“We are present in Castellon, Spain, with one restaurant, but we are about to start the franchising process in this country. So far we have been testing the concept and learning the market. Also in 2024, we want to enter Poland and England (…),” says Gabriel Melniciuc, general manager of Spartan.
The business was founded by businessman Stefan Mandachi in 2012, who for almost a decade developed a network of restaurants active in the fast food segment. In 2023, the company Strong MND Corporation, which operates the hospitality business, as well as the Spartan brand, were taken over by Remus Cosovanu, the brand’s first franchisee investor, and Razvan Nanus, a franchisee.
Today, the company is owned by seven entrepreneurs, including these two.
Spartan has 70 restaurants in Romania and 39 of them are operated by franchisees, Melniciuc added.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)