The "Royal Dansk Company" was started in 1966 in
Helsingør, Denmark. and then sold to Italian manufacturer
Ferrero in 2019 for $300 million. In 2025, videos circulated on
TikTok showing generic butter cookies sold in
India under unsanitary conditions. Although none of the videos displayed Royal Dansk branding, some users speculated that the footage depicted products made by the company. In response, Royal Dansk issued a statement clarifying that its cookies are manufactured exclusively in
Denmark at its bakeries in
Nørre Snede and
Ribe, and that the company produces more than of cookies annually. == Royal Dansk tin ==