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• Porsche Romania, the largest local car importer, celebrates 20 years of activity

  The automotive industry accompanied Romania’s economic growth over the past 20 years and Porsche Romania contributed to the sector’s evolution. Over two decades, Porsche Romania represents the brands Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT and ŠKODA in Romania. The Romanian branch of Porsche Holding Salzburg delivered to its clients during this time more than 450,000 cars. From the first car sold in 1998 until selling electric car fleets in 2018, Porsche Romania is committed to make mobility easier and more convenient for its customers and maintain its leadership position on the market. “This is a special year for Porsche Romania as we reach the 20 years milestone. We built a strong organization that we are proud of, which saw the ups and downs of the industry and we are ready to take on new challenges, related to adopting new technologies, connectivity, or online sales” says Brent Valmar, CEO of Porsche Romania and one of the leaders with the longest tenure in the industry.   One in five new imported cars delivered in Romania belong to the Volkswagen group brands and have staying power in the customers’ preferences. With its own after-sale division, used car operation and financing companies of the Porsche Finance Group, Porsche Romania has established itself as an innovative one-stop-shop for mobility needs. Since 1998, the company achieved a total turnover of more than 8 billion euros, established 82 dealers in 26 counties and recruited more than 3,500 people within its network. While numbers are impressive, the company’s story goes beyond: “Porsche Romania is a story of a successful business, and success is achieved with hard work, persistence, learning, sacrifices and above all, love for what we are doing.” thinks Kurt Leitner, CEO of Porsche Romania. Looking forward, the automotive world is influenced by digitalization and technology. Three mega trends are shaping the market: e-mobility, autonomous driving and connectivity, and they will all affect the future models. The industry paradigm is changing as is the way of driving that we know. “Digital services will create new and multiple touch points between our brands and customers. Technological innovation will enable higher levels of safety and convenience as cars better interact with their environments and assist their drivers. The demand for car sharing and ride sharing services will increase more and more as the customers will increasingly choose experience versus ownership” adds Leitner. With electric cars becoming a normal part of the future streetscape, Porsche Romania aims to reach the 12,000 electric vehicles yearly sales milestone by the year 2025, of a total of 50,000 units sold, while builiding and supporting the development of the necessary charging infrastructure accross the country. To reach this ambitious target, investments of more than 150 million euro are planned in the expansion of the dealer’s network until 2030. With successful brands such as Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and DasWeltauto and powered by technological innovations, Porsche Romania will continue to provide products and services to make mobility easy and more convenient for its customers well into the next 20 years. Photo: Brent Valmar, Porsche Romania and Kurt Leitner, Porsche Romania  

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• Romanian Security Fair 2018 kicks off with 62 companies displaying the latest novelties

  A number of 62 companies from Romania, Hungary, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia are presenting these days their devices at the 5th edition of the Romanian Security Fair (RSF) held at Romexpo. During the three days (October 18-20) the visitors of this event will have the chance to watch the presentations of state of the art technical solutions, as well as integrated projects and concrete examples. The 2018 edition of the Romanian Security Fair (RSF), the most important event of the Romanian security industry, started on Thursday at the Romexpo Exhibition Centre. According to the organiser, the Romanian Association for Security Technique (ARTS), over October 18-20 there will be companies from seven countries presenting their offers on an area of 2,500 square meters. The visitors are expected to see and test the newest and best performing solutions in the anti-trespass field, access control, detection and signaling of fire, fire extinction systems, video surveillance and also mechanical and electromechanical security systems. “This year’s edition brings as a novelty the partnership between RSF and Sicurezza – Milan, as well as the one with Adria Security Summit, the most important event from the expo-conference category in the security field, organized in the ex-Yugoslav space. These partnerships have the mission of mutually promoting events among our members and visitors, as well as of collecting experiences specific to each country or region in the technology field and security solutions. The fact that it always takes place after the security fairs in Milan, London and Essen, represents a major advantage for the audience in Romania. Those who did not make it this year to these exhibitions have the chance to see in Bucharest the latest security technologies of the large companies, and also the novelties presented by the especially dynamic “start-ups” in Romania and in many other countries,” said the organisers, in presenting the event. Among the renown companies in this field who are participating in the current RSF 2018 exhibition are: Azitrend Distribution, Electra, Helios Security, Inferno Pro Security, Keba Automation, Onest Solutions, Optex Security, Seagate Technologies, Siel Invest, Xafer, Zucchetti and APPA. The access to the exhibition’s stands is free, every day, from Thursday to Saturday, between 10 am and 6 pm, with the mention that the visitors must register beforehand on the Website of the event, www.romaniansecurityfair.eu. Romanian Security Fair, the biennial international exhibition for security systems and services, represents the main platform for discussions with the companies supplying the Romanian and global security industry and market, and also an occasion to benefit from the results of research and technological innovation and establish new concrete contacts with the security suppliers and consumers.

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• Nordic Food expands portfolio of premium products Company partners up with Thai Union to distribute the John West brand

  By Ana Maria Neagu Nordic Food announced at a press conference on Wednesday that it has partnered up with Thai Union in order to distribute the John West canned fish brand in Romania. Thailand-based Thai Union, one of the global leaders in the production of fish and shellfish, is processing 18 percent of the global production of canned tuna, owning 17 plants and 2 research centres. “John West is our choice for the start of the collaboration with Thai Union, and that is because we have found very many things in common with the history and values of John West. John West speaks about tradition, innovation, responsibility,” Nordic Food CEO Ciprian Moldoveanu stated at the press conference. “It is a challenge for us, because the market segment is very crowded, however we trust the quality of John West products and we believe we can develop it, so that Romanians would include it in their food options,” he added. Founded in 1857 in the United Kingdom, John West, one of the largest producers of canned fish in the world, stands out through its permanent care for the taste and quality of its products, using healthy ready-to-eat canned food recipes. Moreover, John West cans are made in line with a commitment to the environment and sustainable fishing. The company is certified ‘Dolphin Safe.’ By introducing the tracking code on the https://www.john-west.co.uk website, anyone can find out the source of the raw materials used. John West is the first to introduce the “no-drain” can on the market, which does not require draining before consumption, the steam-cooked mackerel, grilled sardines and infusions that combine tuna and salmon with various spices (basil, chilli, lemon), in packs with resealable lids. Specialised in innovation, John West has put into practice simple ideas, healthy and delicious ready-to-eat canned food recipes at premium quality and affordable prices. On the basis of this partnership, Nordic Food will distribute nationwide a selection of 35 John West products. Divided into 10 subcategories, they will be introduced gradually, and developed over a period of 3 years, in all the large stores in Romania (supermarkets and hypermarkets), with the first 4 subcategories (no-drain cans, tuna and salmon infusions and Light Lunch snacks) set to be launched on the market by the end of the year. Six more subcategories, including canned mackerel, sardines, shellfish, salmon, tuna pate, anchovy and caviar, will hit the market in 2019. At the end of the three-year period, the company estimates a turnover of RON 20-25 million for this brand, Nordic Food CCO Florin Panfile informs. According to SNA Focus data (Nov. 2015 – Nov. 2017) presented by Florin Panfile, the local canned fish market totals EUR 80 million, on an upward trend. More than 50 percent of the canned fish on the market is tuna, 17 percent sardines, 13 percent herring and 10 percent mackerel. Canned fish in vegetable oil tops the Romanians’ preferences (45 percent), followed by canned fish in tomato juice (20 percent), canned fish in own juice (17 percent) and canned fish in olive oil (14 percent). The overall consumption of fresh/frozen and canned fish in our country totals only 6.7 kilograms per capita per year, only 10 percent of consumers buying canned fish on weekly basis, 30 percent on a monthly basis and 60 percent less frequently than that. Nordic Food was established in 1994 with 100 percent Romanian capital, as Nordic Import-Export. Today, Nordic Food is a sales, marketing and merchandising company with nationwide coverage. Nordic Food’s partners are mainly powerful producers from all over the world. The company’s portfolio currently consists of 2,500 premium food products divided into five categories: fresh products, dry products, fruits & vegetables, frozen products and special ingredients.

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• The President of Romania, official visit to Confindustria in Rome

  Confindustria Romania, The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania and Confindustria – Business Forum Italy-Romania   On October 16th, the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, visited Rome to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the strengthened strategic partnership with Italy. An event of great importance, as it is the first official visit to Italy in forty-five years of a Romanian President. Besides the institutional meetings with the Italian Presidency and the Municipality of Rome, President Klaus Johannis visited the prestigious Confindustria headquarter, in Viale dell’Astronomia to meet President Vincenzo Boccia and to participate at the “Opportunities of collaboration and investments in Romania” Business Forum, organized by Confindustria, The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (ccir.ro) represented by President Mihai Daraban and Confindustria Romania (confindustria.ro) represented by President Giovanni Villabruna. In 2016, Confindustria’s president, Vincenzo Boccia, attended in Bucharest the Economic Forum Both Worlds organized by Confindustria Romania and, in this occasion, had the opportunity to meet President Klaus Johannis. In the framework of the Forum in Rome, after the institutional welcoming remarks from the President of Confindustria, Vincenzo Boccia, followed the speech of the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, and on both sides emerged words and resolutions of mutual recognition of the strong and solid partnership between the two countries, and the importance of Italian entrepreneurial presence and Italian investments in Romania as well as the patronal and representative role of Confindustria Romania. At the end of the institutional part, after the speech of Guglielmo Picchi, Undersecretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the President of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mihai Daraban, strengthened in his speech the concepts of cooperation and opportunities that the Country can offer to Italian investments, in addition to the fundamental role of support that the Romanian Chamber of Commerce industry can guarantee, also through a widespread network of branches throughout Romania and thanks to the close collaboration with Confindustria Romania. The Forum was opened by the President of Confindustria Romania, Giovanni Villabruna. “The visit of President Klaus Iohannis of Confindustria in Rome, for us, Confindustria Romania, was a moment of extreme importance and value, and a recognition of the efforts and sacrifices of our entrepreneurs in Romania and above all a sign of mutual respect for the role that the Patronat plays in Romania as a “home of Italian entrepreneurs” and a privileged point of reference not only for the Italian authorities but also for the Romanian authorities. Confindustria Romania has always collaborated with the Institutions, wants to be a tool of subsidiarity and social dialogue together with the other “patronat” and to provide its vision and contribution also on technical and social issues. In recent months, in fact, we have established a direct dialogue with the Government, with the ministries, in order to give practical, feasible and above all European solutions to the lack of manpower, one of the major problems that all companies are experiencing in Romania” declares Giovanni Villabruna, President of Confindustria Romania. After the speech of the President of Confindustria Romania, the Forum continued with the intervention of two prestigious speakers, Stefan Voinea, Head of the Bilateral Relations Office of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Norina Boru, Economic Adviser at the Romanian Embassy in Italy, from which emerged very interesting statistical data and further information on the economic relationship between Italy and Romania. Before the networking lunch, the precious testimony, as a successful case history, of a historical associate of Confindustria Romania, the Pirelli Tyres Romania, in the person of the CEO Dr.Ing.Wolfgang Meier and the intervention of Dr. Gaetano Vecchio President of COSEDIL and Chairman of the PMI Committee Italian Contractor Association.

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