Prior Norge

Prior Norge is a defunct Norwegian white meat and egg processing company organised as an agricultural cooperative. The company merged with Gilde Norsk Kjøtt in 2006 to create Nortura. The Prior brand is still used. The first national union of the egg cooperative was founded on October 25, 1919 when six local egg centres created Norske Eggcentral A/L. At this time 30% of all Norwegian households (180,000) their own hens. By 1929 eggs compromised 98% of the revenue of Norske Eggcentral, white meat 2%. The central started with quality sorting and marking of all eggs in 1934 and the brand Sol-egg was introduces. During and after World War II there was rationing of eggs in Norway, but this was suspended in 1949. In the 1950s the egg central...