OUR STORY
The thirties were the real heydays of caramels in Sweden. Children and adults alike went wild for these golden delights! Over time, however, homemade caramels became a rare sight, a treasure to hunt for at Christmas. A real shame, we thought. So we decided to bring back this delicacy.
In the days leading up to Christmas 2010, we opened up our very first store – selling classic caramels, sauces and chocolate covered confectionery. Ingredients were melted in copper pots, sweets carefully cut by hand and presented in beautiful designs, the dark-green and mahogany hues of the past. One year later we moved: we had fallen in love with a charming little shop on the island of Södermalm. Large windows let passers-by see straight into our kitchen and watch us work. Mouth-watering scents invited shoppers in for caramels and coffee, jazz playing in the background. As our sweets flew off the shelves, however, we struggled to package everything fast enough. So one day, we rolled up our sleeves and hauled in a mechanical wrapping machine through the large storefront window. We call her Madame Rose and this cherry-red beauty from the 50s still wraps every single one of our caramels.
In the spring of 2018 we invested in a chocolate machine to be able to dip our soft caramels in a nice blanket of chocolate and take them to the next level. A new classic was born, and now it was getting really crowded in the kitchen in Södermalm.
Our caramels became increasingly popular and production went into high gear; the small premises on Nytorgsgatan suddenly felt far too small. So, after a few years in an old brick-clad building right next to Brunnsviken, we are now located in the exciting Slakthus area just south of Stockholm. Here in our large factory we cook all the caramels, fold and pack all the boxes and send deliveries around the country - and even outside the country's borders. On Södermalm, we of course keep our heart with the store that in the summer is transformed into an ice cream kiosk with winding queues to enjoy homemade soft ice cream dripping with caramel sauce and in the winter to the city's coziest and tastiest Christmas gift shop.
Our starting point is always focused on the classic caramel, the timeless combination of cream, butter and sugar is hard to beat. Today we play with flavours, textures and shapes to give you new experiences. With an eye for detail and a love of craftsmanship, we flirt with the flamboyance and elegance of the 1940s as we create new classics of our own. Our products come with a promise that the outside will be just as tasteful as the inside. Today, Pärlan can be found here and there, and who knows where we'll show up next?
