Aquila group could see its revenues go up by at least 20m eurosthis year after it took over Unilever distribution in counties leftuncovered after the partnership between the consumer goodsmultinational and Legato company, owned by Rapotan family of Galatiended. Aquila Grup, the distributor held by businessmen Alin Dociuand Catalin Vasile of Ploiesti, has recently started distributingUnilever products in the traditional stores previously covered byLegato, a company controlled by Cezar and Angelica Rapotan ofGalati, owners of Arabesque, the biggest distributor of buildingmaterials on the market. According to ZF estimates, the newdistribution contract covers 5,000 stores in 10-15 counties. Aquilahas been one of Unilever's biggest distributors domestically since2006. Last year, after Legato decided to end its thirteen-yearpartnership with the consumer goods producer, Aquila and Macromexbecame the only distributors of Unilever Romania. The Prahova-basedgroup has also entered the market of super premium coffee by takingover the domestic distribution of Lavazza from Strauss Group. Itsturnover, put at 170-200m euros for 2009, might rise by over 20-25meuros this year as a result of the two newly signed distributioncontracts.
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