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One of the few Norwegian products with prominent viking branding. Dr. Olav Johan Sopp from Norway discovered how to make unsweetened condensed milk in 1888, a major accomplishment at the time. So why doesn't the English Wikipedia article on condensed milk mention him? English Wikipedia often leaves out the accomplishments of small countries. The funny thing is that the article doesn't even mention unsweetened condensed milk at all. Doesn't it exist in English-speaking countries?

@thor

Hi. Naw, it doesn't. At least, not in this region. I'm glad, too, because Nestle, a corporate shareholder conglomerate, owns such a product as well as water rights in a small community. We have a city near me that was partly founded by Norwegians. They may have something similar, though. But I doubt it. :blobsad: I was just there a few months back, too. Can't wait to go back. But that stuff Nestle owns, I wouldn't acknowledge its existence. Though, I would a competitor's, any day.

@shadowstreik In this case, Nestlé acquired it from Norwegians. Norwegians aren't going to quit using a product they've been using for 100+ years just because it's owned by foreigners. Freia (chocolate factory) was acquired by Mondelez (neé Kraft). No one's going to quit eating Melkesjokolade because of that, even if it sucks that we keep selling our businesses to other countries.

@shadowstreik If Tine (dairy) is acquired by Nestlé, and Q (competitor) doesn't have an equivalent to Piano Yoghurt, should we all stop buying it?

Nugatti, a product similar to Nutella, recently removed palm oil from their recipe. The end result is a runny product with an inferior mouthfeel. I have eaten Nugatti since I was a kid. The only product that retains the proper texture is Nutella, and that's made by Nestlé. Should I never taste Nugatti again? That would suck.

@shadowstreik (And yes, the Nestlé product retains palm oil, and yes, the rain forests, but the whole palm oil thing seems to be debatable. Apparently, there's a thing called sustainable palm oil. There are also people who claim that no such thing exists, or is a lie. I don't know. But I'd like to keep my Nutella, and I don't want it to be runny, palm oil or no palm oil.)

@shadowstreik I would prefer it if Norwegians owned Norwegian businesses. The problem is that there isn't enough capital on private hands in this country to buy large companies, so anybody who wants to sell must go abroad.

⚒️Thor, the Norseman⚒️ @thor

@shadowstreik I'd almost prefer it if the government bought the damned companies instead. Maybe they could tax us less that way and fund the government with dividends. 😛