“This year we had growth, but smaller against the previous year. We had fewer orders from the hospitality sector as it was hurt by the pandemic. The plant works at 60% of its capacity given the situation,” Petrisor Lazar, general manager of Don Pedro, told ZF.
The company this year doubled its production capacity after completing an investment program in equipment and machinery, for which it got RON31 million funding from EximBank.
The company has a production space of 12,000 square meters and a storage space of 18,000 sqm and its portfolio consists of over 1,200 products, both own brands – El Capitan, Foxia and Pariss, and private brands. At present, the company has 250 employees.
Don Pedro was established in 1995, in Valcea County.
In 2020, the company started a project for the construction of a solar power station to produce electricity using solar power. The power station will enable Don Pedro to ensure most of the electricity necessary for the production unit.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)