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Berryfect bilberry blends enlighten clients at Vshakes smoothie bar

April 16, 2018

Nordic Power Food strengthens its collaboration with Vitallea, the Dubai based wellness webshop that has opened a smoothie and coffee bar at Springs Town Center. The charming little bar called Vshakes uses Berryfect Bilberry powder in its refreshing blends.

“We are very excited about our collaboration with Vshakes that offers innovative wellness products to health concerned consumers. With our berry powders that are free from any additives, preservatives and added sugar, smoothie bars can guarantee the best possible quality of berries to their clients”, said Minna Herranen, Founder of Nordic Power Food. “And not only delicious, they are also easy to use in a busy bar environment”, she continued.

Blue Moon Latte with Berryfect Bilberry Powder

Open since January this year, Vshakes offers a wide range of healthy treats for the whole family – smoothies, smoothie bowls, protein shakes, wellness blends and specialty coffees and teas. Berryfect Bilberry powder brings an extra boost to the Wild Berry Smoothie that is a revitalizing blend of blueberries, banana, organic Greek yoghurt, organic chia, walnuts, coconut water, honey and Berryfect Bilberry powder. The imaginative menu offers also superfood lattes. The Blue Moon Latte contains organic almond milk, Berryfect Bilberry Powder, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and maple syrup.

“Vshakes offers truly innovative blends and makes eating healthy fun and easy. We believe that this adds also to our success and makes Berryfect products more accessible to a wider consumer base in Dubai,” Herranen concluded.

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Berryfect berry products at SIAL ME

December 11, 2017

Presented in the Middle East by Nordic Power Food, Berryfect berry products have been invited to take part to the annual SIAL ME in Abu Dhabi. This annual trade show for food, beverage, hospitality and catering industries kicks off on the 12^th December and runs until the 14^th December in ADNEC.

SIAL ME trade show is organized in Abu Dhabi

This year the show offers over 900 exhibitors and more than 30 national pavilions showcasing their products. With Finnish origins, Berryfect berry products are part of the pavilion hosted by the European Union. The EU pavilion presents European food and beverage products that are traceable, sustainable, safe and of high quality as well as tasty and healthy. Berryfect surely ticks all the boxes. Berries are handpicked from Finnish organic forests and then cleaned, dried under 40 degrees, grounded and packed in the state-of-the-art facilities in Finland according to strict safety guidelines.

SIAL ME offers innovative products presentations

In addition to innovative product presentations, SIAL ME offers also conferences highlighting opportunities, trends and challenges in the F&B world. The Food Security Center of Abu Dhabi brings top experts together to discuss opportunities to assure sustainable and nutritious foods in the region. Top governmental panelists along with their colleagues from leading catering companies and hotels offer their views. The trade show culminates to The Mercurys, distinguished awards of travel catering industry.

Visit the EU Pavilion at stands L083 and L094 from Tuesday to Thursday from 10 am to 6 pm. The trade show is free for everyone. For more information about SIAL ME, have a look at sialme.com.

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Berryfect Berry Products available at Vitallea.com

November 13, 2017

Berryfect berry products are now available in the newly opened Vitallea web shop ran from Dubai. Vitallea.com specializes in the highest quality organic products that are not only genuinely rich in nutrients, but also delicious.

Organic nutritious products

Each product at Vitallea has been hand-selected for its nutrition value to help you stay fit and satisfied. In addition to superfoods like Berryfect berry powders, the shop has currently on its shelves healthy drinks, bars and other snacks as well as healthy oils like coconut oil.

The story behind Vitallea may sound familiar to many concerned parents and families. It is about having difficulties in finding nutritious and healthy snacks that kids would love. And it is about being night snackers staying late working or watching movies and having processed sugary snacks on the side. Only to feel guilty the next morning. Instead of all this, the family behind Vitallea decided to go on a mission to find the best snacks and drinks to help us all feel healthy and fit.

Vitallea.com is a web shop specialized in organic nutritious products.

Vitallea is committed not only to make you feel good, but also to spread kindness around by donating part of the monthly sales to UNICEF.

Explore Vitallea´s offering at www.vitallea.com.

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Nordic Power Food Brings New Products to the UAE

August 15, 2017

Nordic Power Food adds new berry products to its portfolio in the United Arab Emirates by introducing Berryfect Bilberry-Blackcurrant Powder, Berryfect Cranberry-Lingonberry Powder and Berryfect Sea Buckthorn Powder. As Berryfect Bilberry Powder, these berry products are born in the wild forests of Finland. Harsh climate of this Nordic country grows berries that are extremely rich in nutrients. After being handpicked from the forest, berries are dried under 40 degrees. This old preservation method guarantees that berries maintain their nutritional values and entitles the product to be called “raw”.

New raw berry products in the UAE

Berryfect Bilberry-Blackcurrant Powder is a mix of wild blueberries (bilberry) and blackcurrants. Both of these dark blue berries are rich in anthocyanin that is known to fight cancer and inflammation. Bilberry is also extremely rich in Vitamin E that is responsible for protecting our cells and Potassium that is key for healthy nervous system and normal muscle function. As blackcurrants are also rich in Vitamin C, this berry mix is a great boost for healthy immunity and anti-aging.

Berryfect Cranberry-Lingonberry Powder is a mix of cranberries and wild lingonberries. Cranberries are high in Vitamin C and flavonoids that protect against recurring urinary tract infection. Lingonberry is a Nordic wild berry that is known to boost immunity. Recent studies have shown that lingonberry tackles inflammation and is beneficial in serious diseases like cancer.

New Berryfect Sea Buckthorn Powder contains orange sea buckthorn berries that are native from North European coast lines to all the way to China. This super berry has been part of Chinese Medicine for ages and has been used to fight inflammations, to balance immune system and to slow aging. In fact, sea buckthorn has the highest nutrient content of all the wild berries in the world. It is extremely rich in Vitamin C and different omega oils.

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5 Minutes with Head of Food from Finland programme

April 24, 2017

In February, Dubai hosted the 22^nd annual Gulfood, world’s largest annual food and beverage exhibition. This year, the exhibition was attended by Food from Finland, the official government-funded programme to promote Finnish food industry. We had the pleasure to sit down with head of the programme, Mr Esa Wrang. Esa explains us why Finnish food is so unique and what is has to offer to the Middle Eastern region.

Esa Wrang

Esa, please tell us first in few sentences what is Food from Finland.

Food from Finland supports Finnish companies producing foods and beverages to open new markets. Currently, approximately 130 companies have joined us and 1oo of them are our members. The biggest players of our Nordic country are with us. We work in some fifteen countries. In the Middle East, our focus is upon the United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

What kind of activities do you do?

Our work is very much commercial and hands on. Annually we take part to or organize over forty events around the world. In addition to taking part to exhibitions like Gulfood, we organize networking events in Finland and abroad to bring our member companies in touch with local buyers. Last year, we organized such events also in Dubai and in the Finnish Embassy of Riyadh. Our other events include media events and trainings.

What makes Finnish food so unique, especially to the Middle East?

Finnish food that we represent is known to be healthy and natural, partly also wild food. In the Middle East, we focus on our health promoting products as well as food safety. Products like wild berries and oat products are beneficial to all of us but especially to people suffering from high cholesterol, overweight and diabetes. With regards to food safety, Finland is the only country in the world without any cases of salmonella or other contagious animal diseases. Also, the use of preventive antibiotics is prohibited by law.

Esa Wrang together with His Excellency, Abdulla Al Maeeni,
Director General of Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA).

Like discussed, Food from Finland participated this year to Gulfood in Dubai. How did you find the exhibition?

The Middle East is an important region to us and Gulfood is an essential part of the work. We were looking at the exhibition already in 2016 and now this year we were able to take part to it. Most probably we will participate also in 2018. Currently, there aren’t many Finnish food companies in the Middle East so we have some work to do.

When you have guests from abroad, which Finnish foods do you recommend them to try?

I love fish food and always recommend my guests to try courageously different fish species. Finnish fish food is so much more than salmon. Have a try of perch, vendace, eel or bream with mushroom sauce. Finish up with a desert based on our wild berries. Actually some time ago we had a delegation from the UAE visiting Helsinki, and together with the team of Visit Finland we organized a lunch with Finnish white fish and sea buckthorn desert. Also the sour but very healthy sea buckthorn berry was appreciated by our guests.

Finally Esa, tell us how do you enjoy your bilberries?

We have berries for breakfast with my wife. Every morning we enjoy some fresh bilberries or lingonberries with yoghurt for breakfast. What a healthy and delicious way to start your day.

We could not agree more. Thank you for the interview Esa Wrang!

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Food from Finland at Gulfood 2017

February 25, 2017

Gulfood 2017, the world’s largest annual food and beverage exhibition welcomes this year Food from Finland to Dubai. Finland is known for its nutritional expertise and is one of the leading innovators and producers of functional and organic foods. Just like our Berryfect premium berry powders, Finnish food is produced without compromising on quality and safety. Strictest food regulations are applied to everything we do.

Food from Finland is known for quality and safety.

In addition to Finnish berry and grain products, Finnish oat products are known worldwide for their high nutritional value and purity. This year at Gulfood, Food from Finland introduces innovative oat based products to the Gulf region. Other products include organic chicken meat products, dairy products, honey and award winning spring water. Explore the whole offering at the Food from Finland stand S-351 in the Sheik Saeed Halls.