OREANDA-NEWS  On 24 November was announced, that Deputy Head of Council of Ministers of Crimea Mr. Abdulaev and Axel Hluchy, Managing Director of METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine cut the symbolic ribbon at the opening ceremony of the first METRO Cash & Carry wholesale store in Crimea.

The new wholesale store is located on a 6 ha land plot on Evpatoriyska Street in Myrne village, Simferopolskyi region. Opening its 22nd store METRO Cash & Carry brings direct investment of UAH 210 Mio. into the region creating 300 new jobs for local citizens.

“Opening our first wholesale store in Crimea’s capital is an important milestone in our expansion in Ukraine. I am confident that we will not only serve our professional customers from Simferopol region but also many HoReCa clients and traders along the entire Crimean coast from Evpatoria to Kerch – in particular during the summer season” – said Axel Hluchy, Managing Director of METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine.

The store was constructed by Skorpion-RP serving as general contractor together with 3 more local construction and design companies and spans an area of 14.200 square meters offering a wide assortment of 28.000 food and non-food products under one roof at best possible wholesale prices. The store offers its customers a spacious parking for 370 cars of which 110 are roofed.

Sourcing over 90% of its food and non-food products from over 1 400 Ukrainian producers, distributors and importers METRO Cash & Carry intends to intensify its co-operation with local producers, especially in fresh categories. Currently  METRO co-operates with 7 Crimean suppliers.

Before the opening ceremony the owners of local restaurants, hotels, bars, catering companies and traders visited the HoReCa and Traders Conference. The participants learnt about the METRO wholesale formula, loyalty programs and special services developed exclusively for HoReCa customers and traders. For them the company organized a product and wine tasting, in particular presenting the products sold under its own brands Aro and HoReCa Select.