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The interest organization for retail in Norway, Virke, have ordered a report showing that 3 grocery store chains are responsible for 95% of sales in Norway: NorgesGruppen, REMA 1000, and Coop. This makes up a so-called oligopoly (monopoly with few entitites), and should in and of itself be seen as a problem. But in addition to this, the report shows that the supplier side is also very concentrated. The interest organization does of course not mention that it is the grocery store chains that determine which products are stocked on the shelves and that they themselves could choose to focus on local small-scale food producers… We believe that the solution is found outside of the conventional industry chain. Instead of relying on problem entities in all parts of the chain, we instead look to small-scale food producers. Norwegians have to shop more local and seasonal, especially when weather and climate is becoming increasingly unpredictable. By shopping locally directly from small-scale food producers, we achieve several things: - Smaller climate footprint - Less pollution - Lower energy consumption - Support for local employment - Support for local food production based on local resources - More money for the producer - Less money for the corporate directors that contribute with little to no value Source: e24.no/naeringsliv/...