The Local Sweden

Recipe: How to make 'kladdkaka' – Swedish chocolate cake

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:59 +0100

A nation obsessed with cakes in all its forms, Sweden is particularly fond of 'kladdkaka' – a type of gooey chocolate mud cake which literally means 'sticky cake'

Caught with sticky fingers: Sweden jails pair of chocolate thieves

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:44:18 +0100

Two sweet-toothed men in Sweden who pocketed chocolate, chewing gum and disposable razors to the tune of 12,000 kronor ($1,456) have ended up in prison for their efforts.

Thieves make off with four tonnes of Ferrero chocolate in southern Sweden

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:17:54 +0200

Sticky-fingered thieves stole four tonnes of Ferrero chocolate from a truck in southern Sweden as the driver slept.

Is this the most Swedish wedding cake ever?

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:03:37 +0200

A pair of newlyweds in western Sweden served up the Willy Wonka of all wedding cakes when they got their guests to gorge on a gigantic chocolate ball.

Ikea recalls chocolate over nut allergy fears

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:13:55 +0200

Swedish furniture and food giant Ikea has recalled a series of chocolate products which it said failed to adequately warn buyers of the risk of nuts.

M&M's chocolate war continues in Sweden

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:32:26 +0200

The battle between Mars and confectionary company Marabou over the production of M&M’s in Sweden is set to continue, after the American candy producer launched an appeal against the verdict from a trademark infringement case.

Why Swedes could be starved of M&M's

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:47:02 +0200

Swedes could soon be starved of M&M's chocolates after a court ruled against the sweet's producers in a trademark infringement case.

Chocolate crime wave sweeps across Sweden

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:02:00 +0100

An organized gang of sweet-toothed thieves could be operating in southern Sweden, a business owner has warned after chocolate bars worth thousands of kronor were stolen from his shop.

Faecal bacteria found in Ikea chocolate cakes

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:02:00 +0100

Health authorities in China have confiscated nearly two tonnes of chocolate cakes imported from Sweden by Ikea after finding high levels of bacteria commonly found in the human intestinal tract.

Chocolate leads to lower stroke risk in men: study

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:13:00 +0200

Men who eat chocolate enjoy a lower risk of stroke according to a new Swedish study, which tested 37,000 men and the long-term results of their sweet-toothed habits.

Swedish Plopp lovers report 'joyless' chocolate

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:46:00 +0100

Love-hungry Swedish consumers have reported Scandinavian chocolate giant Cloetta to the Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) after the company's false promises of finding love and joy in a bag of candy left them broken hearted.

Chocoholics run lower risk of stroke: study

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:48:00 +0200

A fondness for chocolate doesn't have to be all bad, according to new Swedish research which has shown that the more chocolate consumed, the lower the risk of suffering a stroke.

High cocoa content gives Swedish hearts the edge

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:43:00 +0200

Swedish women who regularly consume small amounts of dark chocolate have lower risks of heart failure than their US counterparts due to the higher quality and cocoa content in Swedish chocolate, a new Harvard study suggests.

Christmas chocolate thieves caught red handed

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:54:00 +0100

While many a Swedish Christmas office party end in hangovers and bad judgement, the holiday revelry of one company from Växjö in southern Sweden ended with a night in jail after a chocolate robbery gone wrong.

'Chocolate is good for your heart': study

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:50:00 +0200

Heart attack survivors who eat chocolate two or more times per week cut their risk of dying from heart disease about threefold compared to those who never touch the stuff, Swedish scientists have reported.

Choc news: Sweden in public display of confection

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:41:00 +0100

Cocoa fan Robert La Bua spills the beans on Chokladfabriken's Martin Isaksson, Sweden's master chocolatier.

The Lowdown: Chocolate

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:39:00 +0100

Robert La Bua gives us the lowdown on how chocolate works and why English-speakers really struggle to pronounce words with five letters and three syllables.

'Forget the makeover - give me chocolate'

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:47:00 +0200

When even a full emergency makeover in one of Stockholm's largest department stores left Kathleen Harman looking like a cross between Posh Spice and Cruella DeVille, there was only one option left: chocolate.

Chocolate research centre to open in Sweden

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:08:00 +0100

Some people have all the luck: researchers and the chocolate industry are to set up a centre in Sweden devoted to research into chocolate, researchers said Monday.

Children 'still exploited by chocolate industry'

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:37:00 +0200

Chocolate is often produced by child workers and other labourers who are not given basic rights, a report by Swedwatch, the Church of Sweden and Råd & Rön magazine has shown.