Anna's Swedish Thins or (in

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

) Annas Pepparkakor is a brand of Swedish ginger thin, produced by the

company ''AB Annas Pepparkakor'' in Tyresö outside

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. In November 2008, it was announced that the Belgian company ''Lotus Bakeries'' was taking over the company, with the intention of distributing the famous cookies all over Europe. The thins are marketed as being under Royal Warrant to the

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. The company was founded by the sisters Anna and Emma Karlsson in 1929 and has been owned by the Mattsson family since 1963. The company was appointed Purveyor to the

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(''kunglig hovleverantör'') in 2002. The ginger thins are available in

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s all over Sweden, exported to other countries in

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, Middle East, and

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. In North America, from 2002 to 2011, the company ''Anna's of North America'' had a

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, south of

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, Canada, and sold the biscuits under the brand name ''Anna's Swedish Thins''. Production was extended to various flavours beside the traditional Swedish

ginger Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices ...

flavour, including

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and

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. As of mid-2014, the Swedish thins were imported by Lotus Bakeries North America of

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. The thins are available in ginger, almond, orange, and chocolate mint flavors. “Anna's Thins are also known as "Swedish wish cookies." To make a wish, place a cookie on the palm of your hand and tap it gently with your index finger. If it breaks into three pieces, your wish will come true.”

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* {{in lang, sv, en, fi Brand name cookies Food and drink companies of Sweden Purveyors to the Court of Sweden Companies based in Stockholm County