Private company

De norske Melkefabrikker

Norwegian condensed milk company

De Norske Melkefabrikker (Norwegian for "The Norwegian Milk Factories") was a Norwegian subsidiary of Nestlé, started in 1915, which gathered the Norwegian milk factories at Hamar, Kapp, Sandesund near Sarpsborg, and Botne near Holmestrand into a single Norwegian joint-stock company controlled by Nestlé. The factories produced mainly condensed milk under the Viking Melk brand, a well-known trademark that Nestlé had first acquired by buying the Viking Melk factory at Kapp in 1898.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

De Norske Melkefabrikker (Norwegian for "The Norwegian Milk Factories") was a Norwegian subsidiary of Nestlé, started in 1915, which gathered the Norwegian milk factories at Hamar, Kapp, Sandesund near Sarpsborg, and Botne near Holmestrand into a single Norwegian joint-stock company controlled by Nestlé. The factories produced mainly condensed milk under the Viking Melk brand, a well-known trademark that Nestlé had first acquired by buying the Viking Melk factory at Kapp in 1898.2

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