10.20.2017

The franchise market in Romania - more than 400 concepts, is headed towards EUR3 billion revenue by yearend and has the potential to double in the next five years, as the interest of entrepreneurs for more

10.19.2017

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10.19.2017

There is room for growth on the Romanian franchise market in all fields of activity, for both Romanian and international brands, Paul Voicu, Managing Partner at consulting company Francize.ro, said more

10.19.2017

The Romanian franchise market has increased in the past two years, going from EUR1.9 billion in 2015 to EUR2.5 billion in 2016. It is on course to reach EUR3 billion by the end of 2017, according to more

10.13.2017

Narcoffee Roasters, the special coffee shop chain launched in Cluj-Napoca by entrepreneurs Marcelus Suciu and Dan Isai, has opened its first franchise, in Prague, following an investment of EUR80,000. more

07.24.2017

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07.04.2017

Romanian businessman Octavian Badescu, who founded delivery service company Sameday Courier, has invested in a real estate franchise in Bucharest, RE/MAX Freedom Group. more

06.12.2017

Romanian entrepreneurs Nicolae Badea, Lucian Vlad and Radu Dimofte, the holders of the KFC franchise for Romania and the Republic of Moldova have secured the rights to expand the fast-food restaurant more

05.18.2017

Cypriot group Voici La Mode will buy three of the six stores British retailer Marks & Spencer owns in Romania and will be the new owner of the M&S franchise on the Romanian market. more

05.12.2017

Tiriac Energy, the power division of Tiriac Group, on Friday said it inaugurated the first four franchised gas stations of its filling station network, following an investment of EUR200,000, and is more

08.24.2016

Poland’s AmRest, which entered Romania by taking over the Starbucks franchise last year, says this country is its most profitable market, generating an EBITDA of more than 25% in the second quarter more

05.27.2016

Poland’s AmRest group, which entered Romania by taking over the Starbucks franchise last year, says this is its best market by profit margin. AmRest operates on 13 markets, most of which in Europe, more

12.17.2015

Most sought after sectors for franchises are food&beverage, coffee shops and services, especially fitness or those that promote a healthy lifestyle. more

09.29.2015

The Kenvelo group, which holds several fashion brands, decided to drop the Brioche Doree (coffee shops) and Mim (fashion) franchises as of October 1, to focus on its core business for the time being. more

08.14.2015

US-held fast-food restaurant chain McDonald’s, which entered the Romanian market directly in 1995, has sold the local operations to Malta’s Premier Capital. Premier Capital holds the franchise of more

08.05.2015

Development by franchising, which is less costly than opening their own offices, has allowed insurance brokers to cover the entire country and eventually handle almost two thirds of the gross written more

07.29.2015

The seven franchised restaurants McDonald’s has in Romania posted average revenue of 7.7 million lei (EUR1.74 million) last year, 7% to 9% higher than that of restaurants directly operated by the US more

06.26.2015

British fashion brand New Look, introduced in Romania as a franchise, has decided to leave about four years after the opening of its first store in the country. more

03.27.2015

British retailer Debenhams has returned to the Romanian market, under the same, franchise, system, after an almost two-year break, with a store in Vitan Mall. The new franchisee wants the average cash more

03.06.2015

Polish restaurant operator AmRest Holdings on Friday announced it acquired the franchise of Starbucks coffee shops in Romania and Bulgaria, in a transaction estimated at EUR16 million. more

01.30.2015

The pharmacy network is interested in acquiring independent pharmacies and mini-chains for expansion this year, but also considers the franchise system. However, the latter project is in its early more

12.18.2014

A few years ago it was mainly the foreign groups that expanded via franchising to attract Romanian partners who knew the market and the consumers. Romanian entrepreneurs have recently started to more

12.16.2014

The Romanian market comprises around 330 franchise concepts with total revenue worth EUR1.6 billion last year, around 45% higher than in 2007, one of the last years of economic boom and the last one more

11.06.2014

Romanian entrepreneur Razvan Cuc, founder of telephony dealer Plus GSM Cluj, a former Orange partner in Romania, bought in 2008 by Spanish fund GED Capital, has taken over the RE/MAX franchise of real more

08.20.2014

The franchised McDonald’s restaurants ended last year with average revenue of 7.3 million lei (EUR1.64 million), more than 6% higher than the revenue of a restaurant operated directly by the company more