Finland’s giant food packager Huhtamaki Oyj wants to wrap up more buys

Finland’s Huhtamaki Oyj is on the hunt for acquisitions — possibly even a large-scale deal — as the world’s biggest listed food-packaging company seeks to expand in new countries and build on profitable North American operations.

The maker of paper cups and bowls for global fast-food and coffee chains such as McDonald’s, Chipotle, and Starbucks has made a dozen acquisitions since 2011, and is planning a fresh round, chief executive Jukka Moisio said in an interview at the company’s headquarters in Espoo, near the capital Helsinki.

Any sizable purchase could be funded with the sale of shares, which reached a record level this week.