A new association in Finland brings together a range of companies to promote the consumption of plant-based meat, and educate the public about its benefits.
Finnish processor HKScan and bakery Leivon Leipomo Oy are to set up a joint venture with the aim of promoting the development and growth of the plant-based Boltsi product range.
Finnish processor HKScan has purchased the plot of land on which its factory and logistics centre are located in the Vantaa region, with a view to developing the facility for “future needs”.
Finnish processor HKScan has announced plans to review its group-wide operating model as part of its overall turnaround programme, with a focus on employee numbers.
Aroma AB, a nearly 100-year-old company based in Stockholm, acquired Dals Konfektyr, which makes chocolate, toffees and jellies, for an undisclosed amount.
The Finnish bakery products and sweets producer is building a bespoke manufacturing facility to make xylitol from oat hulls, derived as a side stream during the company’s oat milling process.
Finland’s ‘clean, safe and pure’ reputation in Asia presents an opportunity for Finnish food SMEs, says Business Finland, which is piloting a WeChat platform to boost export channels to China.
Finnish food manufacturer Fazer has announced plans to build a €40m production plant for in Lahti, Finland. “We want to be a forerunner in value added grain-based products”, says CEO.
Good news for ento-entrepeneurs: Finland's food safety authority Evira will publish guidelines on using insects for food, ending a loophole that forced firms to sell products as 'ornaments'.
Finland-based HKScan aims to be Scandinavia’s leading poultry processor, according to a company-wide strategy, crafted to revitalise the loss-making business.
An earnings decline across HKScan’s biggest Scandinavian markets saw the struggling Finland-based meat processor post a €20.8m pre-tax loss in its half-year results.
HKScan Finland has boosted its foothold on the beef market through its acquisition of the remaining half of Paimion Teurastamo (Paimio Slaughterhouse) from Wellcapita, based in Turku, Finland.
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Finns are eating more chicken and meat according to national dietary data, which analysts say may be fuelled by a trend for 'new Nordic' cuisine mixing ‘old-world’ production techniques with new world ingredients.
Finnish start-up Gold&Green Foods is set to bring its 'pulled oats' - a patent-protected, plant-based protein - to international markets following a 51% acquisition by Paulig Group.
Finnish meat processor HKScan has posted a drop in operating income for the first quarter of 2016 as price competition, coupled with a pork surplus in Scandinavia, caused a dip in performance.
UK company Cornelius Group has announced plans to launch a new business arm in Scandinavia, with a view to flexing its muscles in a region of potential growth for the company.
Nordic meat giant HKScan has won crucial environmental permits necessary for the business to run slaughter and meat processing work at its unfinished Rauma facility in Finland.
Finnish meat processor Atria plans to move into the Swedish poultry industry with the acquisition of Lagerberg – Sweden’s third-largest chicken supplier, according to Atria.
Looking at the food recalls again in February 2016 takes us to the US, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Canada and Denmark.
Many Finnish children are exceeding safe intake levels of heavy metals from food and drinking water, although exposure is falling, says a new study from the Finnish food safety authority, Evira.
The Western European packaged food market has grown 5% since 2009, with chilled pasta, sustainable foods and frozen yoghurt leading the way, according to Euromonitor International – but Europe is still a divided market.
Stories have been making the rounds in the national press this week regarding Finnish food giant Kesko reportedly changing the name of its meatballs, to just ‘balls’.
Finnish firm Fazer has announced the closure of two of its bakeries – a move it said was unavoidable considering a market shift from pre-packed bread to in-store baked.
Healthy foods, premiumisation and private label all present untapped opportunities in Nordic countries, according to market research organisation Euromonitor International.
Industrial bread sales in Sweden, Denmark and Finland will decline in the next five years as a result of a low-carb trend and changing consumer habits, according to an analyst from Euromonitor.
Swedish confectioners Cloetta and Leaf have sealed a €753m merger making it the largest confectionery company in Scandinavia, according to an analyst from Euromonitor.
Ongoing high prices for raw materials including cocoa, milk powder, sugar and wheat and a decline in contract manufacturing sees Swedish confectionery group Cloetta reporting second-quarter sales loss and falling first-half earnings.
Sweden-based firm, Lantmännen Cerealia, said that it has withdrawn some crushed linseed products manufactured under the GoGreen brand in Finland and Sweden after a batch of crushed linseed it had sourced from Russia tested positive for GM traces.
The Russian agricultural ministry has announced a temporary ban on
poultry imports from both Sweden and Finland in an effort to
prevent the spread of Exotic Newcastle disease.
