Systembolaget controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Systembolaget files proceedings against Vivino
Lawsuit filed
Systembolaget initiated legal proceedings against Vivino at the patent and market court in Stockholm, alleging that Vivino's sale and marketing of alcoholic drinks to Swedish consumers violated the Alcohol Act. Vivino said it was reviewing the arguments with legal counsel and maintained that the claim was misguided.
Source excerpt
we are reviewing the arguments with our legal counsel making it still too early to comment in detail.
Vivino’s sale of alcoholic drinks is in violation of the Alcohol Act and is illegal.
We remain confident that the claim about us overstepping Swedish law is misguided.
2009
Fondberg payment allegations
Reports concerning payments involving wine supplier Fondberg & Co and a Gibraltar-connected company were referred to an investigation by the Swedish Tax Agency.
2003
Systembolaget supplier-bribery scandal
Investigators examined allegations that store managers accepted improper payments or benefits from alcohol suppliers seeking favorable treatment. The case became one of Sweden's most prominent corruption trials of the period.