28 aug 2014

Ziarul Financiar tracked the prices of ten core items in Romanians' baskets over the past six years and analyzed their trend in the May 2008-August 2014 period, when the consumer price index rose by more

22 aug 2014

Chipita Romania, the domestic subsidiary of the Greek group of the same name that owns the brands 7Days and Finetti, was in 2013 the largest confectionery exporter from Romania, according to a ZF more

15 aug 2014

The introduction of the EUR0.07 excise duty per liter of fuel in April affected not only carriers but also companies in the bottled water industry, which had to raise prices or swallow most of the more

14 aug 2014

The tax evasion that reached about EUR23 billion last year, or 16.2% of the gross domestic product, is robbing Romania of 5,000 kilometers of highways that it could build with this money in one year more

12 aug 2014

Ice cream producer Alpin 57 Lux, owned by the Istrate family in Alba Iulia, is considering exporting its products in two or three years, after having covered Romania with more than 20,000 points of more

7 aug 2014

Macromex, the largest distributor of frozen products on the local market, exports up to 50% of the production of the bakery plant in Campia Turzii inaugurated in partnership with Belgium’s bakery more

6 aug 2014

Alpin 57Lux, a major player on Romania’s ice-cream market, generates 40% of its sales in southern Romania (Muntenia, including Bucharest), while Transylvania, the company’s native market, accounts more

1 aug 2014

Romaqua Group, the producer of mineral water brand Borsec, became the biggest employer in the drinks industry, beating international names such as Coca-Cola HBC or Ursus Breweries, reveals a ZF more

29 iul 2014

Betty Ice, one of Romania’s biggest ice-cream producers, is testing a home delivery project in Bucharest, in the context in which the company is already present in stores countrywide and has almost more

29 iul 2014

Fabrica de Lapte Brasov, the producer of Olympus and Oly dairy, expects revenue of EUR70 million this year, after its first-half figures were in line with forecasts, said Ilias Pliatsikas, general more

25 iul 2014

Sales of spirits on the Romanian seaside revolve around EUR30 million during the summer season, with preferences and expenses differing on northern beaches from southern ones, reveals a ZF survey more

24 iul 2014

La Fantana and Cumpana, the two largest players on Romania’s watercooler market, hold together over 90% of this segment, which secures water through 126,000 units in office spaces or homes, reveals more

23 iul 2014

Mondelez Romania, the owner of the Poiana chocolate brand, got the approval of the National Environment Protection Authority via Dorin Dinca, regional expansion manager of Lidl Discount, to “take more

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