Sweden: Latest beverage news & analysis

How does the off-premise work in Sweden? - The Facts 22 Jun 2016

Sweden's off-premise channel is dominated by state-owned retailer Systembolaget. With hundreds of outlets across the country, Systembolaget is the exclusive seller of all alcohol above 3.5% abv in Sweden.

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Spotlight - Alcohol industry advocates face tough crowd in Stockholm 8 Oct 2009

The second conference on alcohol-related harm convened by the Swedish Presidency of the EU included a large representation of NGOs opposed to self-regulation as a way of tackling alcohol-related harm. Ben Cooper asked representatives of the two industry bodies invited to speak whether they received a fair hearing.

Mackmyra rolls out NFC-enabled bottles for private cask programme 27 Nov 2018

Swedish whisky distillery Mackmyra has teamed up with a tech firm to give consumers instant details on where their private cask whisky came from.

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Grapest Wines' Pizza Wine - Product Launch 14 Sep 2018

Swedish advertising agency Grapest Wines has released details of an Italian red wine for its home market, designed specifically to be consumed with pizza.

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Bacardi's Compass Box secures name change from Sweden's Box Destilleri 10 Apr 2018

Box Destilleri has agreed to change its name following a "risk of conflict" with Bacardi part-owned Compass Box.

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Carlsberg eyes 2030 target with zero-carbon brewery 24 Nov 2017

Carlsberg has unveiled its first carbon-neutral brewery as it ramps up a new sustainability programme.

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Diageo's Ilkka Soini moves to Cider Supply Co 31 Oct 2017

Sweden's Cider Supply Co has poached a Diageo executive to become its MD.

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Carlsberg brings non-alcoholic variant into organic line in Sweden 27 Mar 2017

Carlsberg's Swedish unit has replaced its non-alcoholic beer in the market with an organic variant. 

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Box Distillery’s Box Dálvve Batch No 1 - Product Launch 8 Nov 2016

Box Distillery has released its first single malt whisky into the Swedish spirits company’s domestic market. Dálvve means ‘winter’ in the dialect of the Nordic Sami people.

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Altia passes aquavit production to Unimedic in Sweden 21 Jun 2016

Altia will partner a contract manufacturer in Sweden to produce its range of aquavits. 

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Box Distillery's Early Days, Batch 001 - Product Launch 8 Dec 2015

Sweden's Box Distillery has launched its first bottling for the European market, in partnership with La Maison du Whisky in Paris.

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Product Launch - Smögen Whisky's Strane London Dry Gin Uncut Strength - Batch 2 15 Oct 2015

Swedish distiller Smögen Whisky has released the second batch of its Strane London dry gin in the UK, with an abv of 76%.