The Swedish furniture giant Ikea opened its doors in 1943 and has since also established itself internationally. Today, the furniture giant is present in a total of 62 countries.
In addition to selling affordable furniture, people flocked to Ikea to eat at the department store’s restaurant. The restaurant serves several different dishes and also vegetarian options. But one of the most popular is undoubtedly the meatballs.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to please everyone and News24 has previously written about criticism that has been directed at the meatballs in particular.
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Ikea’s meatballs are a popular dish on the menu. Photo: Junge, Heiko That’s how many meatballs Ikea sells
The classic meatballs are served with potatoes, cream sauce, lingonberry jam and green peas, and have been on the menu since 1985. Since then, several options have been added for people with other preferences.
“The recipe has been fine-tuned over time, but above all, other buns have been added to complement the meatball, such as chicken meatballs, plantain buns and vegetable buns,” writes Fredrik Norrlidpress manager at Ikea, in an email to Nyheter24.
By taking a closer look at how many meatballs Ikea sells, it becomes clear that the dish is a popular choice on the menu. At Ikea’s homepage it appears that they sell a staggering 25 million meatballs per year in Sweden.
But how does it look globally?
“Globally, more than one billion meatballs are sold per year,” writes Fredrik Norrlid.
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