Without companies and employers who engage and take responsibility by opening their doors to curious students, welcoming study visits into their operations, sharing their challenges and their progress, development will come to a standstill
During two days, approx. 30 students at the Vocational College, Folkuniversitetet, in the food and agriculture sector visited entrepreneurs in North-western Scania. The students have a focus on contributing skills to existing companies in order to strengthen operations within a more sustainable, circular and competitive production. What could be more important in these days.
Fortunately, there are forward-looking and responsible business leaders and employers such as Foodhills, Ekobalans, Söderåsen Bioenergi, St1, Vrams Gunnarstorps Gods, Spisa, Magnihill, Nutifood and Solserv.
Foodhills: Peas are out future
Foodhills AB is a dynamic, constantly-evolving enterprise. Our focus today is on growing and selling frozen green peas.
Thanks to our region’s strong farming tradition and knowledge-sharing among local growers in Skåne and Halland counties, in just a short time, Foodhills has succeeded in building a cooperative organization that’s expected to produce 14,000 tonnes of green peas in 2022.
Given the rising interest in legumes as a food of the future, our growth potential is enormous. In fact, Foodhills’ products are already in demand all over the world, with 10,000 tonnes of peas exported in 2021.
EkoBalans: The future is circular and EkoBalans has got the technology
Circular economy is the opposite of the toil and waste society. In a circular economy, we use the resources that already exist in society instead of new materials. For EkoBalans, circular economy means benefiting from residual flows from agriculture, sewage treatment plants and industry. If we had to decide, all residual flows, which contain phosphorus, nitrogen and substances that contribute to an improvement in the properties of the soil, would be called resource flows. Where there are resource flows, EkoBalans wants to work.
Söderåsen’s Bioenergy – St1
Is a Biogas plant located on the outskirts of Bjuv. We extract Biogas from organic waste from food industries, manure and food waste for the most part.
The facility is built to take care of 65,000 tons of organic waste per year.
Vrams Gunnarstorp’s estate
Wrams Gunnarstorps is located on the south side of Söderåsen in northwestern Scania – with the forest at the back and the plain landscape spreading out in front. It was originally built as a hunting lodge intended for recreation with inspiration from France.
Today, extensive sustainable, innovative and competitive agriculture and forestry is carried out.
In collaboration with Ekobalans and Söderåsen’s bioenergy as well as a newly built irrigation dam of 200,000 cubic meters, they produce circular Fertilizer, a high-quality, circular fertilizing product suitable for gardens, green spaces, and all agricultural crops. The market’s first pelletized and digestate-based circular fertilizer. At the same time sustainable irrigation with nutrient-rich water is ensured for the crops. The activities that are carried out today must secure the activities and survival of future generations (Rudolf Tornerhjelm).
Spisa: A sensual experience
Taste is something we at Spisa never compromise on. Since 1995, we have supplied Sweden and Europe with fresh, organic herbs and salads that work wonders together with other ingredients but which, of course, shine on their own.
The Spisa Group is a leading company in the cultivation and marketing of organic and conventional fresh herbs to international retail and food service markets
Magnihill: Cultivating the love of good food since 1957
Magnihill is a family company based in the south of Sweden in Skåne. Wiveca P. Algren continues to run her father’s dream in the form of a modern production enterprise for refined raw good from the vegetable kingdom. Magnihill supplies the Swedish and Danish markets primarily, but also supplies goods to a number of other export markets.
NutiFood: Nutritional Solutions from experts
NutiFood Nutrition Research Institute in Sweden focuses on building exclusive formulas based on specific nutritional needs of children and consumers of all ages.
Every nation has specific nutritional needs for different age groups and physical conditions. By combining the world’s most advanced technologies with practical expertise in nutritional care, we have crafted optimal nutritional solutions for the development of health, stature, and intelligence, bringing smiles and inspiration to the lives of millions of consumers. This is the mission of Nutifood Nutrition Research institute in Sweden (NNRIS).
Operated by a team of world-leading experts, incorporating with Nutifood’s 20+ years of experience, NNRIS commits to providing European standard nutritional solutions to help the coming generations achieve their full potential.
Solserv: From table to soil
We deliver circular complete solutions within composting and packaging.
Compostable, black, white, clear, big or small?
Food packaging must be simple. We have a wide range of packaging in different sizes, shapes and materials.
We are here to meet the customer’s needs. If it is a larger salad bowl in compostable material, or a classic food tray.
Packaging machines for all companies, large and small
We have a wide range of packaging machines in different sizes, shapes and methods to meet all customers’ needs. Regardless of whether it is the large factory or the small restaurant that wants to offer take away.
All our machines meet a high-quality standard and are a perfect way to deliver your food products as fresh as when they were prepared.
Where waste turns into soil in just 24 hours
We have composters that work perfectly for the home, office, restaurant, hotel, industry and much more.
WIN-WIN
With each visit, magic is created, the students come out into reality and get to smell, feel and really come into contact with the industry and those who work in the industry today. Employers and entrepreneurs are enriched by knowledgeable, resourceful and curious students – everyone is a winner.
Everyone is already looking forward to upcoming industry days with confidence – together, we are creating a sustainable future thanks to companies and employers who engage and take responsibility.