Private company

The Kavli Trust

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Norwegian food company

Kavli Trust (Norwegian: Kavlifondet or O. Kavli og Knut Kavlis Almennyttige Fond in full) is a Norwegian foundation based in Bergen that owns Kavli Holding AS that in its turn, owns major food brands including Kavli and Q-meieriene. Kavli Holding AS. Bergen, the Norwegian food group founded in 1893 by Olav Kavli as a wholesale company in cheese products.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 25, 1962Founded1
  • Industryfood1
  • HeadquartersMidtun, Norway1
  • Websitewww.kavlifondet.no
  • Legal formstiftelse1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
  • LEI254900QJWYLV5BNSC4863
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressSandbrekkevegen 91, 5225 Nesttun, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 938 503 5833
Knut Kavli
Photo: www.kavlifondet.no, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Kavli Trust (Norwegian: Kavlifondet or O. Kavli og Knut Kavlis Almennyttige Fond in full) is a Norwegian foundation based in Bergen that owns Kavli Holding AS that in its turn, owns major food brands including Kavli and Q-meieriene.2

Corporate structure

The Kavli Trust sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • The Kavli Trust Nesttun, Norway
    • Kavli Nesttun, Norway
      • O. Kavli Aktiebolag Subsidiary · Älvsjö, Sweden
    • Q Nesttun, Norway
    • O KAVLI AS Subsidiary · Nesttun, Norway

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Knut Kavli on Apr 25, 1962.1

Leadership

Who has led The Kavli Trust, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also consolidated

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Apr 25, 1962Founded Founded1

Sources

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