Anna's Swedish Thins or (in
Swedish) Annas Pepparkakor is a brand of Swedish
ginger thin, produced by the
Swedish company ''AB Annas Pepparkakor'' in
Tyresö outside
Stockholm
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. In November 2008, it was announced that the Belgian company ''Lotus Bakeries'' was taking over the company, with the intention of distributing the famous cookies all over Europe. The thins are marketed as being under
Royal Warrant to the
King of Sweden
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.
The company was founded by the sisters Anna and Emma Karlsson in 1929 and has been owned by the Mattsson family since 1963. The company was appointed
Purveyor to the
Royal Court of Sweden
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Organizational structure
The Royal Court is d ...
(''kunglig hovleverantör'') in 2002.
The ginger thins are available in
supermarket
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s all over Sweden, exported to other countries in
Europe
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, Middle East, and
North America
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. In North America, from 2002 to 2011, the company ''Anna's of North America'' had a
bakery
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in
High River
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History
The community takes ...
, south of
Calgary
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in
Alberta
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, Canada, and sold the biscuits under the brand name ''Anna's Swedish Thins''. Production was extended to various flavours beside the traditional Swedish
ginger
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flavour, including
orange
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*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
** Orange juice
*Orange (colour), the color of an orange fruit, occurs between red and yellow in the vi ...
and
blueberry
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.
As of mid-2014, the Swedish thins were imported by
Lotus Bakeries North America of
San Francisco
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. The thins are available in ginger, almond, orange, and chocolate mint flavors.
“Anna's Thins are also known as "Swedish wish cookies." To make a wish, place a cookie on the palm of your hand and tap it gently with your index finger. If it breaks into three pieces, your wish will come true.”
References
External links
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Brand name cookies
Food and drink companies of Sweden
Purveyors to the Court of Sweden
Companies based in Stockholm County
Swedish companies established in 1929
Food and drink companies established in 1929
Tyresö Municipality