Background
He was born in Hedrum, but eventually moved to Kristiania (Oslo).
He was born in Hedrum, but eventually moved to Kristiania (Oslo).
He founded the chocolate company Bergene. He worked as a wholesaler from 1882, and from 1890 he also sold self-produced candy. In 1906 he expanded to establish a chocolate factory A. Bergene Chokoladefabrik at Rodeløkka.
The company became a limited company in 1961 under the name Bergene, and merged with Nidar in 1980.
Its chocolate production in Oslo ceased in 2001.