HKFoods: Finnish meat, poultry and ready meals
HKFoods, formerly HKScan: Finnish pork, beef, poultry and ready meals under the HK, Kariniemen and Via brands, for retail, foodservice and export.
HKFoods, formerly HKScan, is a Finnish food group producing pork, beef, poultry, meat products and ready meals under brands such as HK, Kariniemen and Via.
Finland · Largest owner: LSO Osuuskunta, a meat producers’ cooperative
HKFoods is a Finnish food group whose roots go back to 1913, when farmers in south-west Finland founded the cooperative Lounais-Suomen Osuusteurastamo. Formerly known as HKScan, the company adopted the name HKFoods in 2024. It is a publicly listed company, and its largest owner is LSO Osuuskunta, a cooperative made up of meat producers. Today the group concentrates on Finnish meat and food operations, having sold its Baltic, Swedish and Danish businesses during 2023 and 2024.
HKFoods processes pork, beef and poultry into fresh meat, meat products and ready meals for retail, foodservice and export customers. For livestock producers it is a buyer of animals, with procurement and contracting arrangements organised locally. For importers and retailers, orders are defined by product type, chilled or frozen format, packaging and required shelf life. Its familiar Finnish brands include HK, Kariniemen and Via, and Kivikylän, Tamminen and Boltsi come through strategic partnerships.
Size of the business
HKFoods' net sales from continuing operations were EUR 996.4 million in 2025. The figure covers the group as it is today, after the sale of its Baltic, Swedish and Danish businesses in 2023 and 2024.
Are HKFoods and HKScan two different companies?
No. HKFoods is the name adopted in 2024 by the company formerly known as HKScan.
Does the Rose brand still belong to HKFoods?
No. The Danish ROSE Poultry business was sold in 2024 and is no longer part of the group.
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