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Company type | Business group |
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Industry | Foodservice |
Founded | 1891 |
Founder | Karl Fazer |
Headquarters | , |
Website | www.fazer.fi |
Fazer (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈfɑtser]) is one of the largest corporations in the Finnish food industry. The company was founded by Karl Fazer in 1891, as a "French-Russian confectionery" in central Helsinki.[1] Today, it employs over 6,000 people across Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Poland.[2] Its products are exported to more than 40 countries.[2]
Number of employees by country: 2022: Finland 4,280; Sweden 1,316; Latvia 295; Lithuania 225; Estonia 86; Denmark 21; Norway 11; Poland 1;