Recently, Matís Leonard received a grant to send a representative for a five-day internship to Sweden in connection with Særimner, a Nordic conference for small-scale food producers. Small-scale food production is "small-scale food production based on craftsmanship rather than mechanics". In addition to Matís' employees, the group will include five partners who have developed products in collaboration with Matís. The tour leader of the group is Gunnþórunn Einarsdóttir.
Særimner is a true festival of those involved in small-scale food production in one way or another, which will be held from the 8th to the 10th of October. October in Sweden. This year, the theme is "Nordic food creation" related to the project "New Nordic Food". There, small producers will meet to present their products, share their experiences and get to know other products. It will also be possible to taste other people's products and offer them, if people want to promote their products.
The conference will also feature numerous lectures and seminars related to food production in one way or another. For example, the future of Nordic food creation will be discussed, with politicians invited to speak. There will also be a seminar on fish processing before, Nordic berries and storage methods, food and trade, in addition to which Brynhildur Pálsdóttir will talk about the project "Farmers 'and Designers' Meeting", in which Matís participated. Advice will also be offered to small producers who want to further develop their products. It is therefore clear that anyone interested in small-scale food production can find something to their liking at the conference.
At Særimner, the Swedish Championship (SM) in food production will be held 17 times and this time it will be open to competitors from the Nordic countries. There will be competition in five main categories: meat products, fish products, dairy products, baked goods and products from berries, fruits and vegetables. Under each main category are various product categories. This year there will be several new and exciting product categories such as lactic acid vegetables, mustard, pastries and food innovation.
A number of judges, experts in their field of food, judge the competition, which takes place in front of open tents. There is a lot to win because the products that win prizes in the competition get good attention which will facilitate their marketing. All competitors receive reviews of their products from judges, which helps in the further development of the product. Iceland's representative in the judging panel will be Óli Þór Hilmarsson, meat industry master and specialist at Matís.
The festival is intended for everyone who is interested in food creation. It is an important platform for a network between small producers, imaginative and exciting, in addition to which it undoubtedly strengthens small producers in its production.
Registration for Eldrimner began on May 6, but registration is open until September 13. After that you can register for a higher registration fee. Everyone is free to join and we encourage everyone who works in this field or is interested in showing up.
Further information about the festival can be found at: Gunnþórunn Einarsdóttir and Óli Þór Hilmarsson.
Særimner website: www.eldrimner.com/