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25 news and releases

June 2025

Kesko electrifies its transports – 70 EVs will soon be transporting goods to our grocery stores and online customers

Kesko is accelerating the electrification of its transports in grocery trade. The number of electric trucks and vans is set to rise to 70 by the end of 2026. It is estimated that by year 2030, electric vehicles will make up some 30% of the transport fleet in Kesko’s grocery trade.

Sustainability, Media

04.06.2025 08:08

Kesko’s and Koskisen’s joint pilot project is a breakthrough in the recycling of wooden packaging in Finland

During the spring of 2025, Kesko and Koskisen Corporation have successfully pilot tested the recycling of wooden packaging for a raw material for chipboard. So far, Finland has not had an industrial-scale recycling solution for wood waste. Instead, most it has been incinerated.

Sustainability, Media

04.06.2025 00:00

April 2025

Waste heat from a data center to heat a K-Supermarket for the first time in Finland

The K-Supermarket Mankkaa grocery store and atNorth's data center in Espoo are launching a groundbreaking collaboration in which waste heat from the data center will be used to cover almost all the heating energy needed by the store. The project will reduce emissions from all of Kesko's district heating use by almost one percent.

Sustainability, Company, Media

14.04.2025 08:11

March 2025

Kesko to complete the acquisition of the Danish builders’ merchant CF Petersen & Søn before summer

Authorities in Denmark have approved Kesko’s acquisition of the Danish builders’ merchant CF Petersen & Søn A/S. The authority approval was not subject to any conditions. Kesko estimates that the acquisition will be completed on 30 April 2025. 

Media

31.03.2025 17:35

Noomi Jägerhorn appointed as Kesko’s Vice President of Sustainability

Noomi Järgerhorn (M.Soc.Sc.) has been appointed as Kesko’s Vice President of Sustainability. She will join the company on 1 May 2025, and assume her new position on 1 June 2025 at the latest.

Sustainability, Company, Media

13.03.2025 10:05

February 2025

K Group survey finds that almost all customers buy red label products

According to a K Group survey,* 95% of K-food store customers buy red label products often or sometimes. Red label products are sold at a discount because their best before date is approaching. Red label products also affect many people's meal plans: three out of four customers may change their plans depending on what products are sold at a red label discount.

Sustainability, Media

21.02.2025 14:45

January 2025

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