17 apr 2014

Brasov-based dairy producer Prodlacta generated revenue of 25.6 million lei (EUR5.8 million) last year, around three times higher against the 2012 level. However, the dairy maker, which exited more

11 apr 2014

Havi Logistics, a major player on the Romanian logistics market after signing a contract with OMV Petrom Marketing in 2012, last year went beyond the 500 million lei mark (EUR113 million) in sales, more

25 mar 2014

Radisson Blu and InterContinental are two of the 5-star hotels of Bucharest where Coca-Cola is present exclusively, while JW Marriott has an exclusivity contract with Coca-Cola’s main rival, more

19 mar 2014

Pilos, a private label of German-held retailer Lidl, and K-Classic, a private label of hypermarket chain Kaufland, accounted for 29% of the packaged milk market together in 2013, which ZF estimates at more

18 mar 2014

German-held retailer Lidl acquired the former sweets plant of Brasov owned by Mondelez Romania, the producer of Poiana chocolate, but plans to sell part of the land plot for the construction of a more

14 mar 2014

Supremia Grup, a business held by the Bara family of Alba county, which supplies ingredients and spices to the local food industry, expects a 10% increase in revenue in 2014, after ending 2013 with more

11 mar 2014

Maresi Foodbroker, the domestic subsidiary of the Austrian company of the same name, part of Vivatis holding, expects one-digit revenue growth this year and is thus likely to go beyond the 36 million more

4 mar 2014

Kandia Dulce, the biggest chocolate producer in Romania, in 2013 sold over 77 million pieces of Rom, Fagaras bars and Magura mini-cookies, some of the oldest sweets brands in Romania, according to ZF more

28 feb 2014

Kex Confectionery, owner of Kandia and Heidi brands, leads in 2013’s ranking of chocolate market companies, but in the ranking of brands the top two positions are filled by Poiana and Milka, more

27 feb 2014

Supreme Concept Construct, one of the companies held by brothers Jihad (foto) and Johhny Jabra, former owners of the Primola chocolate brand, bought assets of bankrupt Lactaprod dairy producer of more

24 feb 2014

The energy drink segment, which doubled its value in 2005-2010 and faltered starting 2011, is likely to return to growth this year after several years of stagnation, shows a ZF survey based on more

20 feb 2014

Sales of tequila, a drink that sold less than 20,000 liters on the Romanian market a decade ago, reached some 228,000 liters last year, up 43% compared to 2008, while most spirits categories saw more

18 feb 2014

Dr. Oetker, the biggest player on Romanian food additive market, is set to build a new plant in Valea Iasului locality of Arges county, after it bought a 14-ha land plot located near its current more

17 feb 2014

Alka Group, a major player on the Romanian sweets and coffee market, plans to double its turnover over the next five years and increase exports, which now account for just 10% of the sales. more

12 feb 2014

Heidi Chocolat, one of the largest Romanian chocolate producers, plans to add 70%-80% to the production capacity of the plant it owns in Pantelimon, near Bucharest, with investments to be completed in more

11 feb 2014

Prigat, Giusto and Cappy were the best-selling JNSD (juice, nectars, and still drinks) brands in Romania in 2012 on a market that amounts to about 170 million liters a year, according to market more

10 feb 2014

Romania’s dairy market is set to undergo consolidation in the coming years, and amid the high raw material costs, private label pressure and consumers’ low purchasing power, half of the more

5 feb 2014

The price of the main 15 foods in the market basket used for the ZF index has dropped 2% since last fall, as a result of the increasingly fierce competition among retailers trying to get new customers more

3 feb 2014

Finding technicians (electricians, mechanics) in Romania is really difficult and there are no more schools to train young people for such trades, says Ilias Pliatsikas who runs Fabrica de Lapte more

31 ian 2014

Dan Timotin, chief financial officer of Coca-Cola HBC Romania, the leader of the soft drinks market in this country, has been promoted to commercial finance director of the parent company in Greece, more

30 ian 2014

A cut of the value added tax for dairy products would push shelf prices down close to those charged by black market sellers and farmers and drive consumption back up, says Jan Willem Kivits, the Dutch more

28 ian 2014

The bars with the highest sales in Bucharest’s Old Town each make more than EUR1 million revenue a year, three or four times more than the average. more

24 ian 2014

The year 2013 was a year of revenue growth, though modest, because the rainy summer and low consumer income affected the entire soft drinks market, says Levent Yuksel, the executive who runs the local more

16 ian 2014

Customers’ preferences are shifting from brands to ‘no name’ products even in premium locations, says Andrei Ghegoiu, general manager of consumer goods distributor Heinrig Distribution. more

31 dec 2013

Aqua Carpatica, the mineral water brand created by businessman Jean Valvis in 2010, has come to compete against traditional brands such as Borsec and Dorna in the past few years. more