Food products
We are the largest poultry meat producer in Lithuania and Latvia and own both countries’ best-known poultry meat brands. Also are a leader in the production of instant foods in the Baltic States.
Our activities include :
-whole cycle poultry business: incubation of hatching eggs (AS Putnu Fabrika Kekava, SIA Cerova, AB Vilniaus Paukštynas, AB Kaišiadorių Paukštynas); broiler breeding (AS Putnu Fabrika Kekava, SIA Lielzeltini, SIA Broileks, UAB Alesninkų Paukštynas, UAB Domantonių Paukštynas, UAB Lietbro, AB Zelvė, UAB Avocete); production of poultry and its products (AS Putnu Fabrika Kekava, SIA Lielzeltini, AB Vilniaus Paukštynas, AB Kaišiadorių Paukštynas); feed manufacturing for self-supply (SIA Lielzeltini); retail sale of chicken meat and its products (SIA PFK Trader);
-production and wholesale of flour and flour mixes, instant foods (AB Kauno Grūdai);
-production and wholesale breadcrumbs and breading mixes (UAB Šlaituva);
-provision of logistics, consulting, and management services (UAB VKP Valdymas, UAB KP Valda, UAB VP Valda, UAB KG Distribution, UAB KG Logistika).
AS Putnu Fabrika Kekava (PFK) and SIA Lielzeltini are ranked No 1 and 2 among Latvian poultry breeders. AB Vilniaus Paukštynas and AB Kaišiadorių Paukštynas occupy the same positions among Lithuanian producers of poultry meat and poultry products. In Latvia, from the beginning of 2020, broilers are raised without antibiotics, and chicken production is labeled as ‘Raised without antibiotics’; in Lithuania, the share of antimicrobial-free production in poultry farms exceeds 65%.
AS Putnu Fabrika Kekava has AA grade BRC (British Retail Consortium) accreditation, is Halal certified, also has ISO 50001:2012 and ISO 22000:200 certification. The company’s bacteriological and virological testing laboratory has been accredited following the requirements of the Standard ISO / IEC 17025: 2017.
SIA Lielzeltini has ISO 22000:2006 and ISO 50001:2012 certifications and is Halal certified.
AB Vilniaus Paukštynas and AB Kaišiadorių Paukštynas are the holders of Halal” certificates, BRC accreditation, and certificates confirming compliance with ISO 22000 standards; AB Vilniaus Paukštynas also holds IFS (International Featured Standards) certificate.
AB Kauno Grūdai, UAB Šlaituva has AA grade BRC and Halal certificates; AB Kauno Grūdai holds RSPO SG palm oil supply chain traceability certificates, also a certificate issued by ISCC.
| Performance indicators | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/2022 |
| Sales in tons | 32,577 | 32,655 | 32,373 | 32,320 | 221,124 |
| Sales revenue, thousand EUR | 69,078 | 77,029 | 74,376 | 72,035 | 346,581 |
| Gross profit, thousand EUR | 9,375 | 9,793 | 10,846 | 3,708 | 25,648 |
| Operating profit (loss), thousand EUR | 3,904 | 2,431 | 2,183 | (2,040) | (1,790) |
Note: Financial year starts on July 1st and ends June 30.
