BILLA is an Austrian supermarket chain that operates in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The company was founded by Karl Wlaschek in 1953. He sold his controlling interest to Germany's REWE Group in 1996.
SPAR, originally "DESPAR", styled as "DE SPAR", is a Dutch multinational franchise that provides branding, supplies and support services for independently owned and operated food retail stores. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1932, by Adriaan van Well, and as of 2022 consists of 13,996 stores in 48 countries.
The S Group is a Finnish retailing cooperative organisation with its head office in Helsinki. Founded in 1904, it consists of 19 regional cooperatives operating all around Finland in addition to SOK, Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta. S Group operates in the markets for groceries, consumer durables, service station, hotel and restaurant services. It is engaged in close competition with Kesko, with which it shares an oligopolistic position in many of the markets it operates in.
Vilniaus prekyba is the largest Lithuanian group of private companies operating since 1992, with 47,000 employees in six countries.
Čili is a restaurant chain in Lithuania and Latvia. It started as a pizza restaurant, but soon diversified into different areas.
Maxima Grupė UAB is a Lithuanian group of retail chain companies operating in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Bulgaria. It is the largest Lithuanian capital company and the largest employer in the Baltic states. As of 2023, Maxima has 1599 stores in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Bulgaria. Each store offers between 3,000 and 65,000 brands, depending on the size of the store. The group employs around 40,000 people. Its main headquarters are in Vilnius, Lithuania.
AB Stumbras is the oldest and largest producer of strong alcoholic drinks in Kaunas, Lithuania. The company began operations in 1906. It is also the largest exporter of strong alcoholic beverages and one of the biggest taxpayers in Lithuania. The company's most famous brands include "Lithuanian vodka" (vodka), "999" (bitter), "Gloria" (brandy), "Stumbro Starka" (bitter), "Krupnikas" (liqueur) and "Poema" (liqueur). The company name translates as Wisent.
Verslo žinios is a leading Lithuanian business newspaper and internet portal published in Vilnius since 1995 and online since 2000. Swedish Bonnier Business Press group holds a 80% stake in Verslo žinios. The remaining owner is newspaper's founder Rolandas Barysas.
Litgrid AB is a Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator that operates Lithuania's electricity transmission grid. Litgrid is responsible for the integration of the Lithuanian electricity system into the European electricity infrastructure and the common electricity market.
Tadas Karosas is a serial entrepreneur, owner of “LTk Capital”, founder of dozens of businesses in various fields. The majority of his companies were successfully developed to take up leading positions in their respective markets and sold profitably. Currently, Tadas Karosas is mostly focusing on developing two of his leading businesses – restaurant chain “Čili Holdings” and online retail store chain pigu.lt. Over the last years, he has also taken up the roles of business angel, active investor, and founded and developed several e-commerce startups, and is currently awaiting the results of investments made.
Pieno žvaigždės is fourth-largest dairy products company in Lithuania., uniting Mažeikiai dairy, Kaunas dairy, Pasvalys creamery and company "Panevėžio pienas".
IKI Lietuva, formerly known as Palink, is the operator of the "IKI" supermarket chain and the "LastMile" delivery service in Lithuania.
AB Amber Grid is the main natural gas transmission operator in Lithuania. It was established in 2013 by spin-off of gas transmission operations from the gas company Lietuvos Dujos.
Audimas is the largest sportswear manufacturer in the Baltic States with the headquarters in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Kesko Senukai is a group of companies which runs the largest retail chain of do-it-yourself, house building, home repairing and improvement stores in the Baltics. Kesko Senukai is one of the largest companies in Lithuania engaged in retailing, wholesaling, and online trade. It also offers building repair, interior design, electronics, gardening, leisure, real commercial asset management, energy, financial, tourism, and recreation services and goods.
Bitė Group is a Lithuanian telecommunication conglomerate currently owned by Providence Equity Partners since 2016, having been owned by TDC in Denmark until 2007 and by Mid Europa Partners between 2007 and 2016. Of Baltic states, Bitė mainly operates in telecommunication sector in Lithuania and Latvia, but through its media business TV3 Group, it has an additional presence in Estonia.
Norfa is a supermarket chain in Lithuania. In 2022, it was fourth largest chain of retail stores in Lithuania.
Čia Market is a supermarket chain in Lithuania. In 2022, it was 10th largest chain of retail stores in Lithuania.
Aibė is a supermarket chain in Lithuania. In 2022, it was the sixth largest chain of retail stores in Lithuania.
