History of Swedish Brand Malaco
Malaco is a Swedish Candy brand now owned by Cloetta. You can find these delicious candies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Netherlands, Israel and the US. Sweden and Denmark has the largest selection of Malaco candy bags available. The name Malaco comes from the first letters of Malmö Licorice Compani, Malmö is also where the brand was established in 1934. In the beginning, the sale was limited to Scandinavia, but from the 1950s they started exporting to the United States. During the years this Scandinavian brand has been owned by several companies like: Freia Marabou A/S, Kraft General Foods, Dutch Food Group CSM and Finnish Huhtamäki, confectionery business Leaf, which later became Cloetta.
Danish candy consumption
We know that Danish people love salty licorice. They are actually number 1 of the world when it comes to candy consumption. The average Dane eats 35 kilos of sweets (candy, chocolate, ice cream, cake, desserts and snack bars) every year!
And that is not the only sweet thing they like to consume. Denmark ranks second worldwide when it comes to drinking sweet drinks like soft drinks, energy drinks, juices and sport drinks. Number 1 is United States. No wonder that Denmark has a large selection of candy available. The brand Malaco has many different candy bags to choose from and they are still inventing and producing new flavors for you to enjoy when craving for something new. Buy Malaco Candy online at NORDIC EXPAT SHOP.
Most popular Malaco candy
- Malaco Skipper’s Pipes is a one of the bestselling licorice treats for the Scandinavians. There are two variants available: Original and Sea Salt. They come in boxes of eight or you can buy them singular. Those pipes are popular amongst children and adults. Funny fact: On airports in Norway you will not find this product in the confectionary section but in the tabacco section. Put a pipe in your mouth and pretend to be an old man smoking.
- Malaco Lagerman Candy is a great mix of pieces of licorice and fruit flavor. Among the pieces you will find, among other things, delicious cocoa or coconut flavors. Lagerman candy often takes its place among the Christmas sweets, but can of course be eaten all year round.
- Malaco Licorice Strings takes you all the way back to your childhood days. These strings with licorice flavor are one of the most popular products for both Scandinavian kids and for those who like to indulge and reminiscence. The good scent of licorice meets you immediately when you open the bag and it is delicious!
- Malaco Family Guf is made for the whole family to enjoy on a Friday evening when it’s time for the Scandinavian tradition: Fredags Slik (Friday Candy). It is an exciting blend of marshmallow, wine gum and licorice, soft and crispy.
- Malaco Godt & Blandet are a unique blend of sweet, salty and sour wine gum and licorice. Basically, this is not possible at all, by having a combination of salty candy and wine gum in the same bag. But with Godt & Blandet they have now come up with a unique recipe that makes this possible.
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