Fazer Mills

Shaping the Future Together 🌾    The Fazer Mills management team recently gathered to strategically plan and explore new innovative solutions for the future. Guided by our value proposition, “Grains with a Purpose,” we are committed to creating sustainable and high-quality solutions for our partners and customers worldwide.    From oats to innovations in baking, breakfast, and beyond – we are driven by a shared vision to develop grain-based products that make a difference for both people and the planet. 💙    Management team: Sören Wahlgren, Markku Mikola Ph.D., Taija Felt, Tero Hirvi, Susanne Ekblom Renström, Yelena Piskun, Päivi Kanerva, Lassi Katajoki, Elin Stoij    #FazerMills #GrainsWithAPurpose #Sustainability #Innovation 

🌾 Thank you to all Fi Europe visitors! Fazer Mills thanks everyone who visited our booth at Food Ingredients Europe in Frankfurt last week. Once again, Fi Europe brought together a diverse group of food industry professionals to discuss the latest trends, innovations, and future food solutions. It was fantastic to see great interest in oats and innovative solutions for various new plant-based products. 🔸One of the application highlights in our booth was an oat-based choco spread which delighted visitors with its deliciousness. Markku Mikola Ph.D., Head of R&D states that our O 2000 FP (Fine Oat Powder) and OEF (Oat Endosperm Flour) are excellent ingredients for creating such applications. 🔸We also offered sample dishes from Oat Rice – a tasty, nutritious, and versatile food grain that’s a perfect alternative to conventional rice. It’s a great choice for everyday meals and creative recipes alike. Martin Pardell can provide more details about Fazer’s Oat rice. Thank you for the inspiring discussions and enthusiasm! Let’s continue exploring the possibilities of oats and innovating together. 💬 What caught your eye at the fair? Share your thoughts in the comments!   #FIE2024 #FazerMills #Oats #PlantBasedSolutions #FoodInnovation

🌾Day 2 of the Fi Europe Exhibition Visit our stand 3.0D90 to explore our oat products and discuss sustainable and innovative food solutions for the future. We look forward to discussing how our Nordic ingredients can take your products to the next level. Together, we’re creating the food of tomorrow – stop by and get inspired! Our experts will be available to meet you: Markku Mikola Ph.D. Martin Pardell Lauri Luostarinen Taija Felt   #FazerMills #FiEurope #NordicOats #FoodInnovation

🌾Enhance your product offering with Nordic oats: a superfood like no other Looking to add nutritious, sustainable ingredients to your product line? At the Fazer Mills Oat Summit 2024, Markku Mikola Ph.D., Head of R&D at Fazer Mills, revealed the incredible nutritional benefits of oats for everyone ─ from athletes to the aging population. In this presentation, Markku covers: 🔹The role of oats in sports nutrition products, thanks to their rich carbohydrate, protein, and micronutrient profile 🔹 How whole grain oats meet the rising demand for heart-healthy ingredients and can easily replace refined grains in your formulations 🔹 Opportunities to position oats as a vital part of plant-based product offerings 🔹 How to reach the recommendations for whole grain intake (90 g daily) and showcase the benefits whole grain cereal products that support the wellbeing of both planet and people 👉 Watch the recording for more insights and take your product development to the next level. https://lnkd.in/gPdYHEte #Oats #WholeGrain #B2B #FoodInnovation #NordicOats #FazerMills #OatSummit2024 #NordicSuperfood

🎉 Introducing Mikko Heino, the supervisor at our oat mill! Mikko is responsible for the production and packaging of oat products and supervises oat millers and bagging line operators. Additionally, he actively develops the oat milling process from a production perspective, ensuring everything runs efficiently and with high quality. 📚 Mikko's journey to his current role started with studies in marketing and logistics at a university of applied sciences. When he saw that Fazer Mill was recruiting, he eagerly applied for production roles - and to his great delight, he was selected. Mikko gained diverse experience and soon became an oat miller. After five years, Mikko transitioned to the supervisor role in spring 2022, following an organizational change. 🗨️ According to Mikko, the best part of the job is the people and continuous development: "Colleagues, changing situations, and the opportunity to develop operations keep the daily work meaningful. The most challenging part of the job is reacting to market situations and implementing changes, but it also brings interest and opportunities to learn new things,” Mikko says. 🏃♂️ In his free time, Mikko enjoys outdoor activities, spending time with his family, and his children's hobbies. He also enthusiastically serves as an announcer at local floorball matches. Thank you, Mikko, for being part of the Fazer Mills! 💪 #fazermill #employeeintroduction #team #continuousdevelopment

🌾 Join us at Food Ingredients Europe 2024! 🌾 Looking for the perfect oat ingredients to elevate your food products? Fazer Mills will be attending FIE 2024 in Frankfurt, November 19-21. This is your chance to discover the latest in food ingredients and meet industry leaders! Come visit us at Booth 3.0D90 to explore our wide range of oat products, including groats, flakes, flours, and enhanced brans with increased beta glucan content. Whether you're searching for the perfect ingredient for non-dairy applications, breakfast cereals, bakery products, or plant-based food options, we’ve got you covered! Our team is ready to help you discover the right oat ingredients that will take your products to the next level. Let’s talk about how we can support your needs and create future-proof food solutions together! 👋 📅 Save the date: November 19-21 – and we’ll see you in Frankfurt! P.S. Want to secure a time to chat with us in advance? Check the link in the comments 👇 #fieurope #FazerMills #foodingredients #oats #foodinnovation #foodandbeverage

🌾 Crop 2024 – High-Quality Grain Despite Challenging Weather 🌾 💙 This year’s harvest in Finland started early and faced challenging weather, but overall the results were strong. We have enough milling quality grain to meet our needs. Oats: Good yields with good kernel size and light color. Wheat: High-quality winter and spring wheat, though some spring wheat batches need extra testing for mycotoxins. All products are safe for consumers thanks to comprehensive analysis. Rye: A smaller yield, but solid quality overall. Some ergot contamination was found, but thorough testing ensures safety. 💛 Smaller but Consistent Harvest in Sweden In Sweden, the 2024 harvest began with low stock levels, making a good yield crucial. Despite crop forecasts were lowered, both winter and spring wheat, along with rye, maintained high quality. Some oats had lighter test weights, but the light color remained consistent. Although the harvest was smaller than expected, grain quality stayed high. 👉Thanks to the hard work of our farmers, we have plenty of high-quality grain to continue supplying our mills! #FazerMills #Crop2024 #Oat #Wheat #Rye #HighQualityGrain 

We are excited to be at the Nordic Organic Food Fair in Stockholm! Join us at booth J21-E to discover our range of organic products, including oat rice, muesli, and oat flakes – perfect choices in the transition to more plant-based diet for the well-being of the planet and the people 🌱 We are also offering samples of our delicious Oat rice, which many find even tastier than traditional white rice, with significantly lower environmental impact. Come and taste it for yourself! Don't miss this opportunity to meet Martin Pardell, our Private Label & B2B Exports Director, and discuss our products and Private Label offerings. We look forward to seeing you 👋🏼 #NordicOrganicFoodFair #Organic #HealthyEating #Sustainability #Oats #PrivateLabel

In Finland Fazer Mills' grain purchase is largely based on direct contract farming and direct purchase from Finnish farmers. Cooperation with farmers plays a central role here, which Fazer has implemented for five decades. Our common goal is to ensure that clean and high-quality Finnish grain will be available in the future as well. We are in daily contact with our contract farmers and keep them updated, for example, through newsletters. Annually, we organize two training seminars together with our co-operation partners and give presentations at various farmer events, as well as arranging field events with our partners. These trainings focus on promoting sustainable farming methods. In our Grain Vision work, we have had four pilot farms in co-operation. These pilot farms play an important role in contract farming cooperation, as their experiences are shared with other contract farms. "An important part of our Grain Vision farmer collaboration is sustainable farming audits, which we have conducted since 2014," says Grain Purchasing Director Tero Hirvi. In total we have implemented almost 200 different farm audits. Our grain purchasing team will be participating in the Agricultural Machinery Fair from October 17-19, 2024, at the Helsinki Exhibition Centre. You can find us at booth 3b21—come and discuss contract farming and sustainability issues with us! #FazerMills #GrainPurchase #GrainVision #ResponsibleSourcing #AgriculturalMachineryTradeFair

🌍 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste    Did you know that September marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste? This year, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste falls on Sunday, September 29, 2024. The day serves as a global reminder of the importance of preventing and reducing food waste. Reducing food waste is beneficial from both an environmental and economic perspective. It is one of the most effective ways to diminish the environmental impact of food. Lowering food loss positively impacts the climate, water systems, land use, and biodiversity. The production of food also requires significant resources including soil, water, energy, and labor. When food is wasted, the valuable resources invested in its production are lost. At Fazer Mills, we are committed to reducing food waste. As highlighted in our sustainability series earlier this year, we optimize resources and follow circular economy principles to make the most of our resources e.g. by using every part of oats and minimizing waste. Additionally, we enhance accuracy in forecasting, refine our product range, and actively involve our team. Together towards a more sustainable future 💙 We are actively working to reduce wastage across the entire Fazer level. One of our sustainability goals is to reduce avoidable food waste by 50 percent by 2030. In 2023, we have successfully reduced food waste by 5% from the 2020 level, but this is just the beginning. We continue to develop innovative solutions and encourage our customers and partners to do their part in reducing waste. Small actions make a big difference – together we can create a more sustainable future!   #FazerMills #FoodlossAndWaste #Sustainability #UpCycling