Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins

Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins, or simply Rúsan, is the national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly of the Faroe Islands, following the model of neighbouring Nordic alcohol monopolies Vinmonopolet, Systembolaget, Vínbúð and Alko. The company was founded in 1992 after a long period of rationing and shipping such goods from Denmark. The company has outlets in Tórshavn, Hoyvík, Klaksvík, Saltangará, Miðvágur, Sandur and Trongisvágur.[1][2]

Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins
Company typeGovernment enterprise
IndustryAlcoholic beverages,
Non-alcoholic beverages
FoundedNovember 2, 1992; 31 years ago (1992-11-02)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
7
Key people
Rógvi Andrias Fossádal (CEO)
ProductsAlcoholic beverages,
Non-alcoholic beverages Wine, Liquor, Beer
RevenueIncrease 125.8 million DKK (2015)
Increase 16.9 million DKK (2015)
Number of employees
ca. 50
Websiterusan.fo

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  1. ^ "Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins (Rúsan)". ratebeer.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Alcohol policy - Visit Faroe Islands". visitfaroeislands.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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