Carmistin saw the number of employees almost doubling compared to end-2021, when it had 2,300 employees, and has thus become the largest employer in the food industry. Carmistin outranked Romanian group Unicarm, founded by Vasile Lucut, which has some 3,000 employees, as per the latest data from Ziarul Financiar (ZF) daily.
Carmistin was founded in 2000 by Iustin Paraschiv. In 2022, the company had a consolidated turnover of RON1.35 billion, placing it on the top spot among players in the agrifood industry and outranking Chinese group Smithfield (RON1.28 billion).
Carmistin Group’s companies produce poultry meat, pork and beef, and are also engrossed in farming activities.
The Group is known on the local market for its La Provincia poultry meat sold across Romania in its own stores (over 30 units), in supermarkets and hypermarkets, as well as exported.