04.02.2019

Coca-Cola HBC Romania, leader of the local soft drinks market, invested EUR11 million in developing and streamlining its mineral water production unit in Poiana Negrii, Suceava county. more

03.06.2019

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01.28.2019

The Aqua Carpatica brand, the leader of the still mineral water segment, posted almost EUR75 million sales in 2018, as a result of high consumption and development of the brand on a premium position more

10.10.2018

Apemin Zizin, a top ten player in the natural mineral water sector, wants to buy a 13,000 square meter plot in Tarlungeni commune (Brasov County, central Romania) to build a new plant, as the one it more

09.17.2018

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a EUR25 million loan to Romania’s regional operator of water and wastewater utility RAJA SA, which will be supported by EU more

02.08.2018

Four Romanian brands and the private labels of the major retailers posted about 1.6 billion lei (more than EUR350 million) sales last year, which account for more than 72% of the bottled water market, more

01.12.2018

Romania’s Minister-delegate for European Funds, Marius Nica, and Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Matteo Patrone, signed more

08.22.2017

Over EUR66 million will be allocated from the Cohesion Fund for the continuation of two projects aimed at modernizing water supply and sewerage systems in Romanian counties of Arad and Mehedinti, the more

06.30.2017

Romaqua Group, the largest Romanian beverage business, which owns the Borsec, Aquatique, Giusto and Albacher brands, expects growth of 50% in the sales of Aquatique mineral water this year. The more

01.20.2017

State-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica closed a RON13 million contract with National Water Administration company to dispose of waste water from the nuclear power plant in Cernavoda more

08.10.2016

More than 400 companies bottle soft drinks and water in Romania but export less than 5% of their production. more

05.03.2016

Mineral water brand Aqua Carpatica launched in 2011 is now available in all international modern retail chains in Romania, which number more than 1,700 hypermarkets and supermarkets. more

03.21.2016

Austrian A-Heat group, which owns the wellness and relaxation complex based on thermal waters Therme Bucuresti, is preparing new investments three months after inaugurating the project. more

03.02.2016

The growth of private labels on the bottled water segment slowed down last year, because of the improving consumer confidence and purchasing power, says Nicoleta Eftimiu, marketing director of more

12.11.2015

Consumption of bottled water reached 72 liters per capita last year or less than one 200-milliliter glass, which puts Romania below the European average of 105 liters per capita, according to a ZF more

11.23.2015

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union Cohesion Fund are co-financing an investment project of EUR72.9 million by Secom Drobeta-Turnu Severin, a regional more

10.13.2015

The Romanian Government is likely to lower the value added tax on water as well, from the current 24% to 9%, in a bid to support the country’s agriculture, mainly the irrigation sector, Finance more

09.23.2015

Quadrant-Amroq Beverages (QAB), bottler of PepsiCo on the local market, will merge through absorption with Vitarom Impex, the manufacturers of mineral water Valea Izvoarelor and soda glass bottler more

08.11.2015

The Aqua Carpatica brand created by businessman Jean Valvis in 2010 sold better than still mineral water brand Izvorul Alb in January-May, which the same entrepreneur created 15 or 20 years ago and more

07.13.2015

Businessman Jean Valvis has taken Aqua Carpatica mineral water brand to US retail chains’ shelves, in an attempt to develop his international operations, which should generate 50% of revenue in more

06.30.2015

Romania's national water company wants to build as many as four mineral water bottling facilities in a EUR20 million investment pending approval from the Ministry of Economy. more

05.26.2015

Romaqua Group, the largest Romanian beverage business, ended last year with 11.4 million lei (EUR2.6 million) net profit, eight times higher than in 2013, according to Trade Registry data. more

04.15.2015

There are more than 500 companies in the non-alcoholic beverage, mineral water and other types of bottled water (NARTD) production business in Romania, but only 330 of them actually generate any more

02.13.2015

The Borsec brand of Romanian-held Romaqua Group is close to beating Coca-Cola on the market of soft drinks and bottled mineral water, ZF has found from market research company Canadean data. more

01.22.2015

Businessman Jean Valvis, the founder of brands Dorna and LaDorna, which he sold to Coca-Cola and Lactalis, says that his new bets in the industry of mineral water (Aqua Carpatica) and wine (Domeniile more