News 2020

30 December 2020 HKScan Denmark updates its roadmap towards responsible soy

To ensure a responsible value chain, HKScan is strongly committed to continuously promoting the great ethical and environmental responsibility in its supply chain of both food and animal feed. HKScan is working determined to fulfil this commitment.

21 December 2020 HKScan Estonia HKScan switched to renewable electricity

HKScan Estonia, the largest Estonian food company, has for the past year been only using green electricity in its Rakvere and Tabasalu production units and thus cut almost 60,000 tons of carbon emissions.

09 December 2020 Gasum and HKScan plan to switch to manure-based feedstock at the Huittinen biogas plant

Gasum is working with HKScan on plans to switch to manure-based feedstock at the Huittinen biogas plant. The plant would use mainly local pig and cattle manure to produce biogas. As one of HKScan’s contract partners, contract pig meat producer Emomylly Oy has also committed to the project.

08 December 2020 HKScan and foodora deliver Christmas to Swedish consumers’ doors

The Q-commerce company foodora and HKScan’s Scan team join their forces to offer Stockholmers a unique experience: a bag full of delicious Christmas dishes delivered to consumers’ doors – within one hour of order placement.

08 December 2020 Next generation trainings

Our Next Generation training programme provides young farmers with a unique opportunity to learn from top experts in the field, be inspired at work and to network with colleagues. Now the programme is launched in Finland and Sweden.

01 December 2020 Our journey towards carbon neutrality continues – HKScan Denmark to use 100% renewable electricity

HKScan Denmark has switched in its own production to the use of 100% renewable electricity purchased by acquiring Guarantees of Origin. The transition to renewable electricity is part of HKScan’s Group-wide target to reduce emissions and thereby mitigate climate change.

26 November 2020 Lars Appelqvist has started as EVP for Business Unit Sweden

Lars Appelqvist (46) has joined HKScan in the role as EVP for Business Unit Sweden and member of the Group Executive Team. He comes from the company Löfbergs and the position as CEO.

09 November 2020 HKScan Hackathon 2020

At the weekend hackathon event, HKScan’s Agrofood Ecosystem® challenge was won by an international team that utilised food responsibility data for event arrangements.

19 October 2020 Everyone has the right to a safe workplace – we celebrate the European Week for Safety and Health with the entire HKScan team

The European Week for Safety and Health at Work is held every year in October, on week 43. We at HKScan pay special attention to developing work safety and well-being at work.

14 October 2020 HKScan Latvia continues to increase its exports

In September HKScan Latvia completed an export deal to Germany.

23 September 2020 HKScan increased poultry production in Estonia

The Estonian only domestic poultry producer HKScan Estonia reopened the production at Saha and Ülgas broiler farms, by increasing the annual volume of production marketed under Tallegg brand from more than 20 thousand tons per year by almost 10 percent to better meet the consumer demand. As a result of renovation the farms have received the fully automated feeding and air-conditioning systems that can be remotely monitored and controlled to ensure modern breeding and welfare conditions.

02 September 2020 Anne Mere: new logistics centre strengthens HKScan’s market position in the Baltic countries

The cornerstone was today laid on HKScan’s Baltic logistics centre which will centrally serve the company’s customers in all three Baltic countries.

02 September 2020 Agrofood Ecosystem® challenge for Junction’s hackathon

HKScan’s hackathon challenge aims to refine data of the meat production chain’s carbon and water footprint, as well as information on animal welfare.

28 August 2020 New minced meat packages with 71% less plastic

New HK® minced meat packages available in shops in Finland. The bag packs contain 71 per cent less plastic than conventional box packages. These new packs allow us to reduce the amount of packaging plastic by almost the weight of 1,300 adults in a year.

19 August 2020 Rakvere

Rakvere meat factory still holds this position of being the largest and most modern in the Baltics.

11 June 2020 Tallegg’s Half chicken

In the Estonian Best Food competition organized by the Estonian Food Industry Association, Tallegg’s Half chicken with herb butter in a baking bag was chosen as the Best Meat Product in 2020 . The product received the right to bear the Estonian Best Meat Product 2020 silver mark on its packaging.