{"id":1827,"date":"2017-12-15T13:30:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T12:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliver-twist.dk\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:01:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oliver-twist.dk\/us\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>House of Oliver Twist A\/S is Denmark\u2019s oldest tobacco manufacturer and the world\u2019s largest exporter of spun chewing tobacco bits. From the very beginning, our focus has been clear: to develop, produce, and deliver high-quality smokeless tobacco products \u2013 known to customers around the world as <a href=\"https:\/\/oliver-twist.dk\/us\/what-are-oliver-twist-tobacco-bits\/\">Oliver Twist\u00ae<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From Global Ownership to Independent Once Again<\/strong><br>The company was family-owned from 1974 to 2018. 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