Vikonda grupė

Vikonda grupė, UAB (commonly UAB Vikonda) is a Lithuanian corporate group whose strategic activities are agriculture and the food industry. It was founded in 1996 by Russian-born Lithuanian entrepreneur Viktor Uspaskich and is headquartered at Didžioji g. 22 in Kėdainiai, in the centre of Lithuania. The group describes itself as building 'from field to table' traditions — growing, preparing and presenting food — and combines long-standing agricultural practice with modern production and retail innovation. The group's identity is built around five stated values: family-mindedness (šeimyniškumas), responsibility (atsakingumas), drive (veržlumas), modernity (modernumas) and internationality (tarptautiškumas). Its businesses span agriculture, food processing and services, and it also runs charitable and sponsorship activity. Subsidiaries named in public sources include UAB Kėdainių konservų fabrikas (canned food), UAB Sibena (mini-market retail), UAB Krekenava (agriculture), UAB Kėdainių aruodai (grain trading) and UAB Vikeda (ice cream). The group also lists EVA paslaugos and Legrita among its companies. Vikonda has been one of the larger private employers in the Kėdainiai region. German-language reference material records that about 3,000 people worked in roughly 40 group companies in 2007, and that by 2020 the group comprised 13 companies with about 640 employees. The official website states that group revenue for 2024 was in the tens of millions of euros (the exact figure is displayed dynamically on the site). Vikonda is closely associated with its founder's family: Viktor Uspaskich's wife, Jolanta Blažytė, has served as the group's sales director. The group is also known for the charitable foundation 'Viltis – Vikonda', which runs school meals for children from poorer families and supports a secondary school in Kėdainiai, for example by equipping a computer classroom. Politically, the group's history intersects with Lithuanian public life: Viktoras Muntianas, who was Speaker of the Seimas in 2006–2008, served as a vice-president of the group in 1996–1997. Today Vikonda presents itself as a modern, internationally oriented Lithuanian food and agriculture group, seeking recognition for its brands on the global market while remaining rooted in the Kėdainiai community.

Vikonda grupė was founded in 1996 by Viktor Uspaskich, a Russian-born entrepreneur who became one of Lithuania's best-known business and political figures. The group was built around food production and agriculture in and around Kėdainiai, a town in central Lithuania with a strong agricultural and food-processing tradition. In its early years the group expanded through acquisitions and new subsidiaries, and by the mid-2000s it had become a substantial conglomerate: German-language reference material records that in 2007 about 3,000 employees worked across roughly 40 group companies. Among the group's long-standing subsidiaries are UAB Kėdainių konservų fabrikas (a canned-food plant), UAB Vikeda (ice cream), UAB Krekenava (agriculture), UAB Kėdainių aruodai (grain trading) and UAB Sibena (mini-market retail). The group also lists EVA paslaugos and Legrita among its companies. Over time the group consolidated and streamlined: by 2020 it comprised 13 companies with about 640 employees, a smaller but more focused structure than in its peak expansion years. Vikonda's history is intertwined with Lithuanian politics. Viktoras Muntianas, who later served as Speaker of the Seimas (2006–2008), was a vice-president of the group in 1996–1997. The founder's wife, Jolanta Blažytė, has been the group's sales director. The group has also maintained a charitable arm: the foundation 'Viltis – Vikonda' was established to run school meals for children from poorer families and to support a secondary school in Kėdainiai, including by setting up a computer classroom. In the 2020s the group presents itself as a modern, internationally minded Lithuanian food and agriculture business. Its official website emphasises strategic directions in agriculture and the food industry, values of family-mindedness, responsibility, drive, modernity and internationality, and reports group revenue for 2024 in the tens of millions of euros. The group continues to be headquartered in Kėdainiai and to operate across agriculture, food processing, retail and services.

• 2024

  Group reports revenue in the tens of millions of euros for 2024.

• 2020

  Group comprises 13 companies with about 640 employees.

• 2007

  About 3,000 employees work across roughly 40 group companies.

• 1996

  Vikonda group founded by Viktor Uspaskich.

• 1996

  Viktoras Muntianas serves as vice-president of the group (1996–1997).

A family-rooted Lithuanian agribusiness and food group operating 'from field to table', combining tradition with modern innovation and pursuing international brand recognition.

• Canned food (Kėdainių konservų fabrikas)

• Ice cream (Vikeda)

• Agricultural produce (Krekenava)

• Grain trading (Kėdainių aruodai)

• Mini-market retail (Sibena)

1. 1VIKONDA GRUPĖ - Jau 35 metus kuriame ateitį kartuvikonda.lt
2. 2Vikonda grupė, UABwikidata.org
3. 3Vikondade.wikipedia.org