In Sweden, the van has a signature tune that is similar, but not identical to the Laurel and Hardy theme music; in Denmark, it rings a bell.
A parent company, Hjem-IS Europa A/S, existed from 1991 to 2008, and was headquartered in Kolding, Denmark.
The Finnish division has been closed [2][3][4] The Swedish part, Hemglass, was sold to Varsego Sverige AB.
Hjem-IS Denmark was sold to a group of 4 investors at no cost,[5] merging it with their company Viking Is.
The combined entity was later sold to ice cream maker Premier Is, also a former Nestlé subsidiary and now owned by Food Union, in 2017.