From this week the largest top! stores started to offer customers exotic fruit - unique Latvian melons from Gatciems, which have been grown for seven years by Andrejs and Maija Kondratjuks.

“Seven years ago we started to grow melons for our own pleasure, but now the volumes have become much larger and from this week these exotic fruit, melons, can be bought in the largest top! stores. Growing melons and watermelons in the backyard seems quite exotic to people, but in fact the Latvian climate is well suited for these plants - melons grow especially sweet and fragrant. In addition, we do not use pesticides and other chemicals in our field, so buyers can be sure of the quality of the fruit," A. Kondratyuks says.

“As a local chain of stores, it is especially important for us to offer local residents the best from local farmers and producers, which is why we are especially pleased to offer our customers such a unique product – melons grown in Latvia, straight from the field, nurtured with love and hard work by Andrejs and Maija! We are sure that buyers will appreciate the ratio of both sweet taste and quality. We offer Latvian melons in 42 largest top! stores in Aizpute, Ādaži, Grobiņa, Liepāja, Pāvilosta, Priekule, Valdlauči, Bauska, Dobele, Iecava, Auce, Jūrmala, Ozolnieki, Rīga, Alūksne, Ape, Balvi, Liepāja, Rauna, Rūjiena, Smiltene, Valka, Valmiera, Vecpiebalga, Algona, Aizkraukle, Cēsīs, Dagda, Jaunolaine, Līvāni, Pļaviņas, Preiļi, Salacgrīva, Saulkrasti, Sigulda un Varakļāni,” Ilze Priedīte, Member of the Board and Marketing Director of the top! store chain, says.

top! is the largest store chain owned by Latvian entrepreneurs, as well as the third largest chain of retail stores in Latvia. Currently in Latvia under the brand name top! there are 201 grocery stores owned by 12 local companies, employing more than 4,000 people and supporting local producers and suppliers throughout Latvia.