Delicious vendace

The project researched what kind of usage possibilities frozen vendace has in professional kitchens.

The project is finished.

Targets

Most of the vendace is sold fresh to fish wholesalers and processors, as well as to shops and professional kitchens. A small portion of the vendace is frozen for later sale and use. The product range of frozen vendace for professional kitchens is narrow. The aim of the project is produces information for vendace processing companies and fishermen.

Measures

  • A statement of the market situation and customer needs
  • Description of processing and manufacturing process
  • Ideation and product testing in a professional kitchen
  • Producing standardized recipes
  • Publication and communication of the results

Results

The result of the project is an understanding of the uses of frozen food in professional kitchens and fish processing companies in the region can offer information on what new products.

For further interest

  • Virtual work guidance and initiating within service industry
  • Traces of lake fish: catch information and sustainability
  • Electronic monitoring brings transparency to the supply chain for freshwater fish
  • Development of enterprise resource planning in fresh water fishing industry
Project name:

Delicious vendace

Project duration: 1.4.2020–31.12.2021

Info

Lead partner: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Other partners: Kerimäen Kalatalo Oy
Focus area: Sustainable wellbeing

Budget

Financier and main source of funding: Centre for the Economic Development, Transport and the Environment from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Total budget: EUR 59 788
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More information

Jenni Palosaari
Project manager
050 571 1336
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