However, the business is also present on international markets such as Italy, France and Switzerland, so that the overall sales volume last year reached EUR170 million, similar to that of 2022, seen as the company’s best.

Local profit dropped. “There are three reasons: the falling turnover, the rising interest and the minimum wage increase, which generated an additional EUR4 million cost from the previous year,” says Stefan Cherciu, owner of the company.

In terms of headcount, Casa Noastra ended 2023 with an unchanged number of employees from 2022, namely around 1,550.

(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)