ROMANIA: Covalact to invest over 3 million euro in a new production line | Progresiv
Dairy producer Covalact inaugurated a new production line, the investment amounting to over 3 million euro. Covalact’s initiative aims at doubling the production and packaging capacity of one of the most successful products in its portfolio: Branzica de Casa de la Covalact de Tara (homemade cheese from Covalact Country), the only cottage cheese type product made in Romania. 
According to Nielsen data, quoted by company, Branzica de Casa is the market leader with a volume share of 46% in modern trade in the first half of the year. The new line enables production of a volume of 200 tons per month and packaging a volume of 11,000 cups of cheese per hour.
In the first half of this year, Covalact sales increased by over 26% compared to the same period last year, while the total market for milk has increased by only 8% during this period (increase in value reported by Nielsen).
Covalact group has 560 employees and two factories in Sfantu Gheorghe and Miercurea Ciuc. The group has 100 products representing a monthly amount of 2,500 tons of dairy.
