22 iul 2014

The mostly rainy weather in the first half of the year caused a decline by as much as 20% in the sales of ice cream compared with the year-ago period, says Vasile Armenean, owner of Betty Ice, one of more

18 iul 2014

In 2008, the group built in Bihor by brothers Ioan and Viorel Micula generated almost one billion euros in revenue. In 2013, two of the largest companies part of the entrepreneurs’ food empire, more

18 iul 2014

Heidi Chocolat, Romania’s biggest chocolate exporter, will focus on boosting exports in the coming period, a segment that now brings 50% of the company’s EUR17 million revenue, says Franco del more

16 iul 2014

At the exit way from Brasov to Sighisoara, in Halchiu, a “trio” of giants that built plants from scratch arises. This includes Greek-held Olympus, which produces cheese, yoghurts or milk under more

14 iul 2014

The good signals given by first quarter economic growth or consumption increase are set to become visible in Romanians’ pockets as late as one year from now, says Florin Radulescu, general manager more

14 iul 2014

“Do your daily shopping at small merchants. Buy bread, milk and Coca-Cola”. This is the latest campaign of US giant Coca-Cola encouraging Romanians to continue going shopping in traditional more

11 iul 2014

Dorna Lactate and Dorna SA, the two largest companies in the LaDorna dairy group, acquired from businessman Jean Valvis by France’s Lactalis in 2008, had 640 employees between them last year, more more

7 iul 2014

Each Romanian consumer bought 22 ice creams in stores last year and paid EUR11 (about 50 lei) for them. The best-selling ice cream types were the impulse buys (cones and popsicles), according to a ZF more

4 iul 2014

Stalinskaya vodka brand, produced in a plant near Bucharest, will see more than 500,000-liter exports this year, compared with 100,000 in 2012 and the volumes shipped abroad might exceed sales in more

27 iun 2014

The best-selling spirits brands manufactured in Romania in 2013 were Tarie de Bihor, produced by Scandic Distilleries, Cava D’Oro, a brand owned by Alexandrion, and Unirea, part of the portfolio of more

24 iun 2014

International retailers have started tapping rural areas, small domestic entrepreneurs’ “last bulwark” in recent years, and stores’ wider product range and lower prices are helping modern more

18 iun 2014

Chipita Romania, the producer of sweets brand 7Days, ended 2013 with revenue of RON302 million (EUR68 million), up 13% on the year, according to ZF calculations based on public data. more

16 iun 2014

This is the right moment to purchase a plant in Romania as there are many dairy industry companies struggling to survive, says Tzafrir Granat, the manager who has run the Romanian operations of more

16 iun 2014

Rom chocolate bar brand, produced in Bucharest by Kandia Dulce, was in 2013 the best-selling one on this segment by number of pieces, overshooting US brand Snickers, the world’s leading chocolate more

13 iun 2014

The top ten dairy companies in Romania had revenues of EUR580 million last year, an increase of 8% from 2012, but most of them did not have profit margins beyond 5%, reveals a ZF analysis of the data more

11 iun 2014

Tymbark Maspex, the largest Polish investor in Romania’s soft drinks industry, has hired over 100 people since the beginning of the year, with its headcount in the country revolving around 880 more

10 iun 2014

Carpathian Springs, the company that produces mineral water brand Aqua Carpatica, created by businessman Jean Valvis, ended 2013 with revenue of 55.5 million lei (EUR12.6 million), up 65% on the year. more

6 iun 2014

Alexandrion Grup Romania, the largest domestic spirits producer, plans to reach the record figures of the past in about five years, after tapping unexplored segments of the local market, the company's more

4 iun 2014

Mueller Dairy Romania, the local branch of the German group by the same name, expects turnover to go up by 20% to 62 million lei (about EUR14 million) this year, after starting a partnership with a more

2 iun 2014

Ferrero Romania, the domestic subsidiary of Italy’s sweets producer, has in recent years become one of the largest players in the chocolate industry, with revenue of around EUR42 million in 2012, more

30 mai 2014

Some real estate developers continue to build homes and the demand for office space is picking up, while sales of construction materials like polystyrene and bricks have been on the rise since the more

30 mai 2014

Ice cream producer Betty Ice based in Suceava, northern Romania, and owned by Romanian entrepreneur Vasile Armenean, has budgeted 2.5 million lei (almost EUR570,000) exports in 2014, an increase of more

29 mai 2014

Brasov-based Apemin ZIZIN, the producer of the ZIZIN natural mineral water brand, expects revenue of EUR15 million this year, up around 50% from 2013, according to ZF calculations based on company more

28 mai 2014

Romaqua Group, Romania’s largest producer of natural mineral water, ended last year in the black after having piled up losses of 12 million lei (around EUR2.7 million) during the 2011-2012 period, more

27 mai 2014

The five largest ice-cream producers in Romania generated overall revenue of above EUR70 million in 2013, almost half of the total value of the local ice-cream market, and had more than 2,000 more