Company Cēsu alus has been named ‘National Winner’ in the 2017-18 European Business Awards, Europe’s largest business competition. 

Cēsu alus was chosen from 2,898 businesses previously identified as ‘Ones to Watch’ in a list of business excellence published in December and selected as a National Winner by a panel of independent judges including senior business leaders, politicians and academics as the best business in Latvia in the Awards’ category The Social Responsibility and Environmental Awareness Award. Cēsu alus will now go on to represent Latvia in the final stage of the competition.

Adrian Tripp, CEO of the European Business Awards said: “This is an amazing achievement and Cēsu alus is clearly a stand out leader in their field. To be a National Winner means you represent our core values of success, ethics and innovation and are one of the best in Europe. We wish you the best of luck in the final round.”

The European Business Awards is now in its 11^th year and its primary purpose is to support the development of a stronger and more successful business community throughout Europe. This year it considered over 110,000 businesses from 34 countries. Sponsors and partners include RSM, ELITE, Germany Trade & Invest, PR Newswire, Bureau Van Dijk and SDL Managed Translation.