{"id":13777,"date":"2020-10-09T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T10:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/how-were-sotukai-born\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T00:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T21:11:13","slug":"how-were-sotukai-born","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/en\/how-were-sotukai-born\/","title":{"rendered":"How did Sotukai begin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13777\" class=\"elementor elementor-13777 elementor-1004\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d946a45 e-con-full sotukai-info-v2 e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d946a45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1115ac e-con-full info-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f1115ac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad65bd8 e-con-full info-row e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ad65bd8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fcb0e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70fcb0e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e991d0 info-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13e991d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKelm\u0117 \u00b7 Lithuania\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b424268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b424268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From a family recipe to your everyday life.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c3b409 info-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c3b409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreated in Lithuania. From the very first recipe to every Sotukai ball we make.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48eb6 info-button elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f48eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/en\/shop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet Sotukai \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfd7f93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bfd7f93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27406987 info-photo info-portrait elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27406987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1.webp 821w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1-205x300.webp 205w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1-701x1024.webp 701w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1-768x1123.webp 768w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1-441x645.webp 441w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1-300x438.webp 300w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1-800x1169.webp 800w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sotukai-d43-1e61ea65d5-1-150x219.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a16d2ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a16d2ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Snieguol\u0117 Zavadskien\u0117<\/strong><br>Creator of Sotukai and founder of the family business\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225807b4 e-con-full info-prose e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"225807b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53dd9177 info-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53dd9177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur story\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc015d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dc015d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It started with our own family.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a6ca62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a6ca62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt home, the family could choose from a variety of plant-based foods, but this was harder at work, school or when travelling. Snieguol\u0117 was looking for a snack that would be easy to pack for her loved ones as they left home.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff24ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff24ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShe wanted it to be delicious and help them eat a wider variety of plant-based foods every day \u2014 even when there was no time to cook. Sotukai grew out of experiments in the family kitchen.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee12607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee12607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter first making Sotukai for her own family, Snieguol\u0117 began offering them to others. The idea became a family business in Kelm\u0117, which she runs with her husband and a colleague.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3124b635 e-con-full info-row e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3124b635\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c910bdf info-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c910bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f45e008c86.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22780\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f45e008c86.webp 670w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f45e008c86-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f45e008c86-441x294.webp 441w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f45e008c86-150x100.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11196a38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11196a38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1367041c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1367041c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The same people. From the recipe to the finished pack.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac95ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac95ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe make Sotukai at our small family production facility in Kelm\u0117. Discover our combinations \u2014 from fruity tang to nutty richness.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606614f9 info-button elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"606614f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/en\/shop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover your flavour \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dff24e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dff24e\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"apie-mus-raso\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109752d2 info-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"109752d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the press\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e516d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44e516d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our story in other publications.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd22f24 e-con-full info-row e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd22f24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4190b2 e-con-full info-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4190b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18168d info-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f18168d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f819a0d948.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22783\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f819a0d948.webp 900w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f819a0d948-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f819a0d948-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f819a0d948-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f819a0d948-441x441.webp 441w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f819a0d948-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-f819a0d948-800x800.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c38344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65c38344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The story of Snieguol\u0117 and Sotukai<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0de6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c0de6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA conversation with the creator of Sotukai about family, developing recipes and building a business in Kelm\u0117.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43140be0 info-link elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43140be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.15min.lt\/gyvenimas\/naujiena\/maistas\/sotuku-magija-atradusi-kelmiske-snieguole-dabar-jau-negrauzia-sazine-kad-privalgiau-cukraus-1632-2400862\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read on 15min \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc2322 e-con-full info-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcc2322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db99acc info-logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2db99acc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-516e855b92.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22786\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-516e855b92.webp 900w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-516e855b92-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-516e855b92-768x500.webp 768w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-516e855b92-441x287.webp 441w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-516e855b92-800x521.webp 800w, https:\/\/sotukai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sotukai-d43-516e855b92-150x98.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6763212b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6763212b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How 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