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In Viking’s portfolio we also have many organic malts. What does ‘organic’ actually mean and what’s the difference between organic and conventional malts? Background and legislation Organic production means the use of a production method compliant with the rules established in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007of 28 June 2007, at all stages of production, preparation and … Read more

The 2017 crop season has shown unreliable and partly extreme weather conditions and made the life for many malting barley farmers difficult. Related to these problems there is in most European countries a lot of sorting work to be done: to sort the harvested barley lots into good, acceptable and downgraded ones. Prices have been … Read more

 Barley sourcing plays a major role when it comes to the sustainability of the malting chain. The concept of sustainability is simply to sustain the ability for society, its members and its economies to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems ideal also for the future … Read more

Viking Malt has had the privilege of excellent plant breeding co-operation with Boreal Plant Breeding and specially with Reino Aikasalo. This work, which has lasted for decades, has been team work at its best resulting in specially designed barley varieties for the needs of maltsters and breweries. We asked Reino to tell more about his … Read more

Viking Malt has improved its rating in the EcoVadis CSR Assessment 2017 and has received rating GOLD. Our score improved from 61 to 63 (average 42,4). This is result of continuous work within the company through the whole supply chain.   What is EcoVadis? EcoVadis operates the first collaborative platform providing Supplier Sustainability Ratings for … Read more

Yara and Viking Malt have signed a cooperation agreement with the aim of improving the growing of malting barley and at the same time reducing malting barley’s carbon footprint in Finland, Sweden and Denmark plus potentially in Lithuania and Poland. The goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of malting barley significantly (up to 25 … Read more

Now the malting barley harvest is finished in Europe – even if not all is harvested, but the remaining fields are not malting quality any more. The 2017 crop season has shown unreliable and partly extreme weather conditions and made the life for many malting barley farmers difficult. Related to these problems, in most European … Read more

  You are part of our Group R&D team in Lahti, Finland and responsible for the development of cereal-based ingredients for food applications. You work in close cooperation with our commercial teams, production and customers, to ensure a customer-driven and efficient innovation process, a smooth scale-up and successful product launch. You also network with research … Read more