Fazer facts for kids
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| Business group | |
| Industry | Foodservice |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Founder | Karl Fazer |
| Headquarters | , |
Fazer is a very large food company from Finland. It makes many delicious things like chocolates, candies, and breads! The company was started by Karl Fazer in 1891. He opened a small "French-Russian confectionery" shop in central Helsinki.
Today, Fazer is a big company with over 6,000 employees. They work in countries like Finland, Sweden, and Poland. Fazer's products are also sent to more than 40 countries around the world.
Discovering Fazer's Journey
How Fazer Grew Over Time
Fazer has grown a lot by joining with or buying other companies. In 1975, Fazer bought a Swedish candy company called Mazetti. This brought popular treats like Dumle and Tutti Frutti to Fazer.
Later, Fazer joined with a Swedish competitor called Cloetta in 2000. They became Cloetta Fazer. But after eight years, in 2008, they decided to become separate companies again. Fazer also bought back some of its own biscuit brands, like Domino and Jaffa, in 2012. These brands are now part of Fazer Confectionery.
A Special Place to Visit
In November 2016, Fazer opened a special Visitor Centre. It's located at their chocolate factory in Vantaa, Finland. The building is very modern and shaped like two circles. One circle even has a beautiful garden inside!
At the Visitor Centre, you can learn how Fazer makes its products. There's also a café where you can enjoy treats. You can also visit a shop to buy your favorite Fazer goodies.
New Directions for Fazer
In 2019, Fazer bought a Finnish company called Kaslink Foods. This company makes plant-based foods, especially oat products. Fazer wanted to focus more on these kinds of healthy products for people to buy. Around the same time, Fazer sold its restaurant business. This was part of their plan to focus even more on making food products for stores.
After some big global events in 2022, Fazer also sold its business in Russia.
Inside Fazer: How it Works
Fazer's Main Business Areas
Fazer Group is organized into different parts. This helps them manage everything from finances to making sure their products are safe.
Fazer works through three main business areas:
- Fazer Bakeries: This part makes all the delicious breads and pastries.
- Fazer Confectionery: This part creates chocolates, candies, and biscuits.
- Fazer Lifestyle Foods: This part focuses on newer, healthier food items like oat products.
Delicious Fazer Products
Popular Fazer Treats
One of Fazer's most famous products is its classic Fazer Blue milk chocolate. Many people in Finland think it's a very special part of their country's food culture.
Fazer also makes many popular salmiakki (salty liquorice) products. These include Fazer salmiakki and Tyrkisk Peber. They even have salmiakki-flavored Fazer Blue chocolate!
Fazer Bakeries: Freshly Baked Goodness
Fazer has 9 large bakeries in Finland, Sweden, and the Baltic countries. They also have 136 smaller bakeries inside big supermarkets in Finland. These in-store bakeries make fresh bread and pastries every day.
In 2018, Fazer even won an award for its special cricket bread. This bread was made with cricket flour!
Some of Fazer's well-known bakery brands include Oululainen and Skogaholm. They also make popular biscuits like Jyväshyvä, Domino, and Jaffa. Fazer's bakery in Lappeenranta makes traditional Karelian pies.
Fazer Confectionery: Sweet Delights
Fazer is the top maker of chocolates, sweets, and biscuits in Finland. They make a huge amount of chocolate every year. Fazer is also part of the World Cocoa Organization, which helps make sure cocoa is grown responsibly.
Fazer has special Fazer Cafés in Finland and Gateau bakery shops in Finland and Sweden. The very first Fazer Café opened in Helsinki in 1891. It's a beautiful place with a unique old-fashioned design.
Famous Fazer Candies and Chocolates
Fazer makes many different kinds of candies and chocolates. Here are some of their well-loved brands:
- Pihlaja (since 1895)
- Mignon (since 1896)
- Kiss-Kiss (since 1897)
- Fazer Liqueur Fills (since 1900)
- Finlandia (since 1902)
- Wiener nougat (since 1904)
- Tokyo (since 1908)
- Vihreät kuulat (since 1908)
- Orange (since 1910)
- Islanti (since 1910)
- Da-Capo (since 1916)
- Taloussuklaa (since 1917)
- Eucalyptus (since 1919)
- Fazer Blue (since 1922)
- Lakta (since 1926)
- Laku-Pekka (since 1927)
- Avec (since 1929)
- Fazerin Parhain -makeissekoitus (since 1935)
- Tosca (since 1936)
- Dumle (since 1945 in Sweden, 1985 in Finland)
- Pax (since 1947)
- Marianne (since 1949)
- Rex (since 1950)
- Fazerina (since 1953)
- Amerikan pastillit (since 1953)
- Jim (since 1958)
- Fami (since 1960)
- Pantteri (since 1961)
- Kina (since 1961)
- Geisha (since 1962)
- Suffeli (since 1966)
- Omar (since 1966)
- Fazermint (since 1969)
- Merkkari (since 1973)
- Kismet (since 1974)
- Tyrkisk Peber (since 1977)
- Pätkis (since 1978)
Fazer Lifestyle Foods: Healthy Choices
The Lifestyle Foods part of Fazer makes other food items. These include Froosh smoothies and Fazer Aito oat products. They also make non-dairy drinks and oat-based breakfast foods like Frebaco and Fazer Alku. These products are made in different locations, including Lahti and Lidköping.
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