In brief

2010-07-28

PKM Duda, the prominent Polish meat producer, is planning to sell its business in Ukraine to the Scandinavian fund Alpcot Agro. The investment is thought to be worth $3.5m. The sale of the Ukrainian facilities is part of the company’s restructuring programme.

Sklep Polski, the prominent Polish grocery chain, is planning to set up 30 establishments in 2010/2011. The network operates in the Wielkopolskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lubuskie and Lodzkie voivodships. By the end of 2009 the chain possessed 237 stores.

E.Leclerc has closed a Billa supermarket in Opole. This was the company’s only establishment in the town. The Billa chain was acquired by E.Leclerc in 2009.

Costa Limited has acquired Coffeeheaven, the coffee bar chain which manages 63 cafes in Poland. Costa owns around 1,000 cafes in Great Britain and 500 coffee bars in 25 other countries.

The Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has announced its approval of the takeover of Electro World, the electronic appliance chain, recently acquired by Mix Electronics, by SPV. The latter company has not yet been active on the market.