Apetit boosts the commercialisation of BlackGrain from Yellow Fields® rapeseed ingredients by investing in the operations of the Kantvik vegetable oil milling plant during the end of the year 2025. The investment will improve the manufacturing process of BlackGrain rapeseed powder and BlackGrain textured vegetable protein (TVP).
The EUR 2 million investment in the Kantvik vegetable oil milling plant will multiply the manufacturing capacity for the raw material of BlackGrain rapeseed powder and BlackGrain TVP. It will significantly improve the quality and efficiency of the manufacturing process.
“The availability of raw material has been a bottleneck in increasing production on a larger scale. This investment is a significant step towards commercialising BlackGrain from Yellow Fields® rapeseed ingredients,” says Timo Huttunen, Director of Apetit’s Oilseed Products business line.
“In the future, rapeseed will be used to make three different products: vegetable oil, expeller for animal feed, and raw material for the production of BlackGrain rapeseed powder and BlackGrain TVP. The rapeseed powder and TVP will continue to be subcontracted outside Kantvik. This investment will create a basis for possible further investments and ensure the availability of raw material well into the future,” Huttunen continues.
At the same time, Apetit is also looking at options for producing BlackGrain from Yellow Fields® rapeseed ingredients in the future. The company is assessing potential partnerships and ways to organise production both by further investments in the Kantvik vegetable oil milling plant and by outsourced services.
For more information, please contact:
Timo Huttunen
Director, Oilseed Products
+358 10 4022131
timo.huttunen@apetit.fi