LOKAL ekologiskt surdegsbröd

What LOKAL ekologiskt surdegsbröd does

LOKAL ekologiskt surdegsbröd (legal entity Svenska Ekologiska Bageriet AB) is a micro-scale artisan bakery and café founded in 2015 in the former Methodist chapel in Kumla, Sweden. The company hand-bakes KRAV-certified organic sourdough breads, baguettes, crispbreads, sourdough pasta, sourdough chips, specialty flours, and cold-pressed rapeseed oil using traditional methods: long fermentation with natural sourdough cultures, stone-oven baking, and on-site grain milling via a vortex mill. Grain is sourced from three named heritage-grain farms within 3-3.5 km of the bakery, including Ölandsvete, Algot, Emmervete, Petkus rye, Nakenhavre, and Naket Korn varieties.

Name

LOKAL ekologiskt surdegsbröd

Legal name

Svenska Ekologiska Bageriet AB

Website

https://lokaleko.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LOKAL ekologiskt surdegsbröd is a micro-scale, KRAV-certified artisan bakery and café in Kumla, Sweden, hand-baking organic sourdough breads, pasta, chips, and flours from heritage grains milled on-site and sourced from local farmers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Bakery / Organic Sourdough Bread

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Commercial Bakeries (311812)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFAFAD

Artisan & Specialty Bakeries (Sourdough, Heritage Grains)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYTHAFAFAA

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYAFAIAFAG

Premium/Artisanal Bakery Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Bakery & Confectionery Wholesale

Keywords

• Organic sourdough bread
• Artisan bakery products
• Heritage grain milling
• Handcrafted pastries
• KRAV-certified bakery

Headquarters

HQ city

Kumla

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Bakery Café Direct Sales: On-site sales of freshly baked bread, pastries, and café items at the bakery shop and café 'Vardagsrummet' in Kumla. Customers can purchase bread for immediate consumption or take-away, along with pastries, cakes, and other condiments.
2. Retail/Grocery Distribution: Wholesale distribution of packaged bread, crispbread, sourdough chips, sourdough pasta, and flour through regional grocery chains including ICA, MAXI ICA, Hemköp, and specialty food retailers. Products sold at approximately 11 listed retail locations in Örebro and Västerås.
3. Café/Fika Service: In-café dining service offering coffee, tea, cold beverages, sourdough sandwiches, and pastries from the Konditori (pastry shop) in the 'Vardagsrummet' seating area, open select days (Wednesday through Saturday 10-15).
4. Artisan Food Products: Sale of specialty products including sourdough pasta, sourdough chips (in multiple flavors: backtimjan, dill, råg, chili, ramslök, gräslök), Närkeknäcke crispbread, and packaged flour (Ölands lantvete, Närkeråg, Algot vetemjöl) and cold-pressed rapeseed oil.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LOKAL hand-bakes KRAV-certified organic sourdough breads and artisan pastries in Kumla using heritage grain varieties milled on-site in their own vortex mill. The product range includes multiple named sourdough loaves (ALGOT, AROS, ÖLANDSVETE, NÄRKERÅG, EMMER, Nakenhavre, Naket Korn), baguettes, crispbread, sourdough chips, sourdough pasta, specialty flours, cold-pressed rapeseed oil, and konditori pastries, sold through the on-site bakery shop and café and through regional grocery retailers.

Product overview

LOKAL is a craft bakery and café offering hand-baked organic sourdough products. The core product portfolio centers on artisan sourdough breads (ALGOT, AROS, ÖLANDSVETE, NÄRKERÅG, EMMER, Nakenhavre, Naket Korn), baguettes, crispbreads (Närkeknäcke), and the innovative Surdegspasta launched in 2020. Supporting products include specialty flours (ÖLANDS LANTVETE, Petkus Närkeråg, Algot) milled in-house, and cold-pressed rapeseed oil. The café complements the bread offerings with artisan pastries (vetebröd, konditoribitar, kakor, macarons) and a sourdough chip line. All products are KRAV-certified, made with heritage grain varieties from local farmers within 3.5 km of the bakery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ALGOT sourdough bread

Quantifiable outcome

• Research from Örebro University demonstrates that nutrients from LOKAL's bread are 'almost completely absorbed by the body,' in contrast to mass-produced bread that 'passes straight through.'

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Arne Stenberg (Munktorps Prästgård, Köping)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Farm cultivating heritage grain varieties including Algot wheat, which was sourced from the Nordic Gene Bank in 2003 and has been grown and stewarded at Munktorps Prästgård since then. Algot wheat is characterized by deep roots, long stalks, and natural hardiness in Nordic climates, producing flour rich in minerals and vitamins. Provides the grain for LOKAL's ALGOT bread.
• Bernt-Inge Johansson (Family Farm, Långgälla)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFifth-generation family farm approximately 3.5 km from the bakery. Grows Ölandsvete (Öland heritage wheat) and Naket Korn (naked barley) using circular economy practices. Fully organic for 15 years. The farm's proximity enables LOKAL to mill grain on-site immediately before baking, preserving maximum nutrition. This is a core supply chain partnership essential to LOKAL's hyperlocal value proposition.
• Adam Arnesson (Jannelundsgård, Mullhyttan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird-generation KRAV-certified organic farm (certified since 1995). Located in Mullhyttan, Närke. Grows Emmervete (emmer wheat), Nakenhavre (naked oats), and Petkusråg (Petkus rye). The farm practices regenerative agriculture with no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, viewing farming as long-term stewardship for future generations. Core supplier of heritage grain varieties for LOKAL's bread.
• Örebro University (Research Collaboration)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with Örebro University's food and health department. University researchers studied the nutritional properties of LOKAL's sourdough bread, demonstrating that extended fermentation breaks down phytic acid, enabling near-complete nutrient absorption in the body. This research validates LOKAL's health claims and has generated public attention.
• Göran Pettersson (Rynninge Fellingsbro)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupplier of cold-pressed organic rapeseed oil (Kallpressad Rapsolja) sold at LOKAL's bakery shop. The oil is 100% cold-pressed organic rapeseed oil with no additives, rich in Omega 3 and 6, suitable for all cooking. Sourced from Fellingsbro area.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Surdegsbageriet: Stockholm-based specialty sourdough bakery and café. Comparable on the artisan sourdough + café model with Swedish urban consumers seeking traceable, organic breads.
• Mathantverk i Sverige: Swedish network/organization of certified artisan food producers (mathantverkare). LOKAL participates in this community via its championship wins; comparable as an emerging collective of small artisan brands that share awards, training, and distribution channels.

Broad incumbents

• Polarbröd: Major Swedish industrial bread producer with national grocery distribution. Competes for the same ICA/Hemköp shelf space as LOKAL but at mass-market scale; relevant as the broad incumbent whose volumes dwarf LOKAL's regional artisan position.
• Pågens: Large Swedish bakery group producing branded breads, crispbread, and pastries sold nationally through grocery. Overlaps with LOKAL on the crispbread category (Närkeknäcke) and broad Swedish retail distribution, but at industrial scale.
• Le Pain Quotidien: International bakery-café chain built around organic, sourdough-led, traceable supply chains. Comparable on the organic, heritage-grain, café-plus-retail concept at much larger scale; relevant as a model of the scaled version of LOKAL's positioning.
• Fazer Bageri Sverige: Nordic bakery giant with Swedish operations across bread, pastries, and cafés. Comparable on café-plus-bakery retail and broad grocery presence; relevant incumbent that could expand into premium/organic sourdough.

Regional players

• Bertinet Bakery: UK-based artisan bakery and baking school founded by champion baker Richard Bertinet. Comparable on craft credentials, championship positioning, bakery-plus-education concept; relevant as a UK peer benchmark, not a Swedish competitor.

Direct peers

• Bröd & Salt: Stockholm-based artisan bakery specializing in long-fermented sourdough breads with cafés and wholesale supply. Comparable to LOKAL on craft sourdough positioning, café-plus-wholesale model, and premium organic positioning, though operating at urban Stockholm scale.
• Saltå Kvarn: Swedish organic mill and bakery founded on KRAV-certified regenerative grain farming near Stockholm. Most directly comparable to LOKAL on the combination of organic certification, own milling, heritage grains, and direct bakery production for retail.
• Tostas: Swedish artisan bakery chain producing sourdough and specialty breads for retail and foodservice. Comparable on craft bread production, multi-location Swedish footprint, and wholesale-to-grocery distribution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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