Fazer is one of the largest corporations in the Finnish food and confectionery industry. Image File history File linksMetadata Fazer_new_logo. ... It has been suggested that Candy be merged into this article or section. ...

The company was originally founded by Karl Fazer in 1891, as a "French-Russian conditory" in central Helsinki. Today, it employs over ten thousand people in Finland as well as Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Baltic countries, the United Kingdom and Russia . Karl Otto Fazer (b. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - Lord Mayor Jussi Pajunen  - Mayor Pekka Korpinen  - Mayor Ilkka-Christian Björklund  - Mayor Pekka Sauri  - Mayor Paula Kokkonen Area  - City 187. ... The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania The terms Baltic countries, Baltic Sea countries, Baltic states, and Balticum refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea. ...

Fazer's production is divided into four major areas:

• Fazer Amica, a chain of work-place restaurants
• Fazer bakeries, producing various kinds of bread
• Candyking, shop-inshop pick & mix confectionery concept
• Fazer Café, a chain of cafés. The main Fazer café is on Kluuvikatu in Helsinki. There is a counter where one can order things and then sit down in the front. There is also a back area where one can be served by a waiter. The areas are separated by an entrance area that sometimes has some kind of exhibit, as well as another counter, just for buying chocolates. They are known for their chocolate flavored tea.

Pantteri is a popular brand of salmiakki candies by Fazer.

Particularly Fazer's classic chocolate (Fazerin Sininen maitosuklaa) is famous throughout Finland, and the blue colour of its wrapper has been used by Fazer as a symbol for the whole product line. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Coffeehouse in Damascus A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 529 pixelsFull resolution (1512 × 999 pixel, file size: 301 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 529 pixelsFull resolution (1512 × 999 pixel, file size: 301 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Pantteri (Finnish for panther) is a very popular brand of Finnish salmiakki candy, made by Fazer. ... Two German brands of salmiakki. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ...

Fazer has bought a few other companies, including Finnish Chymos and Danish Perelly. The confectionery line was merged with its Swedish competitor Cloetta in 2000, to become Cloetta Fazer. Later, Fazer Keksit (which made biscuits) was sold to Danone. It was renamed to LU Suomi. Danone factory in Bieruń, Poland Groupe Danone (Euronext: BN, NYSE: DA) (known as Dannon in the United States) is an international food products company with its central headquarters in Paris, France. ...

Other lines include Kexchoklad, Dumle, Geisha, Polly, Center, Marianne, Ässät, Tutti Frutti, Pantteri, Plopp, London drops, and Tyrkisk Peber. Pantteri (Finnish for panther) is a very popular brand of Finnish salmiakki candy, made by Fazer. ... London drops are a type of liquorice candy sold in Finland first by Chymos, later by Fazer. ... Turkish Pepper, Tyrkisk Peber or Turkinpippuri is a strong liquorice candy flavored with ammonium chloride (salmiakki), made by the Finnish company Fazer and popular in the country. ...

External links

• Fazer home page
• Cloetta Fazer home page
• Buy fazer products