This is the second external market for DAAS Romania, after the Republic of Moldova where it opened an office in 2012.
Company general manager and majority shareholder Daniel Mocanu said DAAS Romania started a collaboration with the Wog gas station network in 2013 and is currently in talks for new projects in the food retail industry in the region.
Mocanu also said the company’s short-term target for the new office in Ukraine is to consolidate existing partnerships and carry out market research with a view to defining a local strategy in the second half of the year.
DAAS Romania’s turnover rose over 20% on the year in the first quarter of 2014. The upward trend over the last years is largely due to consolidating partnerships with food retailers Auchan, Mega Image and Rewe Group.
The company registered sales of EUR25 million in 2013, up 6% from 2012, and expects its sales to reach EUR30 million in 2014.
DAAS Romania started operations in 1993. It supplies refrigerating systems, shelves and storage systems for the retail industry.