fresh from the nordics
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CULINARY INNOVATION IS OUR PASSION Family-owned Kaslink is a versatile food manufacturer that engages in developing exciting new types of food products to meet the ever-changing eating habits of the public.
2From the left: Matti Kukkonen, Tuomas Kukkonen and Juha-Petteri Kukkonen
OUR BRANDS
Kaslink is a family-owned company specialised in developing and manufacturing premium Scandinavian food products including cooking products, drinks and snacks. The company hails from the northernmost tip of Scandinavia, Finland. We love to create innovative products for both consumers and professional kitchens all over the world. We are constantly developing and maintaining quality criteria throughout the production chain, and it is very important to us that our way of making business is ethical, environment-friendly and of high quality. Kaslink was established in 2001 by Raino Kukkonen, the father of the current owners Tuomas, Juha-Petteri and Matti Kukkonen, also known as the Kukkonen brothers.
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RESPONSIBILITY Sustainability – and having an environmental conscience in general – is something very dear to us. We use ingredients from local suppliers, and distribution of all goods is handled with lowest possible impact on the environment.
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Ingredients Cornerstone: active research and development •
Fresh ingredients from pure nordic nature
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Oat from the finnish fields
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Berries from Finnish forests
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High standards of production
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First class food safety standards
Production Product safety and high quality is our primary responsibility •
Quality monitoring (raw materials, packaging materials, production processes and final products)
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Self-inspection plan (developing and maintaining quality criteria throughout the production chain) Certificates guarantee that our way of making business is ethical, environment-friendly and of high quality
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Sustainability – and having an environmental conscience in general – is something very dear to us −− Ingredients from local suppliers −− Distribution with lowest possible impact on the environment −− Most of the waste is re-used and transformed into bio gas that actually runs our factory, while the rest of the waste is recycled in other ways.
Packaging Eco-friendly carton packages (Tetra pak) •
100% Recyclable
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Renewable natural resources
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Low carbon footprint
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The carton package protects the product from sunlight and preserves the taste of the product without giving any flavour to the fresh content
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Efficient logistics −− All goods are packaged using recyclable Tetra Pak packages, which, in terms of logistics, are excellent for both transportation and storage.
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THOSE AWESOME OATS 100 % VEGAN - LACTOSE-FREE *DECLARED HEALTH Oat has four EU-level official health claims STOMACH FRIENDLY Active digestion is the base of health. Oat is a slow-digesting carbohydrate and it facilitates in weight control* THE WHOLE BODY Beta-glucan which occurs naturally in oat helps maintain good cholesterol levels*. It supports the wellbeing of gastrointestinal tracts* and in balancing blood sugar levels*
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NUTRITIOUS Contains plenty of fibre, beta-glucans, zinc, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, unsaturated fat and carbohydrates. SUSTAINABLE Low carbon footprint compared to regular milk products. 100% FINNISH Kaslink’s oat-based products are made entirely of Finnish ingredients, 100% Finnish oats and berries. According to studies, the quality of Finnish oats is the best in the world!
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DRINKS
Aito Oat Drink
Aito Oat Drink
Aito Oat Drink
ESL 1 l
UHT 250 ml
Blueberry, UHT 250 ml
Sales unit 6 pcs
Sales unit 15 pcs
Sales unit 15 pcs
Aito Oat Drink BIB 10 l
Aito Oat Drink
Aito Oat Drink
Aito Oat Drink
Organic 1 l
Organic UHT 1 l
UHT 1 l
Sales unit 6 pcs
Sales unit 6 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
Aito Oat Drink
Aito Oat Drink
Aito Oat Drink
Barista, ESL 1 l
Barista, UHT 1 l
Barista, UHT 250 ml
Sales unit 8 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
Aito Oat Drink Barista, UHT 1 l Sales unit 288 pcs
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SNACKS
Aito Oatgurt
Blueberry 1 l
Sales unit 6 pcs
Sales unit 6 pcs
Aito Oatgurt
Aito Oatgurt
Aito Oatgurt Strawberry 1 l Sales unit 6 pcs
Aito Oatgurt
Natural 150 g
Blueberry 150 g
Strawberry 150 g
Sales unit 6 pcs
Sales unit 6 pcs
Sales unit 6 pcs
Aito Outgurt
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Aito Oatgurt
Natural 1 l
Aito Oatgurt
Aito Oatgurt
Cloudberry 150 g
Blackcurrant 150 g
Lingonberry 150 g
Sales unit 6 pcs
Sales unit 6 pcs
Sales unit 6 pcs
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COOKING PRODUCTS
Aito Oat Cuisine
Aito Oat Cuisine
Aito Oat Cuisine
15 %, UHT 250 ml
Pepper 15 %, UHT 250 ml
Onion 15 % UHT 250 ml
Sales unit 15 pcs
Sales unit 15 pcs
Sales unit 15 pcs
Aito Oat Cuisine and Aito Oat for Whipping Glutein-free cooking Aito Oat Cuisine 15 %, BIB 10 l
Aito Oat Cuisine 15 % UHT 1 l Sales unit 8 pcs
Aito Oat for Whipping 28 %
Aito Oat for Whipping 28 %
1 l UHT
250 ml UHT
Aito Oat Custard 12 % 250 ml UHT
Sales unit 15 pcs
Sales unit 15 pcs
Sales unit 15 pcs
Ambient product
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Artisanal cooking from Finland
Our Nordic Cuisine sauce range is inspired by French culinary traditions with a Scandinavian twist. We believe in pure tastes and rely on simple combinations that enhance the rich and natural flavours of our ingredients. Every single product is handmade from ingredients such as bones, vegetables, herbs and spices through careful roasting, simmering and reduction. Prepared exactly like a chef would. Our products are made without any additives or preservatives. Nothing extra, just pure and simple.
How we make our products The ingredients for all Nordic Cuisine products are sourced from trusted suppliers. Many of the ingredients come from nearby, for example our vegetables which come from our own contract farmer. The basic principle on how we make the most of our stocks, fonds and sauce bases follow the same steps and are made just like in the kitchen.
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Roasting
Simmering
Reducing
Packing
In the first phase, the bones and vegetables are roasted in an oven.
After roasting, the bones are put into a cooker together with water, vegetables, herbs and spices. The cooking lasts from a few hours up to 24 hours.
In order to enhance the flavours and to get the desired structure for the fond they are reduced.
After reduction, the fonds go through one final heat treatment before they are packed into packages where they are preserved without any additives or preservatives.
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Nordic Cuisine Demi-glace 1 l
Nordic Cuisine Fond Fish 1 l
Nordic Cuisine Fond Chicken 1 l
Sales unit 8 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
Nordic Cuisine Fond Game 1 l
Nordic Cuisine Fond Lamb 1 l
Sales unit 8 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
Nordic Cuisine Fond Shellfish 1 l
Nordic Cuisine Sauce Red WIne 1 l
Sales unit 8 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
Respecting nature The whole production chain of Nordic Cuisine products embraces sustainability. In our production process, we aim to use sustainable energy sources and therefore we use renewable biogas to roast our bones and to cook our sauces. The products are packed into eco-friendly carton packages, which can be recycled and distributed extremely efficiently, and thus offer a long shelf life. The side products from our kitchen, such as cooked bones and vegetables, return to nature. They are either used to make biogas or fertilizers. The users of Nordic Cuisine products can often save a great deal on energy costs when they don’t need to make the products themselves.
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Pure by nature vesi water comes from finland — the land of crystal-clear lakes and vast forests.
suitable for all kinds of diets a wonderful complement to any meal and promotes healthy lifestyle in everyday use.
Renewable natural resources
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Recyclable
Efficient logistics
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ECO-FRIENDLY CARTON PACKAGE LIKE THE WORLD’S PUREST WATEr DESERVES, Both STILL and Birch Water are packed in a 0,33l high-quality eco-carton package. The carton package protects water from sunlight and preserves the taste of the water without giving any flavour to the delicate and fresh content.
It’s not a legend made up by finnish people who love their beautiful arctic land of a thousand lakes. According to the united nations world water development report, the drinking water in finland is the purest in the world.
INCLUDES XYLITOL
Vesi Still water 330 ml
Vesi Birch water 330 ml
Vesi Chaga water 330 ml
Sales unit 8 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
Sales unit 8 pcs
WHY CARTON PACKAGING? Carton package materials have a low carbon footprint. Emissions in CO2 equivalents that are required for packaging one litre of water:
Beverage carton 85 g
HDPE plastic bottle 129 g
PET plastic bottle 155 g
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PRODUCTS
Energy
Fat
Carbohydrates
Nutritional fibre
Protein
Salt
(kj)
(kcal)
total
saturated
total
of which sugars
Aito Oat Drink, UHT 250 ml, UHT 1 l & ESL 1 l
182
43
1.5 g
0.2 g
6.5 g
5.0 g
0.5 g
0.9 g
0.10 g
Aito Oat Drink Barista, UHT 250 ml, UHT 1 l & ESL 1 l.
252
60
3,0 g
0,3 g
7,5 g
4,5 g
0,8 g
0,8 g
0,10 g
Aito Oat Drink Blueberry, UHT 250 ml
238
57
1.4 g
0.1 g
10.0 g
8.2 g
0.5 g
0.9 g
0.01 g
Aito Oat Drink Organic, ESL 1 l & UHT 1 l
185
44
1,0 g
0,2 g
7,5 g
5,7 g
0,5 g
1,2 g
Aito Oatgurt, Blackcurrant, 150 g
346
82
2,1 g
0,2 g
15,0 g
9,2 g
<1g
0,8 g
Aito Oatgurt Blueberry, 1 l & 150 g
339
80
2,1 g
0,2 g
14,7 g
9,0 g
<1g
Aito Oatgurt Cloudberry, 150 g
335
80
2,1 g
0,2 g
14,4 g
9,4 g
Aito Oatgurt Lingonberry, 150 g
325
78
2,2 g
0,2 g
13,6 g
Aito Oatgurt Natural, 1 l & 150 g
290
69
2,4 g
0,2 g
Aito Oatgurt Strawberry, 1 l & 150 g
334
79
1,9 g
Aito Oat Cuisine 15 %, UHT 250 ml, UHT 1 l & 10 l BIB
705
169
Aito Oat Cuisine 15 % Onion, UHT 250 ml
716
Aito Oat Cuisine 15 % Pepper, UHT 250 ml
Folic acid
Vitamin B12
Vitamin D2
0.2 mg (14 %)
0.4 µg (16 %)
1µg (20 %)
Calcium
Ingredients
Oat base (water, oats 10 %), rapeseed oil, salt, stabilizers (gellan gum, carrageenan), calcium, riboflavin (B2), folic acid, vitamin D2, vitamin B12.
0g
Oat base (water, whole grain oats 12 %), rapeseed oil, dextrin, acidity regulator (potassium phosphate), calcium phosphates, calcium carbonate, emulsifier (E472e), salt, stabilizer (gellan gum).
0g
Oat base (water, oats 7 %), blueberry concentrate 3 %, sugar, rapeseed oil, stabilizer (pectin), riboflavin (B2), folic acid, vitamin D2, vitamin B12.
0,10 g
0g
Oat base (water, whole grain oats 12 %), salt.
0,12 g
0g
Oat base (water, oats 8,5 %), berry concentrate (blackcurrant, sugar, water, acidity regulator(sodium citrate), natural blackcurrant flavour), stabilizers (modified starch and pectin), rapeseed oil, grape sugar, salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), culture.
0,8 g
0,11 g
0g
Oat base (water, oats 8,5 %), berry concentrate (blueberry, sugar, water, acidity regulator (sodium citrate), natural blueberry flavour), stabilizers (modified starch and pectin, rapeseed oil, grape sugar, salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), culture.
1,3 g
0,8 g
0,10 g
0g
Oat base (water, oats 8.5 %), berry concentrate (cloudberry, water, natural cloudberry flavour, acid regulator (citric acid), colour (beta-carotene)), stabilizers (modified starch and pectin), rapeseed oil, grape sugar, salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), culture.
8,3 g
<1g
0,7 g
0,11 g
0g
Oat base (water, oats 8.5 %), berry concentrate (lingonberry, sugar, water, natural lingonberry flavour, acid regulator (sodium citrate)), stabilizers (modified starch and pectin), rapeseed oil, grape sugar, salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), culture.
11,1 g
5,2 g
<1g
0,8 g
0,12 g
0g
Oat base (water, oats 8,5 %), stabilizers (modified starch and pectin), rapeseed oil, grape sugar, salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), culture.
0,2 g
14,8 g
9,0 g
<1g
0,8 g
0,12 g
0g
Oat base (water, oats 8,5 %), berry concentrate (strawberry, sugar, water, acidity regulator (sodium citrate)), natural strawberry flavour, stabilizers (modified starch and pectin), rapeseed oil, grape sugar, salt, colouring (beetroot colour), preservative (potassium sorbate), culture.
15.0 g
1.1 g
7.5 g
4.4 g
0.5 g
1.2 g
0.28 g
0g
Oat base (water, glutein-free whole grain oats 9 %), rapeseed oil, stabilizers and emulsifiers (E1442, E412, E472e), modified starch, stabilizer (sodium citrate).
171
15,0 g
1,1 g
7,8 g
4,7 g
0,7 g
1,2 g
1,0 g
0g
Oat base (water, oats 9 %), rapeseed oil, stabilizers and emulsifiers (E472e), onion concentrate, modified starch, salt, dried onion, stabiliser (sodium citrate).
692
165
15,0 g
1,1 g
6,4 g
3,8 g
1,1 g
1,2 g
1,0 g
0g
Oat base (water, glutein-free whole grain oats 9 %), rapeseed oil, stabilizers and emulsifiers (E1442, E412, E472e), modified starch, salt, stabilizer (sodium citrate), black pepper, white pepper, green pepper.
Aito Oat Custard 12 %, UHT 250 ml
736
176
12,0 g
4,8 g
15,6 g
14,5 g
0,7 g
1,2 g
0,0 g
Aito Oat for Whipping 28 %, UHT 250 ml & UHT 1 l
1124
268
28 g
25 g
5,5 g
5,3 g
0,4 g
0,1 g
0,25 g
Energy
Fat
Carbohydrates
0.2 mg (14 %)
0.4 µg (16 %)
1µg (20 %)
120 mg (15 %)
Oat base (water, oats 9 %), sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm, shea), rapeseed oil, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), natural vanilla flavours, stabilizer (locust bean gum), colour (beta-carotene). 0g
Oat base (water, oats 1 %), hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm), sugar, emulsifiers and stabilizers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, E481, E464, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, gellan gum), salt, colour (beta-carotene).
Protein
Salt
Ingredients
0.9 g
14.5 g
0.60 g
Water, beef bones, onion, carrot, beetroot, tomato purée, garlic, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, bay leaf.
1.0 g
6.0 g
0.50 g
Water, chicken bones, carrot, onion, leek, parsnip, rosemary, thyme, black pepper, bay leaf.
0.5 g
0.5 g
1.8 g
0.90 g
Water, salmon bones, onion, carrot, dill, black pepper, white pepper, bay leaf.
0.1 g
1.2 g
0.9 g
14.5 g
0.60 g
Water, reindeer and moose bones, onion, carrot, beetroot, tomato purée, garlic, thyme, black pepper, rosemary, juniper berries, bay leaf.
0.2 g
0.1 g
1.2 g
0.9 g
14.5 g
0.60 g
Water, lamb bones, onion, carrot, beetroot, tomato purée, garlic, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, bay leaf.
15
0.3 g
0.1 g
0.5 g
0.5 g
2.5 g
0.90 g
Water, shrimp, carrot, onion, fennel, tomato purée, garlic, thyme, black pepper, tabasco.
97
1.0 g
0.6 g
7.8 g
4.1 g
10 g
1.1 g
Beef stock (water, beef bones, onions, carrots, beetroots, tomato paste, garlic, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, bay leaves), red wine, tomato paste, modified starch (corn), sugar, butter (country of origin: Finland), salt, garlic, colourant, (caramel colour), thyme, black pepper.
(kJ)
(kcal)
total
saturated
total
of which sugars
Nordic Cuisine Demi-glace, 1 l
274
65
0.2 g
0.1 g
1.2 g
Nordic Cuisine Fond Chicken, 1 l
130
31
0.3 g
0.1 g
1.0 g
Nordic Cuisine Fond Fish, 1 l
47
11
0.2 g
0.1 g
Nordic Cuisine Fond Game, 1 l
271
65
0.1 g
Nordic Cuisine Fond Lamb, 1 l
274
65
Nordic Cuisine Fond Shellfish, 1 l
62
Nordic Cuisine Sauce Red Wine, 1 l
404
PRODUCTS
30 µg (15 %)
120 mg (15 %)
Lactose
0g
PRODUCTS
30 µg (15 %)
Riboflavin (B2)
Energy
Fat
Carbohydrates
Protein
Ingredients
(kJ)
(kcal)
total
saturated
total
of which sugars
Vesi Birch water, 330 ml
21
5
0.2 g
0.1 g
1.2 g
1.0 g
0.1 g
Water, inverted sugar syrup, birch extract 0,7 %, sweetener (xylitol), acidity regulators (citric acid and ascorbic acid).
Vesi Chaga water, 330 ml
4
1
0g
0g
0,1 g
0g
0g
Water, chaga mushroom.
Vesi Still water, 330 ml
Water.
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Sami Wirman
Sales Director
sami.wirman@kaslink.fi +358 40 044 5925
Matti Kukkonen
EVP Sales & Business Development matti.kukkonen@kaslink.fi +358Â 40 027 6044
Fredrik Marquard
Janne Hirvonen
Sales Director, Sweden Food Service
Key Account Manager Export
fredrik.marquard@kaslink.fi +46 (0) 733 145452
janne.hirvonen@kaslink.fi +358 44 599 6430
Christoffer Roos
Sales Director, Sweden Retail christoffer.roos@kaslink.fi +46 (0) 733 116780
Founded
2001 Owned
100 %
by the Kukkonen family
Turnover 2017
60 million Located in Kouvola,
FINLAND
One of the fastest growing Food & Beverage sector companies in Finland
170 employees
Recipient of National Entrepreneurial Award 2014
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