Free porridge for lucky students
Starting on Monday, students at Valhusaskoli School in Seltjarnarnes near Reykjavik have been offered free porridge two times a day. The porridge at t...
“Only buy Icelandic cod!”
“Stop buying cod except that which comes from the Arctic Ocean or from Iceland.” These are the words of an appeal from the independent French seafood ...
Nordic chefs serve up Culinary Olympic gold
The 2008 Culinary Olympics, held in Erfurt, Germany, were a successful venture for a team of Finnish chefs, who served up a meal worth its weight in g...
Food poisoning sends dozens to hospital in Norway
Severe food poisoning put a sad end to the 60th anniversary party of the Norges Diabetesforbund, Norway’s main diabetes foundation. Of the 230 people ...
Organic farming on the decline in Norway
A new report released by the Norwegian agricultural research institute, the Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning (NILF), shows that organi...
Sweden swallows higher food prices easily
Food prices across the globe have been increasing this year and even the wealthy nation of Sweden has been affected. National Geographic News recently...
The crumbly coins of commerce: biscuits to bolster business
British businesses are in trouble, as they may have been inadvertently driving away potential customers with their insensitive and Neolithic approach ...
Industrial action in Finland
On Thursday last week, employees of the Atria food group of Finland at the Forssa facility participated in a walkout, according to reports in the Finn...