AUGA group: AUGA group extends assortment - organic chicken, flour and oil are introduced to market

AUGA group currently producing organic fresh and preserved vegetables,
mushrooms and soups introduces new AUGA branded organic products to market:
chicken, whole grain wheat, rye and spelt flour, and cold pressed rapeseed oil.
New in Lithuania - modern organic chicken farm

   "Due to high level of protein in poultry the demand of this meat is growing
rapidly in Europe, as well as organic chicken. Growing chicken organically no
antibiotics or growth hormones are used, and other strict requirements for
organic production are observed. We can see there is organic chicken demand in
Lithuania, although only few farmers are currently able to provide it, and
there is no certified organic chicken in supermarkets at all. 

Seeing this niche on the market and having the conditions to grow organic
chicken on our certified organic land and to provide them with our own organic
feed we produced the first test batch of organic chicken this year in spring.
The test project was successful, so we can now offer organic chicken to the
market", - says Gediminas Judzentas, Director Marketing of AUGA group. 

   According to him, the first organic chicken farm in Lithuania constructed by
AUGA group, raises broilers in two modern coups in a natural way without using
any chemical substances. Chickens are fed with only organic feed. They have
access to outside and enough space to move around, as required by the European
organic regulations, and are raised for almost twice longer than conventional
broilers. The coups are equipped with gradual lighting system which imitates
sunrise and sunset, the recuperation system which provides fresh air and
automatic electronic scales which constantly monitor the weight of birds. To
ensure sustainable operations, all energy for the coups is generated only from
renewable sources - the nearby solar power plant and the wind power plant. 

   New grain products

   Together with organic chicken, AUGA assortment is also extended with organic
cold pressed rapeseed kernel oil which is produced from the rapeseed grown in
AUGA fields without pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Different from other
rapeseed oils on the market this oil is produced only from rapeseed kernels in
order to ensure nutritional value and higher temperature resistance for
cooking. 

   "Another news from AUGA - organic whole grain wheat, rye and spelt flour,
produced from the grain grown in our certified organic farms in sustainable way
without using chemicals. We prepare our own seeds, selecting the grain sorts
with more proteins and fibers, in order the products cooked from this flour are
nutritious and more beneficial for health", - Mr. G.Judzentas lists the
benefits of new AUGA products. 

   New organic AUGA products are already available in the retail chain MAXIMA
shops. 

   About AUGA group

   AUGA group is one of the largest vertically-integrated organic food
companies in Europe. The group of companies manages approx. 33,000 ha of
organically certified arable land and develops sustainable farming model, based
on new technologies, specializing in crops, dairy cows, chicken and mushroom
growing. Using proprietary and contracted manufacturing, the company produces a
wide range of organic food products for the end consumer as well as organic
commodities. The group of companies employ over 1,200 people.  AUGA group is
listed on the Vilnius and Warsaw stock exchanges. 

         General Manager
         Linas Bulzgys
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