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Vilko

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Vilko
Company typePrivate
Founded1949 (foundation)
1969 (Vilko soup brand)
FounderLárus Ingimarsson (company)[1]
Jón Ingimarsson (Vilko soup brand)
Headquarters,
Area served
Iceland
ProductsSoups, baking products
Websitevilko.is

Vilko is an Icelandic manufacturer of soups and baking products, headquartered in Blönduós, Iceland.[2][3]

Vilko's factory in Blönduós was destroyed in a fire in October, 2004, but operations were subsequently restored in a new building, and production resumed in November 2004.[4]

Vilko's soup production was started in Kópavogur, Iceland in 1969 by Jón Ingimarsson.[5] The company later diversified into baking products. Before starting the Vilko soup brand, Vilko was a chemical manufacturer.[citation needed]

Products (incomplete)

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Soups

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  • Vilko kakósúpa (English: Vilko Hot Chocolate Soup)
  • Vilko sætsúpa (English: Vilko Sweet Soup)
  • Vilko ávaxtagrautur (English: Vilko Fruit Dessert)
  • Vilko bláberjasúpa (English: Vilko Blueberry Soup)
  • Vilko apríkósusúpa (English: Vilko Apricot Soup))

Baking products

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  • Vilko sjónvarpskaka (English: Vilko TV Cake)
  • Vilko skúffukaka (English: Vilko Chocolate Cake)
  • Vilko vöfflumix (English: Vilko Waffle Mix)
  • Vilko pönnukökumix (English: Vilko Pan Cake Mix)

References

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  1. ^ "Verzlunartíðindi". Frjáls verslun. 1949. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ja.is Yellow Page Entry". Já.is. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Ná ekki til Vilko". Fréttablaðið. 17 March 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Framleiðslan hefst aftur eftir helgi". Fréttablaðið. 12 November 2004. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "Íslenzkar þurrsúpur framleiddar í Kópavogi". Morgunblaðið. 11 January 1970. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
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