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Spendrups
Spendrups Bryggeri AB is a Swedish brewery known as Grängesbergs Bryggeri AB until 1983. The company includes the subsidiaries Spring Wine & Spirits, Gotlands Bryggeri and Hellefors Bryggeri. Spendrups Group has approximately 900 employees and sales revenue of approximately 3 billion Swedish kronor. The head office is located in Stockholm, and the company runs four breweries, in Grängesberg, Hällefors, Visby (the micro brewery Gotlands Bryggeri AB), and Stockholm (the micro brewery OMAKA). History In 1923, the Danish brewer Louis Spendrup acquired Grängesbergs Bryggeri in Dalecarlia. His son Jens Fredrik Spendrup took over the company in 1950. In 1967, Mariestads Bryggeri, a large brewery in Mariestad, was acquired. Jens and Ulf Spendrup, the sons of Jens Fredrik Spendrup, became chief executives of Grängesbergs Bryggeri in 1976. The brewery launched a beer called "Spendrups" at Operakällaren in Stockholm in 1979. In 1982, Grängesbergs Bryggeri AB changed its name to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grängesberg
Grängesberg () is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 3,481 inhabitants in 2010. The town was dominated by iron-ore extraction at Grängesberg ore field (Grängesbergs malmfält) from the 16th century to 1989. In January 1990 was the last ore-train from Grängesberg to Oxelösund. Attempts to separate apatite from the ore begun in 1928 but were more clearly successful from the late 1930s to 1953. Aparite was separated by "soap flotation" (). had during a long period the world's largest iron-ore fleet and by 1899–1900 was it Sweden's most profitable company. During this time Grängesberg grew very fast, and during a 10-year period the town's population increased threefold. Today Spendrups is Grängesberg's biggest employer. The area is known for its Railway Museum of Grängesberg. It is the birthplace of Erik Lundqvist, a javelin thrower, the first person to break the barrier by . Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purveyors To The Court Of Sweden
Royal warrants of appointment in Sweden are granted to the purveyor () by the monarch or other member of the royal family. To qualify for a warrant, the order must come from the Royal Court and the company must deliver its goods or services to the court. A royal warrant is personal and usually awarded to the managing director of the company rather than the company itself. All goods and services are paid for by the court. Current royal warrant holders There are c. 130 purveyors: * Abba Seafood * Abu Garcia * Almanacksförlaget * Almgrens Sidenväveri * Amanda Christensen * Annas Pepparkakor * Aqua Sport i Stockholm * Arla Foods * Arne Heine * Arvid Nordquist * Askwalls Gravyr * Atelier Borgila * Barnängen ( Henkel Norden) * Björn Axén * Björnekulla Fruktindustrier * Björnhammarens Naturprodukter * Bogesunds Väveri * Bolin, W.A. * Borås Wäfveri * BRIO * Brämhults Juice * Bukowski Auktioner * Bölebyns Garveri * Calligraphen * Cecil Grafström * Cloetta * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrlands Guld
Norrlands Guld (''Gold of Norrland'') is a lager beer introduced in 1965 by Sollefteå Bryggeri. It is now brewed by Spendrups as of 1989. It is known for its long-running ad campaign which features a stereotyped view of Norrland. The principal character is Ingemar, a very laid back man who lives a simple life with friends. The central message is that people from Norrland (who naturally drink Norrlands Guld) are generally more laid back and free from pretension. The Catchphrase "Varför inte vara dig själv för en stund?" (''Why not be yourself for a moment''?) reflects this. Norrlands Guld is also sold outside of Sweden throughout the IKEA retail chain. Norrlands Guld the movie In 2006, ads started to appear for an upcoming movie called ''Snart är det lördag igen'' (soon it's Saturday again) which was being directed by comedian Henrik Schyffert. It was to star Pontus Gårdinger as Ingemar and was presented as a dramatic revenge story with a completely different tone than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Systembolaget
(, "the System Company"), colloquially known as ("the system") or ("the company"), is a government-owned chain of liquor stores in Sweden. It is the only retail store allowed to sell alcoholic beverages that contain more than 3.5% alcohol by volume. Systembolaget acts as a portal for private companies selling alcohol on the Swedish market and , it represents 1,200 vendors ranging from small local breweries to large scale importers and multinational companies, selling products from a total of over 5,000 producers from all over the world. Systembolaget also sells non-alcoholic beverages, although this product segment represents less than half a percent of the company's total sales of beverages. The minimum age to buy alcohol at Systembolaget is 20 years. At Swedish restaurants and bars the legal age to buy alcoholic beverages is 18 years, though bars and clubs may voluntarily set an age limit higher than 18 if they prefer. Systembolaget's stores must close no later than 20:0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated population of over 449million as of 2024. The EU is often described as a ''sui generis'' political entity combining characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.5% of the world population in 2023, EU member states generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around €17.935 trillion in 2024, accounting for approximately one sixth of global economic output. Its cornerstone, the European Union Customs Union, Customs Union, paved the way to establishing European Single Market, an internal single market based on standardised European Union law, legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breweries In Sweden
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of beer has taken place since at least 2500 BC; in ancient Mesopotamia, brewers derived social sanction and divine protection from the goddess Ninkasi. Brewing was initially a Cottage Industry, cottage industry, with production taking place at home; by the ninth century, monasteries and farms would produce beer on a larger scale, selling the excess; and by the eleventh and twelfth centuries larger, dedicated breweries with eight to ten workers were being built. The diversity of size in breweries is matched by the diversity of processes, degrees of automation, and kinds of beer produced in breweries. A brewery is typically divided into distinct sections, with each section reserved for one part of the brewing process. History Beer may have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Based In Stockholm County
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether natural, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Over time, companies have evolved to have the following features: "separate legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, investor ownership, and a managerial hierarchy". The company, as an entity, was created by the state which granted the privilege of incorporation. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is to generate sales, revenue, and profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duties according to the publicly declared incorporation pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
