States.^{[citation needed]} In 1924 Olav Kavli invented the first way to produces lasting soft cheese and launched the Primula (food) brand, quickly entering the international market.^{[citation needed]} Later the corporation entered new related products. In 1962 the ownership of the company was taken over by a foundation to ensure that the company remained as an important social institution.^{[citation needed]}