Fodelia

Fodelia Oyj is a Finnish food-industry holding company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Pyhäntä, Northern Ostrobothnia. It owns and develops Finnish food companies that focus on innovative products, value-adding customer concepts and advanced manufacturing processes. Its portfolio includes Feelia, a manufacturer of pre-cooked meals and the Delimax brand of berry juices and purees; Real Snacks, Finland's only mainland potato chip factory, which also produces oat and corn snacks; Oikia, a daily consumer goods trader comprising Oikia Ruoka and Oikia Snacks; and Fodbar, a joint venture founded in 2020 providing all-in-one food service outsourcing solutions. Fodelia's companies provide consumers with locally and responsibly produced clean food with traceable origins. The group emphasizes domestic raw materials, food safety, responsibility and unique innovations such as patented autoclave technology and gluten-free oat snacks. Fodelia was listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki First North marketplace. Its roots date back to 1979 when predecessor Pyhännän Einestuotanto began operating a potato chip factory with equipment acquired from the US. In 2019, the nine owners of Feelia and Real Snacks decided to found a holding company to promote profitable growth and internationalization. Fodelia was established on 3 July 2019, and Feelia and Real Snacks became wholly owned subsidiaries through a share exchange on 9 August 2019. The company announced its intention to list on First North by the end of 2019. Today Fodelia continues to grow Finnish food-industry companies into flourishing success stories, with a focus on empowering Finnish food production.

Fodelia's roots are firmly in Pyhäntä in Northern Ostrobothnia, where northern nature offers its best. The first act of the story began in 1979 when predecessor Pyhännän Einestuotanto started operating a potato chip factory with equipment acquired from the US. Five years later, Raisio Group became the owner of the factory. In 2001, the factory was transferred to its current ownership, and Real Snacks was founded. At first, the main emphasis was on manufacturing private label brands for grocery shops. In 2005, the company's own brand hit the Finnish potato chip shelves. Exports started in 2010. In 2017, the company started to consider what it could produce from oats, a former feed and a modern health food. The international success story of oat snacks began when Real Snacks brought a gluten-free oat-based snack to the international markets in 2017. To this day, there is no corresponding product available on the global markets. The production capacity was fine-tuned for growth and internationalization. Feelia's business operations were established to meet the ambition to use innovative autoclave technology in food production. Through experiments and development work, Feelia's business operations began in 2007. The company was funded by its owners and Tekes. The food factory in Pyhäntä was completed in 2013, and the production capacity was expanded in 2016. Exports to Sweden began the following year. In 2018, Feelia invested in yet another new factory to respond to increasing demand and to prepare for the internationalization of the company. In 2019, the nine owners of Feelia and Real Snacks, including long-standing and original founders of the companies, decided to found a holding company to promote the profitable growth and internationalization of Feelia and Real Snacks. Fodelia was established on 3 July 2019, and Feelia and Real Snacks became wholly owned subsidiaries through a share exchange on 9 August 2019. On 28 October 2019, Fodelia announced that it planned an initial public offering and listing of its shares on the Nasdaq Helsinki First North marketplace by the end of 2019. The company has since continued to grow its portfolio, including the addition of Oikia and the joint venture Fodbar founded in 2020. In 2024, Marjavasu Oy, which manufactured Delimax products, was merged into Feelia on December 31, 2024.

• 2024

  Marjavasu Oy, which manufactured Delimax products, merged into Feelia on December 31.

• 2020

  Fodbar joint venture founded.

• 2019

  Fodelia founded on 3 July; Feelia and Real Snacks become wholly owned subsidiaries on 9 August; IPO and First North listing planned on 28 October.

• 2018

  Feelia invests in a new factory to respond to increasing demand and prepare for internationalization.

• 2017

  Exports to Sweden begin; Feelia online store opens; Real Snacks brings gluten-free oat-based snack to international markets.

• 2016

  Production capacity expanded.

• 2013

  Food factory in Pyhäntä completed.

• 2010

  Exports start.

• 2007

  Feelia founded in Pyhäntä to produce cooked rice and grains for bakeries.

• 2005

  Company's own brand hits Finnish potato chip shelves.

• 2001

  Factory transferred to current ownership; Real Snacks founded.

• 1984

  Raisio Group becomes the owner of the factory.

• 1979

  Predecessor Pyhännän Einestuotanto begins operating a potato chip factory with equipment acquired from the US.

A small and local Finnish food-industry holding company that grows its subsidiaries into international success stories through domestic, high-quality, responsibly produced food and unique innovations.

• Feelia pre-cooked meals

  Soups, casseroles and stews for professional kitchens, retail food service points and consumers.

• Real Snacks potato chips

  Potato chips made with only Finnish potatoes sourced from nearby contract farmers.

• Oatis oat snacks

  Gluten-free oat-based snacks with less fat and more fiber, sold internationally.

• Delimax berry juices and purees

  Berry juice and puree products produced by Feelia after Marjavasu Oy merger.

• Oikia daily consumer goods

  Business operations of Oikia Ruoka and Oikia Snacks.

• Fodbar food service outsourcing

  All-in-one solution for outsourcing food services.

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