Contacted by ZF, the officials of the two companies did not answer to the questions regarding the transaction which, according to cited sources is already signed and should be closed this year. Raiffeisen would only keep the milling activities, otherwise the main activity of GoodMills group.

Lantmannen Unibake is part of a group with total activities of EUR 4 billion in 2015 and the pastry division contributed with EUR 1.1 billion.

The Swedish mark the entry on the Romanian market through an acquisition, by taking over several production units and the stores network Casa Brutarilor (former Belforno).

According to available data, GoodMills Romania owned a bread factory, production lines for cornflakes, expanded cereals, pastry and pasta and a roll factory, all in Panteli­mon, Ilfov county, as well as a bread production unit in Târgu-Mureş. (source: zf.ro)