Eurocash acquires franchisee

Poland’s largest FMCG distributor Eurocash has acquired a 50 percent stake in Firma Rogala, which manages 48 Delikatesy Centrum grocery stores as franchisee, the company said in a press release on Thursday. The sellers are Ewelina Wójcik Rogala and Jerzy Rogala. “Our intention in this deal was to provide stability for Mr and Mrs Rogala and a strong partner for Eurocash,” said the company’s management board member Jacek Owczarek. The Delikatesy Centrum network comprises more than 800 stores. It was launched in 1999 and acquired by Eurocash in 2006.