Retail&Consumer
Philip Morris Romania Exports Marlboro Cigarettes To Japan
Sergey Slipchenko, the Russian executive that has run Philip Morris Romania cigarette producer over the past six months, says the Otopeni plant has already started exporting Marlboro cigaret...
Lidl Set To Build Tens Of New Stores Along With Plus Network Revamping
Germany's Lidl, which has embarked upon the most aggressive expansion campaign in the Romanian retail market in the past three years, has added all the cities with more than 30,000 inhabitan...
Orange Romania Threatens To Sue Consumer Protection Over Excessive Fine
Mobile operator Orange Romania considers that the 10,000 lei (about EUR2,500) fine it was given by the Consumer Protection in Cluj for suspending pre-paid cards before they expired is too hi...
Danone Romania 2010 Turnover Up 10% To RON476M
Danone Romania, the local unit of French dairy maker Danone, reported turnover of 476 million lei (EUR115.4 million) in 2010, up around 10% from RON435 million in the previous year, the comp...
Top FMCG Distributors: Lebanese-owned Companies Still Largest
A strong growth in 2010 put Bacau-based Simba Invest alongside Lebanese-owned Interbrands and Top Brands Distribution in the top-three largest distributors of fast moving consumer goods in R...
Distribution Companies Start Hiring
Interbrands, Top Brands Distribution and Macromex are just a few of the biggest fast moving consumer goods distributors that have in the last few months filled recruitment websites with job...
New Bergenbier Boss: I'm Watching Weather Forecasts Every Day Before And After Work
Jens Hoesel, who was appointed chief executive officer of local brewer Bergenbier in early May, says the Romanian beer market is highly aggressive in terms of price and the weather has a maj...
Vineyard Investment: When Passion Becomes Business
Investments in vineyards have attracted a number of well-known people in Romania, such as the governor of the central bank, Mugur Isarescu, former justice minister Valeriu Stoica, poet Mirce...
Unirea Shopping Center 1Q Net Profit Halves To RON3M
Romania’s Unirea Shopping Center (SCDM.RO) Tuesday said its net profit more than halved to 3 million lei (EUR0.7 million) in the first quarter, on lower sales.