The new center will be located in Chitila (Ilfov County), near capital Bucharest, and will entail an investment of EUR15 million, financed from own funds and from a loan contracted from Alpha Bank Romania.
The new project will cover 10,000 square meters and will consist of a storage area for froze products, an area for refrigerated products, a two-storey administrative building, as well as various technical buildings. These constructions will cover a surface area of 50,000 sqm, on which a future extension is considered.
Corso Distribution Center will benefit from new logistics and IT technologies for the reception, loading, unloading and handling of freight.
Macromex is a Romanian-held company, operating on the segment of frozen and refrigerated products. Macromex has developed multiple brands, among which Edenia, Corso (ice cream) or La Strada (ice cream and sorbet). Its range of products also includes own brands such as Macromex – Azuris, Casa Gruia, and partner brands such as Philadelphia, Dr. Oetker, La Vache qui rit, Kiri, Babybel, Leerdamer, Akadia, Haagen Dazs, Mars, Alpro Ice cream.