{"id":237,"date":"2024-09-20T13:37:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sh.no\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:42:55","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sh.no\/en\/historie\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer hide-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer hide-large\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1a2ddb66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our history<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.541), 1.6rem);line-height:1.4\">The story of Solberg &amp; Hansen begins in a grocery store in Oslo in 1879. A fateful meeting between two coffee-thirsty gentlemen, Carl Solberg and Fritjof Hansen, laid the foundation for one of Norway's most knowledge-thirsty companies to see the light of day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:612px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6731 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/012uMXHF3pT2.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#999999\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-hvit-gr-nn-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e0e4babd wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer hide-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Solberg &amp; Hansen's history<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Did you know that Solberg &amp; Hansen is a pioneer in the Norwegian and international coffee industry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"124\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/green-arrow-down-circle-round.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282\" style=\"width:68px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer hide-mobile\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-4ebdb82d-0be7-4f87-9816-431bc809ad24\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-4ebdb82d-0be7-4f87-9816-431bc809ad24 .cool-vertical-timeline-body{--ctlb-container-top-margin: 10px;--ctlb-container-bottom-margin: 53px;--ctlb-container-left-margin: 10px;--ctlb-content-alignment: left;--ctlb-date-fontsize: 30px;--ctlb-date-line-height: 40px;--ctlb-head-font-size: 35px;--ctlb-title-top-padding: 0px;--ctlb-titile-right-padding: 0px;--ctlb-titile-bt-padding: 0px;--ctlb-title-left-padding: 0px;--ctlb-desc-top-spacing: 12px;--ctlb-desc-bt-spacing: 12px;--ctlb-sub-head-font-size: 18px;--ctlb-sub-head-line-height: 24px;--ctlb-sub-heading-color: #3c3c3b;--ctlb-line-color: #b88b6f;--ctlb-icon-bg: #b88b6f;--ctlb-story-border-color: #d91a3d00;--ctlb-middle-line-size: 2px;--ctlb-container-top-padding: 0px;--ctlb-container-right-padding: 0px;--ctlb-container-bottom-padding: 0px;--ctlb-container-left-padding: 0px;--ctlb-container-bg-color: #dfe6dc00;--ctlb-line-filling-color: #3b2900;--ctlb-container-shadow-x-axis: 6;--ctlb-container-shadow-y-axis: 8;--ctlb-container-shadow-blur: 8;--ctlb-container-shadow-color: #dee3dc00;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper both-sided right\" data-line-filling=\"true\" data-animation=\"slide-up\"><div class=\"ctlb-center-line-fill\"><\/div><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>1879<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>A FATED MEETING<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">Carl Solberg from \u00d8stre Toten travelled to Christiania to work for merchant Bernt J. Olsen. Here Carl met another man who shared his interest in good coffee and profitable trading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-dark-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-gt-america-font-family wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/en\/with-coffee-to-christiania\/\">Read more about Norwegian coffee history<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>Carl Solberg and Fritjof Hansen founded Solberg &amp; Hansen in 1879, in the midst of an explosive growth period for Norwegian coffee imports.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/012sAYQdiV5Q-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/012sAYQdiV5Q-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/012sAYQdiV5Q-1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/012sAYQdiV5Q-1-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>1913<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>regular supplier to Mrs Stockfleth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">When Mrs Astri Stockfleth took over the running of the Danish Coffee Association, she chose Solberg &amp; Hansen as her coffee supplier. Mrs Stockfleth's business grew to become Oslo's leading specialist coffee and tea shop in the 1930s. The business also changed its name to Astri Stockfleth. Today known as Stockfleths.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>Mrs Stockfleth rented out flats to the so-called \"coffee ladies\", single women who worked in her branches.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Astri_Stockfleth-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7391\" style=\"width:375px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Astri_Stockfleth-edited.png 383w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Astri_Stockfleth-edited-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Astri_Stockfleth-edited-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>1934<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>IMPORT AND SALE OF TEA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">Solberg &amp; Hansen expands and starts importing and selling tea. Today, our tea range consists of over 100 different teas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>1966<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>New roastery at ryen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">Together with Nicolaisens Elektriske Kaffebr\u00e6nderi AS, Solberg &amp; Hansen moved to a new building at Ryen in Oslo. At the time, Solberg &amp; Hansen had the third floor as its roastery and head office. We're still here, but now Solberg &amp; Hansen fills the entire building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"965\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AAB-107334-1024x965.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AAB-107334-1024x965.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AAB-107334-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AAB-107334-768x724.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AAB-107334-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AAB-107334.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Enebakkveien 125, September 1965.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>1974<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>The word \"speciality coffee\" was used for the first time<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">Erna Knudsen was born in Bod\u00f8 in 1921. 53 years later, she changed the entire coffee industry with just one word. In 1974, Erna was interviewed by the Tea &amp; Coffee Trade Journal, and it was during this interview that she famously introduced the term \"speciality coffee\" to describe the quality coffee she sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-dark-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-gt-america-font-family has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/en\/erna-knutsen-the-woman-who-changed-the-coffee-industry\/\">Read Erna Knudsen's story here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>To drive forward the speciality coffee movement, Erna supported the founding of a new coffee organisation.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1744\" height=\"1632\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-11.22.15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-11.22.15.png 1744w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-11.22.15-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-11.22.15-1024x958.png 1024w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-11.22.15-768x719.png 768w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-11.22.15-1536x1437.png 1536w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-11.22.15-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1744px) 100vw, 1744px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>1990<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>coffee shop culture emerges in oslo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">After a decade characterised by bad times in the coffee industry, coffee shops came to Norway. The owner of Solberg &amp; Hansen at the time, Trygve Klingenberg, was an early adopter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">Many people spoke highly of coffee from Solberg &amp; Hansen, which is why both the very first coffee shop in \u00d8stbanehallen and several other successors to Solberg &amp; Hansen came to buy freshly roasted coffee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>1998<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>SPECIALITY COFFEE ASSOCIATION EUROPE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">The Speciality Coffee Association Europe (SCAE) is established and Solberg &amp; Hansen was then and still is a major contributor to the organisation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>Solberg &amp; Hansen became the first lifetime member in June 1998.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1485\" height=\"2103\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCAE-Pioneer-Member-since-1998-scaled-e1744377428256.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCAE-Pioneer-Member-since-1998-scaled-e1744377428256.jpg 1485w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCAE-Pioneer-Member-since-1998-scaled-e1744377428256-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCAE-Pioneer-Member-since-1998-scaled-e1744377428256-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCAE-Pioneer-Member-since-1998-scaled-e1744377428256-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCAE-Pioneer-Member-since-1998-scaled-e1744377428256-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCAE-Pioneer-Member-since-1998-scaled-e1744377428256-1446x2048.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCAE-Pioneer-Member-since-1998-scaled-e1744377428256-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1485px) 100vw, 1485px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>1999<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>CUP OF EXCELLENCE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">The Cup of Excellence (CoE) is established and Solberg &amp; Hansen participates and wins several of the first auctions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>Diploma from one of the first auctions we won in Cup of Excellence Brazil in 1999.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1812\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cup-of-Excellence-Brasil-1999-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cup-of-Excellence-Brasil-1999-scaled.jpg 1812w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cup-of-Excellence-Brasil-1999-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cup-of-Excellence-Brasil-1999-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cup-of-Excellence-Brasil-1999-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cup-of-Excellence-Brasil-1999-1087x1536.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cup-of-Excellence-Brasil-1999-1450x2048.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cup-of-Excellence-Brasil-1999-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1812px) 100vw, 1812px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>2000<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>world barista championship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">Together with the Specialty Coffee Association Europe, Solberg &amp; Hansen is launching the World Barista Championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">The first world championship is held in Monte Carlo in Monaco the same year. Norwegian Robert W. Thoresen won with the espresso blend \"Half &amp; Half\" from Solberg &amp; Hansen. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>First world champion in the art of barista, <br>Robert W. Thoresen.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Robert-Thoresen-World-Barista-Championship-2000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Robert-Thoresen-World-Barista-Championship-2000.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Robert-Thoresen-World-Barista-Championship-2000-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Robert-Thoresen-World-Barista-Championship-2000-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Robert-Thoresen-World-Barista-Championship-2000-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Robert-Thoresen-World-Barista-Championship-2000-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>2007<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>NORDIC ROASTER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">Solberg &amp; Hansen launches the Nordic Roaster competition. A competition created to promote the Nordic light, roasting style. The competition was held every year until 2019. In 2023, a new competition called Nordics Best Roaster was started, with the same premise. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>Coffee roaster Audun is jubilant after Solberg &amp; Hansen has been named winner of Nordic Roaster 2012.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audun-NordicRoaster-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audun-NordicRoaster-2012.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audun-NordicRoaster-2012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audun-NordicRoaster-2012-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audun-NordicRoaster-2012-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>2010<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>First pre-packed bags of 250g<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">We see the need for 250 gram bags, suitable for direct sales to consumers. Until now, we have only sold coffee in 1kg and 2.5kg, and our retailers have packed the coffee in smaller bags in their own stores. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>These were the first consumer bags.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized ctlb-block-image is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2362\" height=\"1575\" src=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7553\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14.jpg 2362w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2362px) 100vw, 2362px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><span>2012<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-gt-america-mono-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>OPENS CONCEPT STORE IN THE FOOD HALL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc has-gt-america-font-family\">On 12 October 2012, Solberg &amp; Hansen's concept store opens in Mathallen Oslo. With only pure espresso and pour over on the menu. Today, our concept store still specialises in pour over coffee, but you can now also get a full espresso menu with milk, if you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child  timeline-quote\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\"><div class=\"ctlb-block-slideshow\"><div class=\"timeline-child-swiper-outer-7e61177a-36d7-4685-8c94-cad9383f8395\"><div 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