Rybergs in Uddevalla started making sausages and cold cuts back in 1985. But the last few months have been beset by problems for the popular charcuterie.
It started with Rybergs changing the recipe for their sausages. From having contained pork and beef, to consisting of pork and chicken.
The move sent customers into a frenzy, and criticism was unkind.
The customers rave about the popular sausage’s new recipe: “Disgusting”.
Photo: Johan Nilsson/TTRyberg’s bankruptcy
Just over a month later came the news that Ryberg’s charcuterie had filed for bankruptcy.
The sausage giant lost SEK 1.9 million in 2022, and the reason for that was high energy prices in combination with poorer sales.
– It was a terrible winter in 2022, 2023, said the bankruptcy trustee Staffan Karnå then.
Classic sausage giant in bankruptcy after losing millions
And rescue
But in March there was good news. Signal & Andersson charkuterifabrik AB and Brålanda företaget Dahlbergs slakteri AB took over the company.
The new name became Rybergs charkuterifabrik AB, and the plan is to double production.
– This fits us like a glove and we were also seen as a good actor to push this forward. For us, it is important that it continues in Uddevalla, we are not at all interested in moving production. We don’t want another local brand to disappear, said the new owner Frederick Larson to Bohuslänningen then.
New owner takes over Ryberg’s charcuterie
Now the sausage from Rybergs will taste as usual again. Photo: Erik Nylander/TTUddevallaren according to the original recipe
The factory remains in Lillesjö. And after the harsh criticism earlier this year, the controversial sausage Udddevallaren is now made according to the original recipe.
The sausage now consists only of pork and beef, and no chicken. Soon, even the packaging will look exactly like before again, writes Bohuslänningen.
Therefore, the classic sausage giant went bankrupt after 129 years