Pågen is a

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bakery company founded in 1878 by Anders and Matilda Påhlsson. The company started off as a small bakery in Malmö in the southern province of Scania. Their bakeries are run by around, 1350 employees, and are located in Malmö and

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. Their products include brands such as Krisprolls and various types of

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, pastries and

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s. With key export markets in France, Great Britain and Belgium, Pågen is currently one of Sweden's leading food exporters with an annual turnover of around 220 million Euros.

Name

''Pågen'' is the definite form of the word ''påg'', meaning ''boy'' in the Scanian dialect.

Culture

Pågen marketed their 'Tosca Pågar' cookies as 'Florentine Pogens' in the United States until 1992, and

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wrote a song called 'Florentine Pogen', with the opening line "She was the daughter of a wealthy Florentine Pogen", which was released on the album

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References

External links

Pågen
— ''Official website'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagen Food and drink companies of Sweden Food and drink companies established in 1878 Purveyors to the Court of Sweden Companies based in Malmö Swedish brands 19th-century establishments in Skåne County