$1bn alcohol market

The Romanian-based makers of alcoholic drinks (beer not included) will post turnover worth about 18,000 billion ROL ($544m) this year and gross profit estimated at 393 billion ROL (some $12 million). If the $550m beer segment is included, the Romanian alcoholic drinks market (spirits, wine and beer) is set to exceed 1.1 billion dollars. Whereas most of the beer sector is controlled by the large international groups, the spirits market features no sizable international producer, while the main winemakers are controlled by Romanian businesspersons. ZF