Romania

The start of 2008 has seen another wave of international retailers announce their expansion intentions for the Romanian mass grocery retail (MGR) market. Germany's Tengelmann, which... 2008-01-28

Romania's many farmers are once again the source of controversy, as the EU continues to struggle with what is quickly becoming a very troublesome integration case. The latest dispute... 2007-11-23

In 2005 frozen fruits and vegetables were the most commonly purchased frozen foods in many CEE markets. Since then, however, the prominence of Western-style products, including pizzas,... 2007-10-16

UK confectionery big-hitter Cadbury Schweppes has bought a majority stake in Romanian confectioner Kandia-Excelent, one of the country's biggest producers of chocolate and biscuits.... 2007-06-21

According to reports in the local press, German group Lidl&Schwarz has decided to move forward with plans to open the Lidl discount retail chain in Romania. Lidl was initially... 2007-06-12

It looks as though 2007 will be a year of explosive growth for Romania's mass grocery retail (MGR) sector, as many of the major international players present in the market have announced... 2007-02-01

The traditional image of supermarket retailing in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is 'cheap and cheerful', hence the success of large hypermarket formats on one end of the scale... 2006-12-21

Rising incomes, easier borrowing, lower taxes - this mix of factors appears to be fuelling a retail boom in Romania as accession to the EU approaches at the beginning of 2007. Romania's... 2006-11-10

The verdict is in, almost. The European Commission's (EC) latest progress reports on Romania and Bulgaria recommend that both join the European Union (EU) in January 2007. Both countries... 2006-09-27

The verdict is in, almost. The European Commission's (EC) latest progress reports on Romania and Bulgaria recommend that both join the European Union (EU) in January 2007. Both countries... 2006-09-27