Private company

Amber Latvijas balzams

Company based in Riga, Latvia

Amber Latvijas Balzams (English: Latvian Balsam) is the largest alcoholic beverage producer in the Baltic states headquartered in Riga. As of 2006, it had a market share of about 50% in Latvia. The company has a long history as the beginning of it can be considered 1900 when Riga State Vodka Warehouse No.1 started operation as it later changed its name to Latvijas balzams in 1970 and eventually became a public joint stock company in 1997.2 It employed 608 people in 2022.1 Its revenue was €108 million in 2022.1 It is part of Amber Beverage Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 2, 1991Founded1
  • Industrydistilling, rectifying and blending of spirits, manufacture of beverages1
  • HeadquartersRiga1
  • Websitewww.balzams.lv/en
  • Legal formakciju sabiedrība1
  • LEI097900BGLZ00000566443
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressAleksandra Čaka iela 160, 1012 Rīga, Latvia3
  • Registered withRegister of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia, 400030318733
Latvijas balzams, Aleksandra Čaka iela 160, Rīga, Latvia - panoramio
Photo: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Amber Latvijas Balzams (English: Latvian Balsam) is the largest alcoholic beverage producer in the Baltic states headquartered in Riga. As of 2006, it had a market share of about 50% in Latvia. The company has a long history as the beginning of it can be considered 1900 when Riga State Vodka Warehouse No.1 started operation as it later changed its name to Latvijas balzams in 1970 and eventually became a public joint stock company in 1997. Its flagship product is Riga Black Balsam which is a traditional Latvian herbal liqueur.2

Corporate structure

Amber Latvijas balzams is part of a group headed by Amber Beverage Group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Employees over time

  • 20226081
  • 20116131

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2022108.1M EUR1

Net income

  • 20226.3M EUR1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2, 1991Founded Founded1

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