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Hardanger International Cider Festival 2026 will be held May 7–9 and invites you to three days of tasting experiences, knowledge and meetings with some of Norway's leading cider producers. For those of you who are interested in local food, drink and real farm experiences, this is a festival well worth the trip. Hardanger is known as Norway's most important cider region, and during the festival you will experience…
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HANEN and the Norwegian Food Foundation invite Norwegian local food and beverage producers to a record-breaking, professionally arranged common area at UMAMI Arena 2027. Here you will meet buyers, build relationships and showcase your products at Norway's most important meeting place for the food and beverage industry. Why participate in the Local Food Area? UMAMI Arena brings together buyers, chefs, wholesalers, grocery players and decision-makers from all over the country.…
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April 18th is hosting HANEN and farm sales in Oslo and Akershus to "A farm sale near you". Open day at farm sales in Oslo and Akershus. Buy local food directly from the producer. See which farms are participating.
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A record number of entries and high quality characterize Norway's Best Drink 2026. See who won and discover the best of Norwegian drinks from all over the country.
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Interest in Norwegian drinks is increasing. We can clearly see this in this year's entries for Norway's Best Drink 2026. A total of 353 products have been entered into the competition. This is an increase of over 22 percent from last year. The number of producers is also increasing. This year, 98 producers are participating, up from 81 in 2025. This shows that Norway's Best Drink…
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See the program for Norway's Best Drink 2026. Professional seminar, tasting fair and awards ceremony during the Norwegian Drinks Championship organized by HANEN.
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The government's announced opening of expanded farm sales in Norway will give producers the opportunity to sell alcohol above store strength directly from the farm. The proposal is being met with great enthusiasm from Norwegian beverage producers. At the same time, the industry is asking that the scheme be introduced in a way that both safeguards the role of Vinmonopolet and alcohol policy considerations, so that it gets off to a sustainable start.…
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See how the products are judged in Norway's Best Drink. A professional jury, sensory analysis and a new 100-point system determine the NM winners.
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Say yes in the ocean! Marmelkroken on Andøya offers an intimate pop-up wedding on Valentine's Day 2026 in magnificent, Arctic surroundings.
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Norwegian cider fits surprisingly well with Asian cuisine. Now Andreas Kvame from OmCider wants to get Japanese people to choose cider and apple juice from Ryfylke – together with neighbor and cider producer Dan Olav Sæbø from Apal Sideri.
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Experience authentic Sami culture with Ellinor and Ailu Utsi in Kjøllefjord. Join in reindeer herding, yoik, traditional food and stories around the campfire – in the middle of nature.
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For the first time in history, the NM i Honning has had over 300 registered entries. A total of 335 honeys from all over the country participated in the NM i Honning 2025, organized by HANEN in collaboration with Bybi and the Norwegian Beekeepers' Association. After a thorough assessment, 99 honeys advanced to the finals, before the winners were chosen in 12 categories. This year's competition…
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