Rokiškio sūris
Dairy company
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Rokiškio sūris is one of the largest dairy products company in Lithuania and the largest cheese producer in the Baltic states.[2]
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 Rokiškio sūris logo on building | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Pramonės g. 3, Rokiškis, Lithuania |
Key people | Dalius Trumpa (CEO) |
| Products | Milk, yogurt, cheese |
| Revenue |  €304.254 million (2023)[1] |
Number of employees | 740 (2023) |
| Website | www |
Rokiškio sūris is listed in the NASDAQ OMX Vilnius under the ticker symbol RSU1L.
In 2014, due to sanctions on Russia, the company stopped its exports to Kaliningrad.[3]
Since 2015, the company has started exporting its products to Chile.[4]
Since 2017, Rokiškio has been exporting mozzarella cheese to China.[5]
In 2017, New Zealand's dairy company Fonterra bought 10% of Rokiškio sūris shares.[6]
Since 2021, Rokiškio sūris has been exporting its products to China via Poland due to decreased relations with China.[7]
In Canada and the United States, some of the company's products were spotted for sale under Russian names.[8][9][10][11]
History
In 1957, first data on the production of dairy products in the old Rokiškis manor dairy have been recorded.[12]
In 1961, the Council of Ministers of Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted a resolution on the construction of a cheese factory in Rokiškis.[12]
In 1991, company was privatized.[12]
