10 dec 2014

Viorel Ognean, the Romanian who runs the luxury portfolio of 30 countries of Diageo, the world’s biggest producer of premium spirits, says Romania is among the countries with a significant growth more

5 dec 2014

The losses of FrieslandCampina Romania and Danone Romania, two of the largest dairy companies in the country, more than doubled in the first half, while revenue went down, continuing last year’s more

4 dec 2014

Romania’s spirits market contracted by 36% in the first nine months of this year and the last quarter, which accounts for 40% in annual consumption, is not likely to bring the market back to growth more

2 dec 2014

PepsiCo's plant in Dragomiresti (Ilfov), the production unit of Greek Olympus near Brasov and the Albacher plant built by Romaqua Group are the largest greenfield investments operated in the local more

27 nov 2014

Indian Cine Grand cinema chain, which has two multiplex cinemas in Romania in Bucharest and Botosani, plans to make EUR50 million to EUR60 million investments in about 20 movie theaters in the country more

24 nov 2014

A lower VAT on dairy products, meat and other foods would have a positive impact on the local economy, since Romanians spend as much as 50% of their income on food, says Cornel Caramizaru, sales more

20 nov 2014

Mars Romania, a major player on the local sweets market, ended the first half of this year with profit worth some 9 million lei (EUR2 million), down by 14% in lei from the similar period of 2013, more

19 nov 2014

Tip Top confectionery shop chain, with a two-decade history, will reach 35 units by the end of 2015, from 22 at present and the company plans to increase the number to 55 in the next five years. At more

17 nov 2014

Sweets company Ferrero Romania posted 96.6 million lei (EUR22 million) revenue in the first half, an increase of 25% on the year-earlier period, according to publicly available information. more

11 nov 2014

Mondelez Romania, the local subsidiary of US group Mondelez, ended the first half of this year with revenue worth 327 million lei (EUR73.8 million), up 22% against the year-earlier period, according more

7 nov 2014

Coca-Cola HBC Romania, leader of the local soft drinks market, registered revenue worth 837 million lei (around EUR190 million) in the first half, flat from the year-earlier period, reveals a ZF more

5 nov 2014

Traditional retail will still hold a big weight in sales of certain product categories, even as modern retail continues to consolidate and grow in the area of proximity stores, believes Mihai more

28 oct 2014

The local soft drinks market, dominated by international names such as Coca-Cola or Pepsi, in 2013 dropped by around 4% in volume and 2014 is not set to be a better year for the industry because of more

27 oct 2014

The five best-selling imported spirits brands in Romania account for 45% of the total sales volume of imported spirits and include Jack Daniel’s and J&B whiskies and Absolut vodka. more

24 oct 2014

Romanians consume on average around thirty 20-gram wafers annually, on a market where bulk products still account for over one quarter in total wafer volumes sold, reveals a ZF survey. more

23 oct 2014

“At the moment local output, both of Romanian producers and of foreign investors, regains its well-deserved position in the local economy, then Romania will achieve economic growth of 5%,” said more

21 oct 2014

Consumption of private label soft drinks has neared 20 liters per capita in Romania, accounting for 15% of overall consumption of such products, eight times higher than the 2008 level. In the same more

16 oct 2014

Romanians spend around EUR300 annually on packaged food, twice as little as Croatians or Estonians, who rank first in Eastern Europe, reveals a ZF survey based on data provided by Euromonitor company more

26 sep 2014

The 3,061 companies operating in Romania’s food, beverage and tobacco wholesale sector in 2013 generated overall revenue worth 21 billion lei (EUR4.75 billion), down 6% in lei on the year. more

25 sep 2014

This summer’s beer consumption in Romania was weaker than last year’s and there’s little time left until yearend for the first half's declines to be recouped, says Onno Rombouts, president of more

16 sep 2014

BDG Import, the importer of whisky brand Jack Daniel’s, and Prodal ’94, the producer of Stalinskaya vodka, estimate revenue increases of 8-10% and 3%, respectively, for this year, in a market more

12 sep 2014

Tymbark Maspex, a major player on Romania’s soft drinks market, expects revenue to rise by 10% this year, taking further the upward trend of the past six years, according to company information. more

12 sep 2014

Strauss Coffee, the world’s fifth largest producer of green coffee that owns Doncafe brand locally, is open to further acquisitions in Romania after it sealed the most important deal of recent years more

10 sep 2014

Mondelez Romania, the local subsidiary of the US group of the same name, which has chocolate brands Poiana and Milka, as well as Jacobs coffee in its portfolio, saw its revenue rise by 10% in 2013, to more

3 sep 2014

Alba-based Supremia Group, a food ingredient producer controlled by entrepreneur Levente Bara, Suceava-based Betty Ice, the second largest producer of ice-cream owned by Vasile Armenean, and Sonimpex more