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Milk Wars In Icelandic Courts
The founders and former owners of the milk company Mjólka have sued the Milk Association MS (Mjólkursamsalan) for the payment of damages for prolonged and repeated violations of competition laws. In March the national law had declared that MS was to pay…
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Bread Shelves Cleared Last Night Before Storm
Residents of the capital area stormed the supermarkets and cleared the shelves of bread, milk, and eggs last night in preparation for the storm. Gréta María Grétarsdóttir, CEO of Krónan, expressed exasperation over the empty bread shelves. “It’s been crazy busy this…
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Island Life: Misbehaving Tourists Pt. 23424, Highlands Park, Productive Cows
Every time we think we’ve heard it all when it comes to tourist misbehaviour, a new story pops up. This time, a group visiting Gullfoss waterfall decided to ignore a sign that said “Area Closed! Unsafe Conditions.” The area was closed to…
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THE SKYR CHRONICLES: Spaghetti Skyr-fredo, Icealy or Itland?
Many people describe Skyr as Icelandic “yogurt,” but it’s actually a cheese. Traditional Skyr is really high in protein, but most of the small cups you buy in grocery stores and gas stations are packed with sugar. I’m not Icelandic. I moved…
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VIDEO: Icelandic Rapper, GKR, In A Grocery Store
Austrian video journalists Sarah Brugner and Michael Luger of the music website THEY SHOOT MUSIC visited Iceland last winter when the days were shorter and the weather colder. During their stay, they created a video series about Icelandic artists and their connection…
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Greenland Hopes To Import More Icelandic Produce
In the face of increasing consumer demand for Icelandic dairy product, skyr, Greenlandic supermarkets are looking to increase import from Iceland, reports the Arctic Journal. As an autonomous country within the Danish Kingdom, Greenlandic supermarkets typically import most of their produce from…
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The Milk Monopoly
Allegedly, a dozen differently labelled sorts of Icelandic cheese all taste the same. People have been in doubt about how to express their frustration at this, but have since the start of the week found a focal point for their anger: that…
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Irish Butter Mountain To Feed Calves
Around 32 tonnes of Irish butter imported into Iceland last Christmas in the wake of a possible butter shortage will be turned into calf fodder, reports Vísir. In all 90 tonnes of butter were imported into Iceland and kept in a refrigerated…
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Kjörís Makes Breast Milk Ice Cream
Curious ice cream connoisseurs will get the chance to taste some breast milk ice cream on Hveragerði’s Ice Cream Day, reports Vísir. The ice cream, called búbís (pronounced “boobies”), will be created by one of Iceland’s largest ice cream manufacturers, Kjörís. “It’s…