“Our company undergoing a development process and we will hire depending on our future needs. Muller is a newcomer on the local market and, considering it is an internationally known brand, we had no difficulties in recruiting staff or maintaining the morale and team spirit of our employees,” the company official said.

Pruna added that Muller Dairy Romania is developing operations according to the plan drafted last August, when the company entered the market. Consequently, the salaries, the bonus granting strategy, and the employees’ benefits suffered no modifications due to the economic crisis. “Every new decision and every launch are communicated to our team, through internal announcements or even special events, because we want our employees to be involved in everything that is Muller’s activity in Romania,” the HR Manager said.

Muller Dairy Romania met its target set for the first quarter of 2009, posting a double-digit increase in sales, compared to the average registered in August-December 2008. At the end of this year’s first three months, Muller had a seven percent share of the fruit yoghourt market, and was planning to become one of top three players on this segment.