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After Latvia regained its independence in the 1990s, Laima merged with both Uzvara and cookie, wafer, and cake manufacturer
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The current company name was adopted in 1925 after a merger with two brothers
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The company traces its origins to the 19th century when the
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In 1937, the company was sold to the
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The product in Laima's current range with the longest history is the chocolate candy
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that had swum over, presumably from the
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a 40 kg statue of a bear made of chocolate, to commemorate a
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Images of Laima wrapper designs throughout the decades
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367:. Kapitāls. 2012-11-23. Archived from
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