The German group owned Lekkerland Convenience Distributie in Romania. Lekkerland decided at the end of 2012 to shut down Romanian operations in April 2013 and separate its Czech and Polish businesses, the company said in a press release Tuesday.
Lekkerland entered the Romanian market early 2006 with the acquisition of local consumer goods distributor Macromex Convenience.
According to Finance Ministry data, Lekkerland Convenience Distributie had a turnover of 210 million lei (EUR50 million) in 2011, up 19.7% from 2010, and a net profit of RON420,000 after losses of over RON7 million. The company employed around 115 people.
Lekkerland is present in ten European countries and supplies 116,000 convenience stores. The company had a turnover of EUR11.5 billion in 2012.