Finland: Valio plans to close dairy plant in Oulu
Valio, the Finnish dairy and food group, has announced plans to relocate production from its factory in Oulu to its manufacturing facilities in Riihimaki, Jyvaskyla and Joensuu. According to the company, the proposal follows declining production volumes at the Oulu plant and an increase in general operating costs. If implemented, the plan would result in […]
Finland: Valio to invest €30 million in Joensuu production facility
Finnish dairy firm Valio has announced an investment of €30 million ($34 million) in a new cheese maturation warehouse at its production plant in Joensuu. The investment will cover the construction of the expanded warehouse expansion and automation of its operations, and it is expected to begin this month. As a result of the upgrade, cheese […]
Finland: Valio acquires Raisio’s plant protein business
Valio, the Finnish dairy company, has announced that it is acquiring the plant protein business of food business Raisio. The deal, valued at €7 million ($7.28 million), includes production equipment at Raisio’s plant protein factory in Kauhava, Finland, as well as the Harkis and Beanit brands. Commenting on the deal, Valio senior vice president Kimmo […]
Finland: Gold&Green Foods to be acquired by Valio
Leading Finnish food firm Valio has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Gold&Green, known for the Pulled Oats plant protein brand, from food and drinks firm Paulig for an undisclosed sum. The agreement includes all the rights to the Gold&Green brand, intellectual property, and research and development, but does not include other […]
Finland: Valio to merge two dairy co-operatives
Finnish dairy firm Valio has announced that will merge two of its co-operatives into a new co-operative ready to launch on 1 September 2019. Based in Lapinlahti, the new co-operative, a result of the merger of Osuuskunta ItaMaito and Osuuskunta Maitosuomi, will be known as Osuuskunta Maitosuomi and will be Valio’s largest single shareholder with […]
Finland: Valio announces lactose-free ice cream range
Finnish dairy firm Valio has announced that it is re-entering the ice cream market after a gap of 10 years with a new line of lactose-free products. Produced at Valio’s Oulu dairy in northern Finland, and available in stores from this March, the line is promoted as a new alternative within the super premium ice […]
China: Valio announces lactose-free milk offer
Finnish dairy firm Valio is to start selling lactose-free milk powder in China via online channels, according to a report in ESM. The launch, described as the first lactose-free consumer offer on the market, will reportedly see packaged milk made available in skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole varieties. The product range is intended to benefit from a […]