EKKO oil was recognized as the Product of the Year and awarded an honorable gold medal. The award was presented by Vidmantas Janulevičius, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LCI), and Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of Economy and Innovation.
The main goal of the LCI competition Lithuanian Product of the Year is to increase the competitiveness of high-quality Lithuanian products, to present and consolidate the position of the country’s industrial products, goods and services among local or international consumers, encouraging them to choose high-quality Lithuanian products, thereby contributing to the development of Lithuanian business.
A commission of professionals in their field was specifically set up for the evaluation of applications and consisted of: experts from the National Nutrition Center, Standardization Department, State Food and Veterinary Service, National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute, Environmental Management and Audit Institute, State Non-Food Products Inspectorate, Ministry of Agriculture, National Public Health Center, Kaunas University of Technology, Light Industry Center, Kaunas and Vilnius Universities of Applied Sciences, certain industry and business associations.
All companies registered in Lithuania can apply for the Lithuanian Product of the Year award. Only products produced in Lithuania and available on the market (similarly to construction sites, which have to be in service) for at least half a year can participate in the competition.
More about the award: https://www.lpk.lt/apdovanojimai/lietuvos-metu-gaminys/