https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The operator of Sweden’s biggest airport has told The Local about how a man and his mother lived in one of their terminals for a month after having their asylum applications rejected. https://www.thelocal.se/20170728/how-two-rejected-asylum-seekers-spent-a-month-living-at-a-stockholm-airport Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:51:13 +0200 how-two-rejected-asylum-seekers-spent-a-month-living-at-a-stockholm-airport New figures reveal that the Chinese and Middle Eastern markets have put a swing in the step of Sweden's giant milk cooperative Arla. https://www.thelocal.se/20140320/swedes-milk-profits-from-china-dairy-market Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:07:00 +0100 swedes-milk-profits-from-china-dairy-market Swedish-Danish dairy cooperative Arla announced Tuesday it was planning two large European mergers, with Germany's Milch-Union Hocheifel (MUH) and Britain's Milk Link, both cooperatives. https://www.thelocal.se/20120522/40974 Tue, 22 May 2012 15:53:00 +0200 40974 As Sweden's butter shortage enters its second month, the dairy industry is still struggling to meet demand and shelves in supermarkets up and down the country remain empty. Blame is being directed at the new back to basics cooking trend, full fat diet fads and young people turning their backs on farming. https://www.thelocal.se/20110928/36412 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:40:00 +0200 36412 An aircraft pilot training academy will no longer teach students from Iran Air following recent sanctions brought by the Americans against the airline. https://www.thelocal.se/20110709/34836 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:03:00 +0200 34836 Swedish dairy firms Arla and Milko have announced that they are in discussions over the terms of a merger in a move taken as a result of Milko's parlous finances. https://www.thelocal.se/20110609/34252 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:15:00 +0200 34252 A woman in western Sweden who drank two cups of soured milk has been unable to eat for days after a condom later slipped out of the package of the popular Swedish dairy product. https://www.thelocal.se/20110316/32618 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:13:00 +0100 32618 Members of Swedish-Danish dairy cooperative Arla and Germany's Hansa-Milch, also a cooperative, have agreed to merge, Arla said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110303/32376 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:24:00 +0100 32376 Scandinavian dairy producer Arla Foods has signed a contract with Starbucks to produce and sell ready-to-drink beverages under the US coffee giant’s brand throughout Europe. https://www.thelocal.se/20100121/24510 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:33:00 +0100 24510 Scandinavian dairy producer Arla Foods faces more than 7 billion kronor ($900 million) in fines if the company is found to have breached laws ensuring fair competition. https://www.thelocal.se/20090626/20304 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:45:00 +0200 20304 Scandinavian dairy producer Arla Foods was engaged in a plan to “completely shut competing companies out of the market”, Swedish competition authorities allege. https://www.thelocal.se/20090624/20256 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:24:00 +0200 20256 An interest group representing Sweden’s dairy producers wants the country to scrap regulations stipulating that Swedish cows must graze outdoors. https://www.thelocal.se/20090609/19968 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:41:00 +0200 19968 Swedish competition authorities raided offices of Arla Foods on Tuesday to investigate whether the Scandinavian dairy producer had entered into an illegal agreement with the Coop grocery chain. https://www.thelocal.se/20090429/19138 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:04:00 +0200 19138 Dairy producer Arla issued a warning Tuesday night that milk with traces of dish soap had been shipped from a facility in Gothenburg. https://www.thelocal.se/20090128/17194 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:50:00 +0100 17194 Sweden’s state-run liquor monopoly Systembolaget has named a successor to Anitra Steen, who is set to retire from her position as managing director on April 30th. https://www.thelocal.se/20090123/17118 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:40:00 +0100 17118 Swedish-Danish dairy giant Arla Foods announced on Wednesday a recall of several milk powder products made by one its Chinese partners after traces of the chemical melamine were discovered in the products. https://www.thelocal.se/20080917/14386 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:09:00 +0200 14386 Although Swedish sales of organic milk are better than ever, it won’t be possible to buy full-fat organic milk in your local supermarket as of next week. https://www.thelocal.se/20080802/13446 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:36:00 +0200 13446 The Skånemejerier wants rival dairy company Arla to pay one million kronor ($167,000) in fines over an illustrated cow which bears a close resemblance to the former’s own logo. https://www.thelocal.se/20080714/13042 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:09:00 +0200 13042 Consumers in the Middle East are boycotting products from Danish-Swedish dairy group Arla Foods because of the publication of cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad in Danish newspapers, Arla said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080407/10956 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:54:00 +0200 10956 Two years on from a boycott of its products, Swedish-Danish dairy company Arla Foods has reestablished itself on the Middle Eastern market. https://www.thelocal.se/20080124/9762 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:01:00 +0100 9762