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Category: Retail & HoReCa
The hotel business in Moldova has been booming for the third year. Due to the military actions in Ukraine, the entire industry – about 280 structures for receiving tourists with 8.3 thousand rooms (25 thousand beds) – has fallen into a phase of high demand. Logos Press asked hotel expert, owner of Thomas Albert Hotel chain Sergey Kalugin about how the situation has affected the market development and whether big money is possible in the industry.
For the first time, the production and sale of tinctures of potato, bread, birch sap, maple sap, and blends of these juices will be officially regulated, following the inclusion of the relevant categories in the Regulation “Definition, Description, Presentation and Labeling of Alcoholic Beverages,” according to Logos Press.
The Hungarian company AutoWallis, one of the major regional automotive service providers, together with the Portuguese company Caetano Group, have signed an agreement with the automaker for the official distribution of the Nissan brand in Romania and Moldova, – reports Logos Press.
Bardar Bakery has started supplying its baked goods to the Lidl supermarket chain in Romania, which has 380 stores across the country, Logos Press reported.
Authorities will allow food stamps to be used for E-commerce purchases,” Logos Press reports.
A Moldovan master’s student from the Western University of Timisoara has opened a small business in Romania – a mobile cafe based on a decommissioned ambulance van with Moldovan license plates,” Logos Press reports.
Three years ago, Moldova banned the online sale of e-cigarettes in an effort to control the booming market. Authorities hoped that the measures, including increased excise taxes, reduced nicotine dosage and limited cartridge capacity, would help stop the proliferation of vape devices, especially among young people. But after a while, it became clear: the market went into the shadows, control over the turnover was lost, and the budget lost about 650 million lei.
Romanian restaurant chain La Plăcinte, managed by Lumea Gustului SRL, has entered bankruptcy proceedings. The decision to open the procedure was made at the request of the company itself after it accumulated debts worth more than 34 million Romanian lei (more than 130 million Moldovan lei),” Logos Press reported.
The Competition Council is working on legislative amendments to transpose into Moldovan law the norms of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair practices between merchants and suppliers, – Logos Press reports.
A deal that could not be closed for more than a year will be finalized in Moldovan retail. The Competition Council authorized Moldretail Group to merge with Fourchette-M,” Logos Press reported.
Franzeluta increased its Easter baked goods sales in 2025 to 170 tons, surpassing last year’s 160 tons, Logos Press reported.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in April this year, compared to March, there was an increase in average consumer prices by 0.9%, – reports Logos Press.
The price of diesel has hit an all-time low in the last three years, Logos Press reported.
Cash withdrawals in stores with POS terminals will be limited to 1,000 lei per transaction and no more than 100,000 lei per month. At the request of the Economy Ministry, the cabinet approved the initiative to support the digital economy and e-services, Logos Press reported.
The owner and chef of the restaurant Meat & Seafood by Alexandr Tkaciuk, located on the first floor of the business center Le Roi, received the TOP CHEF 2025 award from the Italian Chefs Association on April 22, – reports Logos Press.
Exactly three years ago, in April 2022, Moldova imposed a ban on online trade in e-cigarettes. At that time, their official imports reached 20 million lei, or one third of the real turnover. Logos Press decided to find out how the situation on the vape market has changed since then, and how effectively their sales channels are regulated.
Pharmaceutical market turnover rose 2% in the first quarter to €67.7 million, according to Logos Press.
This week the next round of the national EcoVoucher program was launched, with a total cost of 150 million lei. The project is high-profile, but it is no less problematic. Both businessmen and officials agreed with this, discussing the failures of the program, which is financed by EU funds.
At the meeting of the Economic Press Club, dedicated to the EcoVoucher program, the big networkers (Bomba, Maximum, Hi-Tech) highlighted all the pros and cons of the project, worth 150 million lei, – Logos Press reports.
Such data were presented by the research company Xplane, based on a fresh survey of residents of Moldovan cities, – reports Logos Press.
