Abba Seafood

Abba Seafood AB
Company typeJoint-stock company
Founded1838
FounderChristian Gerhard Ameln
Headquarters
Gothenburg
,
Sweden
Key people
Johan Sundelin (CEO)
RevenueSEK 1.266 billion (2011)[1]
Total assets1.158 billion
Total equity531.152 USD
OwnerOrkla ASA
Number of employees
about 391 (2012)[1]
ParentEiser Company
Websitewww.abba.se
Canned fish produced by Abba Seafood

Abba Seafood AB, formerly Abba AB, with head offices in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a company producing preserved fish products. The main factory is located in Kungshamn.

The company was established in Bergen 1838 and in the 1850s it moved to Stockholm. The name AB Bröderna Ameln, ABBA, was registered in 1906. In 1981, it was merged into Volvo, was sold to Procordia and is since 1995 a part of the Norwegian Orkla ASA. Abba has also acquired competitors such as Bohusräkor AB, Glyngøre and Limfjordskompaniet. In 2005, Abba acquired AB Hållöfisk, which has been involved in the processing of shrimp and crayfish since 1946.[2] Production sites were previously located in Rösholmen and Uddevalla.[3] In 2013, Abba Seafood was acquired by Orkla Foods Sverige AB.[4]

Some of the company's best-known products include the fish roe paste Kalles kaviar and Abba pickled herring.[5]

The Swedish pop group ABBA are not connected to the company, but in 1974 the group's manager contacted Abba AB to confirm that there would not be any issues around them using the same name.[6]

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  2. ^ "Abba Seafood (numera Procordia)". Archived from the original on 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  3. ^ "Viktiga milstolpar". Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2021-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Abba Seafood (numera Procordia) - Abba Seafood AB förvärvar AB Hållöf…". 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Viktiga milstolpar / Abba / Våra varumärken / Procordia - Procordia Se". 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2001). Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA. London: Omnibus. ISBN 978-0-7119-8389-2