We have updated our product pages to highlight the availability of e.g. onions, beetroot, cabbage and carrots. These product have an increasing share in our offering, even though potato is by far our main product. Addition of other vegetables has enabled us to offer also mixed loadings to cater the needs of our customers. You are welcome to ask for a quote for anything you need! ...
Luonnosta will be visiting the biggest potato event of the year PotatoEurope in Belgium on 2-3 September. PotatoEurope offers a great chance to meet old and new partners in a relaxed athmosphere. Please contact Antti Kuusisto, Olga Andreeva or Aki Aunola and we can arrange a meeting! More information is available at www.potatoeurope.com. ...
The simplest of ideas often make the best business. A young entrepreneur Alex Craig from Texas makes money by writing messages on potatoes. The messages are ordered by his customer's who want, for example, to surprise their girlfriends. We have to give credit to Mr. Craig for coming up with an excellent idea. Hopefully potatoes can give rise to other new innovative ideas in the future. Read more from USA Today....
Finnish potato city Kristiinankaupunki hosts a Nordic potato event Potato Scandinavia on 21st and 22nd of August. Friday is directed towards professional farmers and Saturday boasts a restaurant day with top chefs competing against each other. More information is available at the event's website www.potatoscandinavia.com. ...
Finnish and international seed potato companies present their newest and best varieties at a field day on Wednesday the 12th of August in Jepua. Field day begins with lunch at 12.00. Exhibitors include HZPC Kantaperuna, Finnish Seed Potato Centre (Meijer), Perunaseppä (Agrico), Finpom (Europlant), Myllymäen Peruna (Norika), Danespo, Scanax (SaKa, Den Hartigh) and Bjälbo Trädgård (Semagri, Schaap). ...
Potato is growing slower than average due to a record cold summer in the Nordic Countries. Around our office in Tyrnävä we have had only a couple of days above +20 degrees. In addition to cold weather it has rained a lot around the main production areas. This is in sharp contrast to the rest of Europe where temperatures have been steadily above 30 degrees and rain has been a rarity. Up here rain has been a constant visitor. In Finland...
Cooking new crop potatoes is easy, but there are a few things to keep in mind: 1. Wash the potatoes, but you can, of course, leave some skin on. 2. Add salt and put the potatoes in boiling water. This is important! You can keep the potatoes waiting in cold water. 3. Stop cooking the potatoes while they are still a little hard in the middle. 4. Pour water away and put a paper towel in the kettle and put a lid on. 5. In...
Natural Resources Institute Finland has released preliminary statistics on cultivated acreage in Finland. The statistics show a slight increase in potato acreage from 22100 to 22300 hectares. However, potato acreage for consumption and food industry continues to decline whereas acreage for starch industry increases. Consumption potatoes and food industry combined make up 14100 ha, which shows a decline of 300 ha from last year. The same figures for starch industry are 6500 ha this year and 6100 last year....
Luonnosta's office is open all summer long. This means that at least one person is always at work. From next week on Heidi will be at the office. Aki will be responsible for sales on week 27, Kyösti on week 28 and Antti on week 29. When calling us you might hear an answering machine telling you we are on holiday. You can always be connected to the person you were looking for by pressing number 3....
We wish all of our partners a happy Midsummer festival on Friday - whether you are have one or not! Our office is closed on Friday, but you can call us in case of emergency. Monday is again business as usual!...