“We budgeted two restaurants for opening this year. One of them will be branded as Hanu’ Berarilor, which is why we are actively looking for suitable space or potential acquisitions. We are considering taking the first step outside Bucharest and use Hanu’ Berarilor as the brand to take to other cities,” Daniel Mischie, CEO of the group, says.
“We are looking at space and potential partners in Cluj, Oradea, Timisoara, Brasov and Constanta, big cities with significant development.”
Historic restaurants Caru’ cu Bere, Hanu’ lui Manuc, Pescarus and Hanu’ Berarilor generate about 60% of the EUR34 million revenue of the City Grill group, which also includes the Trattoria Buongiorno and City Grill networks.
The Romanian executive says this year started better than 2017 because of the weather, which was warmer. Considering the temperatures outside lately, the first quarter will end at about the same level as last year’s.
“The hospitality industry is weather-dependent, the very cold weather makes people less inclined to leave their homes or offices to eat out. We budgeted similar growth to 2017 this year, more than 10%.”
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)