Reporter
Cristina Roșca
- Fields
- Companies, Retail&Consumer, Analysis
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 493
Auchan Set to End 2024 in the Black in Romania
French group Auchan, one of the most powerful players in Romania’s food retail, will end 2024 in the black as both the value of the average receipt and the number of clients have risen.
Entrepreneur Mihai Simiuc Relaunches FruFru Brand
Entrepreneur Mihai Simiuc is relaunching healthy food brand FruFru, which he bought back this year from Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever, and is initially listing it in his own store network, Otot...
Tomcat Hospitality Owner Catalin Gheorghe Set to Open Largest Food Court in Romania
Catalin Gheorghe, the entrepreneur who controls Tomcat Hospitality, which includes concepts such as Treevi Pizza, Sagakura and Fabrica de Ciorbe, will open a food hall with over 50 restauran...
Britain’s Harry Ramsden’s Wants to Enter Romania
British fish & chips restaurant chain Harry Ramsden’s, with a history of around one century, wants to enter Romania’s market. The development would be in a franchise system.
Luxury Brand Cartier Looks to Open Store in Bucharest’s Athenaeum Area
Luxury conglomerate Cartier, controlled by Richmont group, is looking to open a first monobrand store in Romania, market sources have told ZF.
EssilorLuxottica Group Builds Integrated Business on Romania Optical Market
EssilorLuxottica giant, which has recently acquired OPTIBlu and Optiplaza stores, is also investing in local production and building an integrated business on Romania’s optical market.
Several Investment Funds Look to Become 5 To Go Stakeholders
Several investment funds, including Morphosis Capital, ACP, Booster and Integral Venture, aim to join the shareholding structure of 5 to go, Romania’s largest coffee shop chain, with over 60...
EBRD and Two Investment Funds Want to Turn La Cocos into “Unicorn”
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and private equity funds CEECAT Capital Fund and Morphosis Capital Fund II invested EUR30-35 million to take over 56% in stock of...
EBRD, CEECAT Capital and Morphosis Capital Become Majority Stakeholders in La Cocos, Most Powerful Romanian-Held Food Retailer
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), CEECAT Capital Fund, a regional private equity fund that works with visionary founders to support businesses growth, and Morphosi...
Romanians Spend RON3.4B on Kids Clothes and Footwear
Romanians are expected to spend RON3.4 billion on kids’ clothes and footwear this year, over four times less than on women’s clothes and shoes, in line with ZF calculations based on data pro...
Former Maravet Owner Enters PartnerVet Shareholding Structure
Romanian entrepreneur Ferenc Korponay, known for having founded, developed and then sold Maravet petcare business, has entered the shareholding structure of PartnerVet together with Dragic f...
Grocery Retailer Annabella Completes Second Retail Park in Valcea County, in EUR5M Investment
Local entrepreneur family Mutu, which owns food retailer Annabella and can producer Raureni, has invested EUR5 million in the group’s second retail park, located in Ramnicu Valcea.