Karl Fazer Milk Chocolate, commonly known as Fazer Blue ( fi, Fazerin Sininen, sv, Fazers blå

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brand of

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owned by the

Fazer Fazer () is one of the largest corporations in the Finnish food industry. The company was founded by Karl Fazer in 1891, as a "French-Russian confectionery" in central Helsinki. Today, it employs over ten thousand people across Finland, Sweden, R ...

corporation. The common name derives from the iconic blue color of its wrapper, which is a registered

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of the Fazer corporation. Fazer Blue is often ranked as the best-selling confectionery in Finland. It also regularly polls as the most respected brand among Finns, particularly in polls conducted by the magazine ''Markkinointi & Mainonta'' and the polling organization Taloustutkimus OY. The chocolate is widely considered a part of Finnish cultural heritage and

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. It owes its unique taste to the use of fresh milk in production, as opposed to powdered and

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commonly used in chocolate manufacturing. Compared to other chocolates, Fazer Blue also has a relatively high milk concentration. The chocolate is sold in various forms and amounts, ranging from slabs to boxes of confectionery pieces. Fazer Blue chocolate bar

History

The chocolate was brought to market in 1922. According to the Fazer corporation, the Swiss recipe was a gift to the Fazer family from an Englishman. The recipe has remained unchanged since. In 2001, the Fazer Blue color,

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C 280 , became Finland's first

. At the

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, Karl Fazer Milk Chocolate sponsored the Finnish sailing team.

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External links

Fazer Blue product page
Chocolate Chocolate bars Finnish confectionery Brand name confectionery Products introduced in 1922 Fazer