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Vegetable Processing Company for Sale in Soroca, Moldova

Moldova's leading sunflower seeds processing business with a 3.7x ROI potential is up for sale.
This Business is on a Premium Plan
Established 10-20 year(s)
Employees 50 - 100
Legal Entity Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Reported Sales USD 8 - 9 million
Run Rate Sales USD 13 million
EBITDA Margin 0 - 10 %
Industries Vegetable Processing
Locations  Soroca
Local Time 9:38 PM Europe / Chisinau
Listed By Business Owner / Director
Status Moderately Active
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Full Sale
Asking Price: USD 7.3 million (Native Currency: EUR 6,300,000)
Reason: Currently operating at only 26.8% capacity due to limited local financing, the business has the pote... View More
Includes physical assets worth USD 5 million
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Business Overview
- Moldova’s leading confection sunflower seeds and sunflower kernel processor. We generate €7M in revenue with a promising growth projection to €26M, offering extensive market opportunity in the agriculture wholesale industry.
- By increasing the production capacity the new buyer can easily increase their revenue up to €26M.
- The company supplies to a diverse clientele, including roasters, bird feed producers, bakery and confectionery producers, oil processing companies, and traders, enhancing its market footprint across the agricultural sector.
- Operating at just 26.8% of its capacity. we have the infrastructure to ramp up production from 15,000 tons to 56,000 tons per year, pending additional financing, unlocking significant revenue potential.
- Strategic geographic advantages include €55 lower raw material costs per ton and €200 savings per truckload on transportation, making us a cost-effective partner for European Union markets.
-The local trading company provides raw materials with no upfront payment, leading to a significant increase in supply and sales inquiries compared to last year.
- With our current employee size we can produce 15,000 tons and achieve our monthly sales.
- With labor costs 35% lower than Bulgaria and Romania, we benefit from competitive operational expenses, bolstering its profit margins in the agricultural wholesale market.
- The company boasts strong export capabilities, supplying 17 EU countries, and is primed for further expansion pending improved access to financing.
- Our clients are from wholesale and other processing companies.
- With a tax-free regime currently in place and potential EU integration on the horizon, future investments in our business may benefit the buyer from reduced fiscal burdens and customs charges, presenting a lucrative opportunity for investors.
- The physical assets of our business include the land, building, and machinery required for processing which is a part of this transaction. Therefore, the physical asset value is high.
- After the sale, if the buyer wishes to retain the current owner as CEO, the owner is open to continuing as part of the company.
Products & Services Overview
Our top selling products are-
Confection sunflower seeds - Roasters, bird feed producers.
Sunflower kernels - Bakery and confectionary producers, bird feed producers, traders.
Sunflower chips - Bird feed producers, traders.
Sunflower seeds (for oil) - Oil processing companies and traders.
Sunflower husk - Briquette and pellet producers for heating.
It is used in bakery products like cookies, bird feeds for parrots and squirrels etc.
Assets Overview
Tangible assets-
State-of-the-art sunflower kernel processing plant with elica, buhler, and tomra equipment.
Restructured former sugar beet plant with modern buhler photo sorters.
Additional equipment is listed in the facility's description.
Intangible assets-
Import-export license and company registration certificate.
Facilities Overview
The production facility spans a total area of 1.98 hectares, and the owner has full ownership of all assets.
Kernel facility (0.93 Ha):
- Office space: 11 offices + lab (281 m²).
- Production office: 10 offices + lab (319 m²).
- Storage capacity:
- Raw material silos: 2 × 3,000 m³.
- Small sunflower silos: 3 × 300 m³.
- Husk silos: 4 × 100 m³.
- Production area: 1,000 m².
- Additional infrastructure: 3 unused buildings.
Confection facility (1.05 Ha):
- Office space: 10 offices + lab (319 m²).
Storage capacity:
- Raw material silos: 2 × 3,000 m³.
- Small sunflower silos: 3 × 300 m³.
- Husk silos: 4 × 100 m³.
- Production area: 1,000 m².
- Additional infrastructure: 3 unused buildings.
- Deposits:
- Byproduct storage: 380 m².
- Ready product storage: 972 m².
Processing units:
- Production 1 (pre-cleaning): 428 m².
- Production 2 (striped seeds): 625 m².
- Production 3 (black seeds): 397 m².
Capitalization Overview
We have loan working capital loan from MAIB of EUR 2 million at 6.72% interest, with monthly cleanup at EUR 250,000.
Capital loan for the facilities construction (9 months left) - at EUR 51,000 monthly.
The company has two shareholders, with a shareholding structure of 90% and 10%, respectively.
The buyer has two options: they can either acquire the company and take over the loan repayments, or the owner will use the proceeds from the sale to settle the outstanding loans.
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