Collaboration based on trust ensures high quality year after year
The Finnish company Lapin Liha is known for its reindeer meat products. The company takes pride in making sure that customers can always trust they are getting excellent and reliable quality when they pick up a Lapin Liha product in their shopping basket.
“At Lapin Liha, our product requirement is centered on ensuring consistent quality. Quality must meet our goals day in and day out,” Lapin Liha’s representative summarizes their principles.
Reindeer and wild game products are specialty items where competition isn’t solely based on price. The most important aspect is making sure the product quality is consistent and top-notch year after year.
“We definitely have some of the most expensive products on the market, but also one of the most affordable meat products. The key is that customers know exactly what they are getting, and that the quality expectation is met every time.”
Over three decades of experience
Lapin Liha Oy is Finland’s largest reindeer meat producer. Founded in 1989, the company has been producing various meat products for over three decades – the Nordic taste preferences have become familiar over the years.
In 2011, Lapin Liha joined forces with Polarica, known for its wild berry products. This created a comprehensive Nordic group whose product catalog includes reindeer, game, and berry products. The group’s main markets for meat products are Sweden and Finland. Additionally, the company produces and markets berry products to Scandinavia, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Asia.
When the markets are broad and raw materials are rare, choosing the right partners is crucial.
Staying in tune with the seasons
To ensure the supply of reindeer meat, Lapin Liha collaborates with several partners in Finland and abroad. Reindeer is a strongly seasonal product, and to ensure supply, a significant amount of reindeer is imported from abroad.
“The busiest season starts in October during the reindeer round-up and lasts for four to five months. By Christmas, 80% of the reindeer meat has already been processed.”
Lapin Liha Oy’s annual production
– 30,000 tons of berries
– 2,000 tons of reindeer
– 2,000 tons of deer
– 500 tons of other wild game
– 5,000 tons of ham and mettwurst products
Long-term collaboration built on trust
For equipment acquisitions, Lapin Liha relies on Kometos’ expertise. The cooperation between Lapin Liha and Kometos dates back to 1995, when the partners first visited the Arctic regions to learn about the reindeer industry.
Over the years, Kometos has provided the company with numerous solutions to meet the needs of its growing production. Together, the companies have innovated and developed reindeer industry’s practices in Finland and other northern regions.
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