As we all know BioFach is the most important and intensive come-together in the organic movement and industry. BioFach 2012 is approaching at a huge speed: in less than 2 weeks most of us will be heading to Nuerenberg. For me personally it is the 13th time at BioFach – my first time was in [...]
Apr 172012
I wrote a posting about Rye last year and anticipated that Linkosuo will launch a range of organic flavoured Rye Crisps or Chips. Now it has happened in Germany 
through the wholesaler Dennree. If you happen to be in Germany you can look for the Linkosuo Rye Crisps in organic supermarkets – the best bet probably is the Denns Biomarkt chain of stores.
You have the choice between Tomato, Sour-Cream-Onion and Garlic – or even better – take them all. You can grab a bag and eat them as they are or try adding some dip. The good thing is that they are much more healthy than chips and snacks usually are with organic wholemeal rye, 13% fibre and only 9% fat content.
Now that the products have been developed and launched on one market we are looking at taking the next steps in terms of opening other markets. I will keep you posted.
In addition to these flavored snack products Linkosuo has launched also unflavoured variants on the Finnish market – with 100 % organic wholemeal rye and also with a bit of wheat to soften the bite.
Enjoy the Rye!
Linkosuo Organic Rye Crisps brochure
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Feb 202012
For many BioFach’s main news this year was the partnership between EU and USA enabling trade between the two blocks in organic products. From the European point of view all plant based products that are certified organic in the EU can be exported to the USA with the EU certification. Almost all organic products certified in the USA can be imported into the EU with the USDA certification. For additional information see below.
EU and US agree on partnership on trade in organic products
U.S. Organic Industry Praises U.S.-EU Partnership in Organic Trade
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 126/2012
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Food Ingredients Europe and Natural Ingredients 29.11.-1.12.2011
FI Europe is recognised as the world’s best platform for making and maintaining contacts in the food ingredients industry. This year FIE will be held in Paris on 29th November to 1st December. For years also organic ingredients have been presented at FIE at the special Organic Pavilion where also organic potato starch from Aloja [...]
Availability of organic potato starch is secured from the Baltic-Nordic region.
(Press Release)
In the past years the availability of organic potato starch has been insufficient on the European market. This has created a bottleneck for some processed organic products where potato starch would be the natural choice ingredient. Now Aloja Starkelsen Ltd in Latvia – a subsidiary of Swedish Culinar Ltd – and Finnish Finnamyl Ltd [...]
Linkosuo Rye Crisps
The story about Linkosuo Rye Crisps is a story about Rye, how traditional Finnish bread adapted to modern times and the history of the family owned Linkosuo bakery company.
Organic rye in Karjalohja, Finland
Traditional Rye Sour Bread drying on a pole at Peltolan Organic Farm in Vilppula, Finland.
Rye of course is the healthiest grain used for [...]
New web-site online
The new Organic Food Finland website is now online. I built it with WordPress and Suffusion theme. Our blog is integrated with the site. Separate English and Finnish pages. Please have a look and you are free to comment. And come back because we are still adding content…
Positive mood in Finland
Finland definitely is not a leading country in terms of organic market development. On the contrary, with just over 1% marketshare Finland is one of the least developed organic markets in Western Europe (but 7,2% of the field area is organic). Why is that? There is no one clear explanation but until now the Finnish [...]
Pure Finnish organic food exhibits at BioFach in Nuremberg
PRESS RELEASE
31 January 2011
Pure and clean organic food from Finland will be presented at the BioFach organic trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany on 16–19 February 2011. Finnish companies have joined forces with companies from other Nordic countries to exhibit their products at a joint pavilion.
Finland is known for its clean natural environment and ecological know-how. [...]
Season’s Greetings !!!
We have used our “Christmas card budget” to
buy 1000 m2 of Finnish primeval old-growth
forest through the Finnish Natural Heritage
Foundation. This forest will be put under
conservation. For more information visit
Luonnonperintösäätiö.
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