Orkla Food Ingredients has, through its 50% ownership in FD Holding Oy, been granted European patent for the FOODDUCK spread dispenser.
Corresponding patent application has also been approved for grant in the US. Following successful test sales in Finland, Orkla Food Ingredients and Foodduck Oy are now preparing for international expansion.
The FOODDUCK spread dispenser system is a Finnish innovation launched at the end of 2014. It is an environmentally friendly, sustainable and hygienic alternative to single serve spreads or large spread packaging for buffets in restaurants and canteens.
”We are pleased to see that test sales in Finland have been successful, and initial feedback from users of the FOODDUCK spread dispenser has been positive. We now intend to expand the concept further by developing a broader range of spreads for the FOODDUCK dispensers,” says Timo Sorsavirta, CEO of Foodduck Oy.
FD Holding Oy, owned 50/50 by Orkla Food Ingredients and Foodduck Oy, manages the industrial property rights and patents related to the FOODDUCK spread dispenser. According to the agreement with FD Holding, Foodduck Oy will supply the dispensers and Orkla will produce spreads for the FOODDUCK dispenser and be in charge of imports, sale and distribution of these spreads to the Finnish as well as the international markets.