Raisio Oyj, known internationally as Raisio Group (Nasdaq Helsinki: RAIVV), is a Finnish company that makes cereal products, potato products, animal feeds and engage in life-sciences. Raisio produces Benecol, a ingredient used in a range of Cholesterol-reducing spreads, dairy products and condiments marketed under its Benecol brand name. In 2004, the company divested its paper chemical division, Raisio Chemicals, to Ciba Specialty Chemicals.

Raisio is a town and municipality in south-western Finland and an important junction of major roads. The town has a population of 24,427 and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, neighbouring the region’s capital, Turku. The town’s land area is 48.76 km2 and has about 5 kilometres of coastline to the Bay of Raisio on its southern tip. History The oldest known written records […]