Fazer and Scandic Trans
– partners
for over a decade It’s been 129 years since the young Karl Fazer opened his first bakery in Helsinki, with the purpose of creating moments of joy through meaningful food. Today Fazer makes up an impressive corporate group with operations in nine countries and exports to over 40. For over a decade Scandic Trans has been one of the group’s partners when it comes to food transport.
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Text: Anna Sand • Pictures: Fazer
azer´s operation is vast within the food industry, both geographically and when it comes to the form of business. “When we talk about Fazer, the first thing which comes to mind is confectionary, but our baked goods also mean big business, not forgetting our classy and iconic Fazer cafés.” Fazer’s purchasing manager within logistics, Marie-Christine Frantz, begins. The corporate group employs almost 9 000 people spread over nine operative countries and last year’s turnover hit 1,1 billion euro. The group includes three parts: Fazer Bakery, Fazer Confectionery and Fazer Lifestyle Foods. “In the newest part, Fazer Lifestyle Foods, which was founded in 2017, the focus is on plant-based, dairyfree food, on-the-go-snacks and smoothies as well as breakfast products”, Frantz explains. Development has been rapid in the last couple of years in this sector. New interesting products are launched continuously. The Fazer Experience visitor centre was opened in 2016 when Fazer celebrated its 125th anniversary. In the visitor centre people can experience Fazer in their own way, familiarizing themselves with Fazer’s history, explore a raw materials garden and see how chocolate or sourdough bread is made, among other
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activities. In 2019 the Fazer Experience had over 230 000 visitors. “Fazer has deliberately been focusing on innovations in order to create more sustainable solutions for the food products of the future”, Frantz continues. In Lahti the company is currently building a xylitol factory, which is expected to be finished this fall. With the help of state-of-the-art technology, the factory will produce xylitol from oat hulls, a by-product of the oat-milling process. “The process is the first of its kind and represents an innovative circular economic solution which Fazer is now patenting”, Frantz tells us. Sustainability is highlighted within all of the corporate group’s operations – they have committed themselves to lowering emissions by 50 percent within the whole value chain by 2030. Some of the emissions are made up of CO2-emissions within the logistics sector, where Scandic Trans is a collaboration partner, and has been for quite some time. “When choosing a logistics partners, we look at the big picture. Needless to say, it’s important that the vehicle fleet is in good condition, that they fulfil all the requirements
