Perla Harghitei and Apemin Tusnad, two leading companies in the mineral water market, have a bottling factory in the locality of Sancraieni and are held by Kurkó Gyárfás, as per publicly available data.
“We’ve proven that strong performance is possible in a complex and crowded industry. 2024 was a year of development – we invested in people, processes, innovation, and strategic sales channels, and the results speak for themselves. We look toward 2025 with confidence and remain committed to our goal: healthy, sustainable growth built responsibly – with care for resources, our team, and our partners,” said Mihai Neagu, CEO of Perla Harghitei.
The company’s results were supported by several factors, including the development of its commercial team, the expansion and strengthening of its distribution channels (modern and traditional trade, HoReCa, and eCommerce), and investments in promoting its two key brands – Perla Harghitei and TIVA Harghita. One of the key investments completed in 2024 was a new water management station, worth EUR5.4 million. This enabled the company to reduce annual water loss by approximately 5 million liters and contributed to improved sustainability and operational efficiency.
Investments continue in 2025, with a major project involving the installation of a photovoltaic system with an annual production capacity of approximately 890 MWh – enough to cover winter energy consumption. The EUR450,000 investment, of which EUR360,000 comes from European funds, is expected to reduce CO₂ emissions by around 545 tons per year.
The company’s upward trend has also been kept in 2025. The first quarter of 2025 brought a 21% volume growth for Perla Harghitei and for 2025, the target is a new double-digit growth in turnover.
Perla Harghita, with more than 280 employees and over 50 years of bottling activity in the local market, has an ambitious investment plan for further growth, in the amount of EUR40 million, from own sources.