Moldova: METRO Moldova, motivated by Japan ingredients: Currently EU and Chinese
Bucharest
November 21, 2019
Commercial Supermarket: METRO Cash & Carry Moldova
Major food wholesale and commercial supermarket METRO Cash & Carry Moldova in the capital city of Moldova
They are eager to sell Japanese food, especially Japanese products.
On October 3rd, I asked the person in charge of the company about the possibility of expanding the Japanese food market in Moldova and the market trends.
Metro group:
Headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, “Major Supermarket: Hotel, Restaurant, Wholesale for Retail”.
In 2006, two stores were established in Moldova, Chisinau and Barcí.
According to the company’s representative, sales of Japanese ingredients have been increasing in Moldova in recent years.
Chisinau already has 16 Japanese restaurants, more than Chinese and Korean restaurants.
Japanese ingredients: handling
Currently, Japanese foods handled by Metro Moldova
Glue and wasabi (paste),
Miso soup,
Sushi vinegar,
rice,
Gully,
soy sauce,
Noodles, etc.
Several importers organize their purchases.
However, most of them are from EU and China.
Currently, “Japanese food market needs” are increasing, and they are eager to handle directly.
First, we are considering purchasing from Japanese trading companies in the EU by “wholesale of Japanese food imported from Japan into the EU”.
-JETRO
https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2019/11/6819fe995e9488f9.html