Created in 1924 and now the only spreadable cheese produced in the UK at its site in Gateshead, Primula is a well-known household name recognized by many in the UK. The Primula brand is owned by the Kavli Group, a Norwegian food company known for its wide range of products including spreadable cheese, cheese bakes, pate, mayonnaise, mustard, and milk products, which, in turn, is owned by the Kavli Trust.“ Olav Kavli founded the company in Bergen, Norway, in 1893, initially as a small cheese store, and in 1924, he invented the world’ s first spreadable cheese, Primula, which significantly boosted the company’ s growth,” opens Mark Butel, Managing Director of Kavli UK.“ Ownership of the company was transferred to the Kavli Trust in 1962, a charitable foundation that uses the profits of the Kavli Group to support charitable work, research, and culture. Our unique ownership structure makes Kavli extremely special, and all employees working for any of the Kavli companies know they are contributing to the important work undertaken by the Kavli Trust.