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Raisio Announces Plan To Invest €45m In Plant-Based Food

Finnish food group Raisio has announced that it will invest €45 million in developing and manufacturing plant-based, value-added food items. The mo...

Raisio Cuts CO2 Emissions By 75%, Aims For Carbon Neutrality By 2023

Finland's Raisio Group has announced that it has cut its CO2 emissions by 75% compared with data from the previous year. The food group aims to achieve...

Orkla To Acquire Bakery Ingredients Supplier Zeelandia Sweden

Orkla has announced that it has agreed to purchase bakery ingredients supplier Zeelandia Sweden AB through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkla Food Ingredien...

Valio Granted Chinese Export Permit For Infant Formulas

Finnish dairy firm Valio has been granted an export permit from Chinese authorities, enabling the firm to export its powdered infant formulas and liquid in...

Orkla Makes Formal Offer To Acquire Kotipizza Group

Finland's Orkla has made a formal bid to acquire the Kotipizza business, following an announcement on 22 November that it was seeking to buy the chain....

Raisio Announces Departure Of Chief Financial Officer

Finland's Raisio, which produces the Benecol food range, has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, Antti Elevuori. Elevuori will con...

Exports Drive Sales Growth At Finnish Dairy Firm Valio

Finnish dairy company Valio has reported a sales increase of 4.3% to €1.708 billion in 2017, despite a challenging domestic milk market. Domestic n...

Raisio Considers Sale Of Feed Business As Part Of Restructuring Plans

Finnish food group Raisio has announced that it is considering the divestment of its feed business, as it aims to focus more on its portfolio of healthy fo...