finland

Benecol Parent Raisio Sees Net Sales Up, Despite UK Uncertainty

Raisio, which operates the Benecol brand, posted a 3.5% increase in net sales in its financial year 2019, to €236.3 million, despite a fourth quarter...

Finland's Kesko Posts Sales Growth Of 4.2% In January

Finnish retailer Kesko has posted a 4.2% year-on-year increase in sales, to €843.5 million, in the month of January. Comparable sales for continuin...

Stora Enso Sees Sales Down 9.3% In Fourth Quarter

Finnish packaging firm Stora Enso has posted a 9.3% decline in sales in the fourth quarter of its financial year, to €2.41 billion. For the full ye...

Finnish Retailer Kesko Sees Sales Up In December

Finland's Kesko Group saw its sales rise 3.3% in December 2019, with its grocery business posting marginal sales growth in the period. Grocery sales at...

Finnish Consumer Confidence Remains Subdued In December, Study Finds

Consumer confidence in Finland remained subdued in December, albeit at a slightly higher level than the previous month, according to new data from Tilastok...

K Group Develops Energy Recycling System For Food Stores

Finland's K Group has announced that it has developed an energy recycling system that is capable of reducing the consumption of heat in supermarkets by as...

Valio Seeks To Personalise Healthy Eating With Vending Prototype

Finnish dairy company Valio has taken part in a research project headed by the VTT Technical Research Centre, to create a prototype for a personalised food...

Finnish Plastic-Free Drinking Straw Attracts Funding To Scale Up

Finland's Stora Enso said its biodegradable drinking straws aimed at tackling the world's plastic waste were now on sale to European customers, while its d...