In 2013, at thetime Foodin as a brandwasestablished, Lasse hadhisownonlinestorefocused on wellness products as well as severaldifferentongoingprojects in othercompanies of thesameindustry. Lasse developedhis know-how bytravellingtheworldwhenever and wherever he could, goingfromsmallfamilyfarmers to grandinternationalfairs and events in search of newideas and partnerships.
Maria Jalkanen, thesecondowner and entrepreneur of Foodin, stepped into thestory in 2015. Meeting Maria was a chance for Lasse to take it down a notch and crystalliseFoodin’score mission. Havingpreviousexperience in thesamefield, Maria and Lasse shared a mutual passion and interest in developing Foodin onwards. By focusing on Foodin, both Lasse and Maria couldinfluencemattersthatwereimportant to them – ie the food productionvaluechainfromfarmer to consumer – and conductpurposeful business.
Lasse and Maria consider it mostimportant to workfromtheirhometown, Jyväskylä. Foodin’sproduction and warehousecurrentlyemployswellover 50 people, and withFoodin’scontinualgrowth, the team willkeep on growing. Lasse and Maria dreamthatonedaytheirownchildren, Eemeli and Lilja, willcontinueFoodin’sstory. Workingtogetherhasgiventhecouple a lot – and willkeep on giving as thecompanygrows