Arcus AS is

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

's largest

wholesaler Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services. In ...

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

and liquor. It was created when it was demerged from the state-owned wine and liquor retailer

Vinmonopolet Vinmonopolet ( en, The Wine Monopoly), symbolized by Ⓥ and colloquially shortened to Polet, is a government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the only company allowed to sell beverages containing an alcohol content higher than 4.75% in No ...

on January 1, 1996. The retailing operations were kept in Vinmonopolet; import, export, production, and storage were transferred to Arcus. In July 2001 the

Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry ( Norwegian: Nærings- og handelsdepartementet) was a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry. On 1 January 2014 it was merged into Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheri ...

sold 66% of the company to Sucra. Sucra were also in 2001 granted an option to purchase the rest of the company, which they did in 2003. In 2005 Sucra sold Arcus to the

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investment company

Ratos Ratos AB (portmanteau for Ragnar and Torsten Söderberg) is a Swedish private equity company founded in 1934 and still controlled by the Söderberg family. Ratos is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. History The Söderberg brothers establi ...

, including the partial ownership of Braastad. In 2012 Danish Distillers (Aalborg Taffel, etc.,

Gammel Dansk Gammel Dansk is a bitters (herbal alcoholic preparation) produced by Arcus-Gruppen in Oslo, Norway, originally developed and produced by Danish Distillers in Denmark. Traditionally it is drunk by Danes at certain festive occasions, often in conne ...

) was bought from Pernod Ricard. But the akvavit brand Brøndums snaps, which was a brand of Danish Distillers since a merger in 1893, had to be divested because of the dominant position of Danish Distillers in the Danish market. This akvavit brand was sold to

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distillers

Altia Altia Oyj was a Finnish state-owned corporation based in Helsinki, which produces, imports, exports and markets alcoholic beverages. It operates in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia and Latvia. Altia has production plants in Koskenkorva ...

. The factory in Aalborg closed April 2015 when production of the ''Aalborg'' brands was moved to Norway. Arcus has both storage of beverages from when it was demerged as well as recipes from Vinmonopolet, some of which date back a long time, including the recipes taken over from the purchase of Løitens Brænderi in 1927. Arcus was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in December 2016. Arcus was the largest player in the Norwegian wine market, the second largest in Sweden, and number five in Finlan

Arcus merged with

in 2021 to form

Anora Group Anora Group Plc ( fi, Anora Group Oyj) is a Nordic distilled beverage and wine company. It was formed in 2021 as a result of the merger of Norway's Arcus Group and Finland's Altia Group. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Anora has offices in e ...

Arcus wine companies in Sweden

The Wineagency Quaffable Wines Valid Wines Vinunic

Arcus wine companies in Norway

Arcus Wine Brands Symposium Wines Heyday Wines AS Vinordia Excellars Hedoni Wines

Arcus wine companies in Finland

WineWorld Finland Social Wines Finland Vinum Import Vinunic

Brands

* Aalborg Taffel * Amundsen Arctic Vodka * Arendalsaquavit * Bergens Aquavit * Braastad Cognac *

* Gammel Opland * Gilde Aquavit * Golden Cock * Hammer Vodka * Jægersborg Aquavit * Kalinka 22 * LINIE * Lysholm No52 * Løiten * Morsa Aquavit * Royal Castle * Vikingfjord Vodka Arcus is also an importer of wine.

References

{{reflist Wholesalers of Norway Formerly government-owned companies of Norway Companies based in Akershus Companies established in 1996 Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange