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Eyeing alternatives – meat companies with stakes in meat-free and cell-based meat

The rise of plant-based products and the arrival of cell-cultured – or 'clean' – options as meat alternatives are trends…

HKScan to slash jobs as Finnish poultry firm ups automation

Finland-based food group HKScan is to cut 45 jobs at a domestic poultry plant as it invests in automation at…

Interim CEO staying on at Finnish meat giant HKScan

Finland-based food group HKScan has named interim CEO Juha Ruohola as permanent chief executive of the company. Ruohola was appointed…

The top ten most-read features on Just Food in 2022

Spectre raised of plant-based meat fragility as Very Good Food goes on the marketIn September, Simon Harvey used The Very…

HKScan sells off assets in Baltics to ease financial concerns

Finland-based food group HKScan has announced it is to sell its business interests in the Baltic region to Estonian peer…

HKScan CEO steps down amid gloomy financial forecast for Finland group

The CEO of HKScan Corporation stepped down yesterday amid a gloomy financial forecast for the Finnish food group. Tero Hemmilä’s…

HKScan flags potential job losses under Finnish meat plant revamp

HKScan has signalled more than 100 jobs could be lost as the Finnish food group revamps its Forssa plant, including…

HKScan poultry review could cost jobs

HKScan, the Finland-based food manufacturer, has set out more changes to its domestic manufacturing of poultry. The company is again…

HKScan forms venture with vegetables supplier Vihannes-Laitila

HKScan, the Finland-based food group, has set up a venture with local vegetables business Vihannes-Laitila. The new venture will launch…

The challenges facing food manufacturers on Scope 3 emissions

When it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions, three really is the magic number. It’s also the number causing furrowed brows at…