Norrgård in Närpes – an exciting enterprise in the line of foodstuffs deeply anchored in the soil of South Ostrobothnia.

Norrgård in Närpes, officially Oy Norrgård Börje Ab, is both an old and a young enterprise: tradition, quality and know-how in combination with modern techniques and innovative new products. The foundation of the enterprise was laid by Börje Norrgård, who started Ky Börje Norrgård Ab in Dagsmark in 1976, with the first all covering potato processing plant and very soon it became one of the leading enterprises producing frozen and dried potato products in Finland. Later the ownership changed and Börje Norrgård started producing potato flakes in Närpes.

Today Norrgård is a modern enterprise in the line of foodstuffs with rational production and high quality requirements combined with active environmental care. Product development and marketing are today in an important position in the activity of the enterprise and the assortment has increased with new unique products.

Today the production of Norrgård is based on potato flakes. The valuable preconditions that once made it possible for Börje Norrgård to start the potato flakes production are also today decisive for the success of the enterprise.
The fertile soil in South Ostrobothnia with a lot of potato cultivators and packing plants is a strong base for the activity and the participation of the packing plants in the business gives the enterprise more strength and security for the future.
The potato flakes of Norrgård have become very popular all over Europe and the great demand has been noticed time after time in the form of the abundant export to many countries.

Norrgård in Närpes
The processing plant and the main office of the enterprise are situated in Närpes in South Ostrobothnia, a locality of 10 000 inhabitants where vegetables are the dominating source of livelihood and the region is also the leading producer of these products both in the municipality of Närpes and in Finland.

Owner
Norrgård is today a company owned by about ten potato packing plants.

Markets
Norrgård is active on many markets, food industry, bakeries, production of snacks, a great deal of the production is exported to many countries in Europe and in Asia.

Products
Norrgård has a very narrow assortment but it follows the clients’ wishes and requirements, however the products are quite unique without additives. The enterprise has also production of organic potato flakes, Krav products (Swedish label for quality control of ecological foodstuffs) and Koscher products. Norrgård works hard with product development to be able to launch new exciting products and concepts on the market for the users of today and tomorrow.