Royal Dansk
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 The Hjemstavnsgaard farmhouse on the island of Funen, pictured in 2006 | |
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Fate | Merged with Kjeldsen to form Kelsen; Royal Dansk became a brand |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Butter cookies |
| Owner |
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| Website | royal-dansk.com |
Royal Dansk (meaning "Royal Danish") is a Danish brand of butter cookies, manufactured by Kelsen.[1] It is known for its distinctive royal blue round tin container.[2] Since 2019, the brand is owned by Italian conglomerate Ferrero SpA, after it acquired the Kelsen Company for $300 million.[1]
Overview[]
The "Royal Dansk Company" was started in 1966 in Helsingør, Denmark.[2] In 1990 it merged with another biscuit company, Kjeldsen, whose butter cookies are particularly well known in Hong Kong and China.[2] The merger formed the company Kelsen.[2] Kelsen was acquired by Campbell in 2013,[3] and then sold to Italian manufacturer Ferrero in 2019 for $300 million.[4][5]
The blue tin box features an image of the Hjemstavnsgaard farmhouse on the island of Funen in Denmark.[2] The container has become a part of popular culture, with many people having kept the tin box and used it for storing other items, most commonly sewing supplies.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
References[]
- ^ a b Ferrero Buys Danish Cookies From Campbell on iItaly, 12 Jul 2019
- ^ a b c d e "The Enduring Appeal of Royal Dansk Butter Cookies". Vice. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Zacks, Contributor Zacks Equity Research. "Campbell Closes Kelsen Group Acquisition - Analyst Blog". www.nasdaq.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Campbell Soup shares rise after beating profit estimates on cost cuts". CNBC. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ferrero affiliate completes Kelsen acquisition". Food Business News. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mejia, Paula (27 March 2018). "What's in Your Royal Dansk Cookie Tin?". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Taylor, Sonia. "Reddit discovers the world's most popular repurposing hack". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mejia, Paula (12 April 2018). "Sewing Kits, Umbilical Cords, and Mold: Here's What You Keep in Royal Dansk Tins". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Madarang, Catalina Ricci S. (1 June 2018). "How Danish butter cookie containers became sewing kits". Interaksyon. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'Fess Up, Grannies, You Ate The Butter Cookies". NPR. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tait, Amelia (1 November 2017). "Seriously: Why Does Everyone's Mum Use That Same Cookie Tin for Sewing Stuff?". Vice.
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