A. V. Olsson Trading Co. is a family owned business focusing on the importation of fine dairy products, gourmet paper goods and quality herring. We import directly from Scandinavia or produce our products in North America using original Scandinavian recipes. The company was founded in the 1920's by Adolf Viktor Olsson, a Swedish immigrant, and is presently owned and operated by the family's third generation.

The company has been in the herring business under the Skansen label since its inception. The Skansen brand was the first to offer a variety of consumer-sized jars, in a market of only bulk suppliers. Today, we search the world over for the absolute finest quality herring to put under the Skansen label, including Herring in Wine Sauce and Herring in Sour Cream Sauce from Canada, and Matjes Herring packed according to our specifications in Finland. In addition, all of our Wine Sauce and Sour Cream Sauce products carry the U (Kosher) Seal, while the Matjes carries the K (Kosher) Seal.

Herring is only part of the business, however. A. V. Olsson Trading Co. sources fine industrial cheeses and other dairy products from all over the world. The cheeses under our Scandic label have proven to be some of the most-loved and our company’s highest selling products.

A. V. Olsson Trading Co. also imports cookies and crackers from Norway, Sweden and Finland. Furthermore, we sell a line of environmentally friendly, unbleached consumer paper products such as coffee filters, parchment paper and cheesecloth, under the Award-Winning Beyond Gourmet moniker.