Anniken Olsen is an experienced professional in the food industry, currently serving as Quality Manager and HSE Responsible at Axel Andersen AS since October 2020, specializing in meat production. Anniken also works as an assistant in Færder kommune since November 2022 and has been an assistant and chef in Sandefjord kommune since January 2017. Prior roles include chef positions at RS Noatun and Sykehuset i Vestfold HF from 2019 to 2021. Anniken holds a degree as a Fagskoleingeniør in Matteknikk from Fagskolen i Østfold (2018-2021), a fagbrev as an Institusjonskokk from the Opplæringskontoret for Restaurant og matfag (2013-2015), and a Bachelor's degree in Førskolelærerutdanning from the University of South-Eastern Norway (2009-2012), alongside various qualifications in general studies and arts.