Vilko

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

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

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.

Products (incomplete)

Soups
  • 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
  • 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
  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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