USA: Fazer rolls out Nordic-inspired chocolate
Fazer, the Finnish bakery and confectionery firm, has announced the introduction of a new line of chocolate for the US market under the brand Nordi. Launching into the New York metropolitan area, the Nordi chocolate line is described as being made with 70% cocoa and comprises the varieties Sea Buckthorn & Salty Caramel, Hazelnut and […]
Finland: Fazer makes changes to manufacturing operations
Fazer, the leading Finnish food group, has announced multiple changes to its manufacturing operations in its home market, with the opening of a new plant-based foods factory and the possible closure of another facility making pre-packaged bread. The firm is investing €40 million ($46 million) to construct a new plant-based foods plant in the city […]
Mikko Lindqvist, Vice President, Marketing & Portfolio
Fazer
Gama spoke to Mikko Lindqvist, Vice President, Marketing & Portfolio, Fazer. Is packaged bread being threatened by the rise of low carbohydrate diets? If so, how is Fazer responding? Low carbohydrate diets had a big impact on the bread market some years ago. From there the market has recovered and new trends have emerged. The […]
Finland: Fazer buys oat specialist Bioferme
Fazer, the bakery and confectionery producer, has announced that it has acquired fellow Finnish firm Bioferme, a specialist in the manufacture of oat-based foods. Established in 1977, Bioferme owns the established Yosa brand in Finland. Its portfolio consists of fermented oat products, including a range of non-dairy yoghurts, as well as recently-introduced cooking products. Fazer […]
Gama Innovation Award: Fazer Vegetable Bread
Gama Innovation Award – Positioning MANCHESTER – 28th June 2016: This month, the Gama Innovation Award – Positioning goes to a new product that brings the nutritional power of vegetables to the bread category – Fazer Vegetable Bread. Fazer, the Finnish bakery firm, is set to test consumer perceptions in the bread category with “a new kind of […]
Russia: Fazer signs agreement for new bakery plant
Fazer, the Finland-based confectionery and bakery firm, has announced the signing of a statement of intent as a basis for strategic cooperation in building a new production plant for the firm in Russia. The company said it was considering building a new and modern plant to produce frozen bakery goods, with potential expansion into fresh bakery products. […]
Finland: Fazer Group to close two factories
Finnish bakery company Fazer Group is to close two of its production facilities in response to falling bread consumption in the country, Yle reports. The firm, which concluded its co-determination negotiations at the end of June, is planning to shut its facilites at Ulvila and Hyvinkaa in the south of Finland. The move will affect […]