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Alcohol producer and distributor
V&S Group (V&S Vin & Sprit AB), founded in 1917, is an international producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages. The group is currently owned by Pernod Ricard. Headquartered in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, the group employs approximately 2,500 people.2 Its chief executive is Bengt Baron.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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V&S Group (V&S Vin & Sprit AB), founded in 1917, is an international producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages. The group is currently owned by Pernod Ricard. Headquartered in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, the group employs approximately 2,500 people.2
V&S Group is part of a group headed by Pernod Ricard. 49 entities, 18 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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AB Vin & Spritcentralen was created in 1917 by the Swedish government. The goal was to eliminate the private profit interest in the alcohol industry. In 1920, AB Vin & Spritcentralen bought the largest porter brewery in Sweden, Carnegie; the company was sold in 1928.
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V&S Group is divided into three main areas:
V&S Absolute Spirits handles Absolut Vodka and the other international spirits brands, such as Level Vodka, Frïs Vodka.
V&S Distillers handles spirits on the Northern and Central European markets.
V&S Wine handles wines and fortified wines in the Nordic region.
The production of the group's international spirits takes place in Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain, and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Production of their local and regional spirits takes place primarily in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Poland. In Northern Europe, V&S Group is the largest importer and distributor of wine. The group offers their own brands of wine and also produces brands by well-known international companies.
Distribution in the Nordic area is primarily handled through the group's distribution centers in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. V&S Group is represented by the subsidiary V&S Norway in Norway, by V&S Eesti in Estonia, and by the company V&S Luksusowa Zielona Góra in Poland. In the United States, distribution was handled by Future Brands, LLC, a joint-venture with Fortune Brands. In most other regions of the world, distribution was handled by Maxxium, which was also partly owned by the group.
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