Reporter
Cristina Roșca
- Fields
- Companies, Retail&Consumer, Analysis
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 493
Dutch Group Versuni Sees Sales Rise 10% in 2024 in Romania
Dutch group Versuni, which includes Philips and Saeco brands in its portfolio, boosted Romania sales by over 10% in 2024.
Renaissance Public Service Aims to Double Turnover in Next Two Years to Over RON400M
Renaissance Public Service, Romania’s only TV set manufacturer, wants to double its business in the next two years, to over RON400 million.
Unilever Set to Move Part of Ice Cream Production from Bulgaria to Romania
Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever, a leading player on the consumer goods market, is set to shut down its ice cream plant of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria and move part of production to Romania, in Suce...
Burger King Wants to Open 12-15 New Restaurants in Romania in 2025
US fast-food restaurant chain Burger King, present in Romania in a franchise system, has budgeted 12-15 openings in 2025, a pace similar to last year’s, which will allow it to near the thres...
Dan Ostahie Takes Over Brico Dépôt DIY Stores from Kingfisher for EUR70M
Dan Ostahie, one of the most powerful local entrepreneurs, Altex founder, has acquired the local operations of DIY retailer Brico Dépôt from Britain’s Kingfisher for EUR70 million (enterpris...
Carrefour Steps Up Franchise Development in Romania
French group Carrefour, present locally with around 450 stores under various formats, is accelerating its development in a franchise system in Romania, aiming to reach over 100 units operate...
Fermador Owners Explore Company Sale
Mihalache family, which owns Fermador group of Iasi, which operates on the poultry market and had turnover of around RON240 million last year, are exploring the sale of the company, accordin...
Ukrainian Retailer Aurora Reaches 25 Stores in Romania
Ukrainian retailer Aurora Multimarket, which entered the Romanian market in the autumn of 2023, by opening its first store in Suceava, has now reached, after one year, a network of 25 units,...
Investment Fund Innova Capital Makes Three Acquisitions and One Exit in Less Than Two Years
Innova Capital, a major financial investor in CEE, has made three acquisitions and an exit on the local market in the past two years.
Altex Set to Continue Local Expansion
Altex, Romania’s largest electro-IT retailer, has opened eight stores this year and continues local expansion. The company now has 135 stores in Romania’s main cities.
Entrepreneur Mihai Simiuc Buys Minority Stake in LifeBox To Produce FruFru Food in Bucharest
Entrepreneur Mihai Simiuc, who in early 2024 bought back FruFru and Urban Monkey brands from Unilever, has become a minority stakeholder in LifeBox, in line with ZF data.
Softronic Set to Build New Plant in Craiova in EUR8M Investment
Craiova-based Softronic, the only manufacturer of electric locomotives and multiple units in Eastern Europe, will invest EUR8 million in a new production hall, where the group will secure ma...