The figures position Ikea’s food division on the top spot among restaurants in Romania, leaving Caru’ cu Bere behind, which had been the previous leader with EUR6.5 million revenue.
The biggest contribution to Ikea Food’s business, about 90%, according to ZF’s calculations, came from the restaurant known for its Swedish meatballs and the bistro (where hot-dogs and ice cream are sold).
“Ikea Food department saw growth of 7% in sales to RON32.9 million in fiscal 2013, which started on September 1, 2012 and ended on August 31, 2013,” Ikea officials say, without going into details about how much of the revenue the store, the bistro or the restaurant generated.
Fiscal 2013 is the first year when the company revealed the food department results separately.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)