Taffel is a

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brand of

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produced by Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Finland. Taffel potato chips are produced in

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, and it was the first product of the Orkla factory. The Taffel brand also includes

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s, French fries,

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and nut mixes. According to research by ''

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History

Ab Chips Oy Ltd was founded in 1969. In 1973 the factory employed 31 people working on Taffel. Originally a bag of Taffel chips weighed 75 grams. Aluminium bags were used in the factory. (puffed fried cheese snacks) were introduced in the 1970s.Taffelin tarina
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, which was Taffel's largest owner. ended up selling its shares to the Ålandians. In 1991 the

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company

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bought a tenth of the company. In 1995 Taffel brought quality chips called {{Lang, fi, Kartanon perunalastut ('the manor's chips') onto the market. In 2000 Ab Chips Oy Ltd and Orkla founded Scandinavian Snack Company together. The company is the largest potato chips producer in the

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: it produces 90,000 tons of snacks per year. In 2005 Orkla announced it would buy all of the company's stock. In 2016 Orkla announced corporate negotiations concerning its entire Åland factory and was considering closing the Taffel factory down. The company later decided to continue production in Åland. In 2019 the factory won Orkla's internal development award.

References

Snack foods Food and drink companies of Finland