YEREVAN. – An Armenian NGO supporting manufacturers plans to hold a competition to choose the national brand.

Head of the NGO Ashot Mirzoyan said the contest will be held in 10 categories: juices, meat, sour cream, cheese, wine, brandy, mineral water, canned food, soft drinks and dried fruits.

The competition will take place in two stages. First, consumers will vote for the manufacturers online on armproduct.am website. Then, the organization will give samples of the products that won the vote for examination in the laboratory of the State Service for Food Safety at the Ministry of Agriculture.

“Laboratory testing for us it is not less important than voting. If the product is not meeting the necessary standards, the company will not get the prize,” Mirzoyan said.