Linda Nektar – experts in fermented beverage bases

Linda Nektar is a B2B partner to the beverage industry, developing and producing high-quality alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented beverage solutions. Our strength lies in our deep knowledge of fermentation technology, flexible production and long-term partnerships that help clients bring new and successful beverages to market.

Our story

Linda Nektar has been developing its fermentation expertise for more than 70 years. The company began producing traditional fruit and berry wines in the 1940s and has since expanded through investment, partnerships and innovation.
 
Continuous investment in research and development, infrastructure and partnerships enables Linda Nektar to serve beverage producers worldwide.
 
We are based in Southern Estonia, giving us convenient access to both European and global markets through a combination of road and sea transport.
 
 

Our values – quality, collaboration and responsible innovation in the development of fermented beverage bases

Care is at the heart of our work – care for nature, people and clients. We believe that responsible sourcing, transparent relationships and high quality standards must go hand in hand with innovation.
Every decision, from technology development to the delivery of finished beverage bases, supports two goals: consistent quality and an ever-smaller footprint through increasingly efficient processes.
 

Quality

Our laboratory and rigorous control systems ensure daily quality monitoring. We use a proactive, HACCP-based approach that addresses potential hazards throughout the production process rather than only inspecting finished products.

Innovation

We continuously develop new flavours and solutions to stay at the forefront of innovation in the beverage industry and provide clients with distinctive, high-quality products. Our approach is consistent: we develop functional technologies, create flavourful beverage solutions and work with leading industry partners.

Responsibility

We operate ethically and sustainably, with a strong focus on responsible sourcing. By choosing environmentally responsible suppliers, we help protect natural resources and maintain transparency throughout the supply chain.

Team

Our dedicated, experienced team focuses on developing new products and improving technological solutions. Because we invest consistently in the development and wellbeing of our people, it is common for team members to stay with us for at least ten years.

Our mission

To be a reliable development partner to the beverage industry, creating fermented beverage bases and solutions that respond to global trends, simplify production and help deliver better flavour experiences to consumers.

Our vision

To become the region’s leading developer of beverage bases using fermentation technology and help shape the next generation of the non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beverage market.

Innovation and ambition

We continuously develop new flavours and solutions to remain at the forefront of beverage industry innovation and provide our clients with distinctive, high-quality products.

Whether the focus is on current trends or future opportunities, our approach remains the same: to develop effective technologies, create flavourful beverage solutions and work with leading industry partners around the world.

Our ambition is to lead the development of fermentation technology and help shape the next chapter of the beverage industry. We aim to take fermented beverage bases to a new level through solutions that combine flavour, technological ingenuity and resource-efficient production.

Projects and grants

Linda Nektar’s development has been supported by several Estonian and European Union programmes. These have enabled us to invest in production technology, energy efficiency and digitalisation.

Grant for implementing Linda Nektar’s digitalisation roadmap

The aim of the project is to digitalise Linda Nektar’s core and support processes and implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) software customised for a manufacturing company.

  • Customised ERP software is being developed and implemented.
  • In the longer term, the project will improve the company’s use of resources and the quality of production data analysis.
  • The project is funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU recovery instrument.
Grant amount: €165,241.30
Project period: 15 May 2025 – 31 May 2026

Digitalisation Roadmap support measure

AS Linda Nektar received funding under the Digitalisation Roadmap support measure.

  • A digitalisation roadmap was prepared as part of the project.

Grant amount: €165,241.30
Project period: 15 May 2025 – 31 May 2026

Grant for the purchase and
installation of production equipment

The purchase and installation of production equipment for AS Linda Nektar was supported by the Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board under the 2021 application round for investment support for the processing and marketing of agricultural products by microenterprises and small enterprises (Rural Development Programme measure 4.2.1).

  • In 2022, the company also received investment support for improving energy supply security in the food industry under measure 4.2.6 for the construction of a solar power plant.