About Us
Cris-Tim is a company built with passion by the Timiș family back in 1992. Starting with a simple kiosk and growing due to the hard work, determination and consciousness shown by Cristina and Radu Timiș, the company is now one of the major cold cuts, ready meals and dairy products manufacturer in Romania, its name being a quality benchmark.
Cris-Tim, a success story
We have been writing for more than 30 years one of the most well-known stories in the Romanian business environment.
Our purpose, stronger than ever, is to keep on providing reference products of incredible quality that bring added value to our partners and our communities.
Our success story would not have been possible without the strong long-term partnerships we build over the years and without the commitment to excellence shown by our employees, suppliers and clients, united in one common mission.
I believe that high performance brands and strong companies, with a long tradition, need to be capable to continuously reinvent themselves, to understand and anticipate consumers’ needs as well as clients and partners’ objectives by investing and innovating to stay ahead of trend.
The respect for our core values, the foundation and the DNA of our company, represent one of the main elements for a sustainable future development.
As a market leader in many consumer goods segments, such as processed meat, ready meals and dairy products, we are mainly responsible for serving our communities as sustainably and responsibly as possible, contributing to a healthier, cleaner and more ethical environment for the next generations.
Moreover, as owners of some of the strongest and famous brand portfolios, having millions of consumers interacting with them daily, the expectations and standards on what and how we produce are greater than ever.
We make the honest and transparent promise to keep providing communities with the same passion and excellence in all our operations.
Radu Timiș Jr.
CEO
Company History
1992
Cris-Tim meant, in the beginning, a handful of people, a few products and a lot of hope. In 1992, our small family business could fit into a small kiosk of just 12 sqm.
1995
We open the first cold cuts factory, with a daily capacity of 2 tons.
1997
We open a new plant with a daily capacity of 20 tons.
2000
We open the meat cutting section at Filipeștii de Pădure.
2000
First production unit within Recunoștința plant, daily capacity of 40 tons.
2002
“Săsesc Salami” launching – the best-selling and the most appreciated salami in Romania.
2002
We open the raw-dried product section.
2004
We open the first Ready Meal production factory in Bucharest, under the Bunătăți brand.
2005
We modernise Recunoștința plant with production facilities for boiled-smoked salamis, ham and meat specialties.
2006
We launch our innovative packages: Fresh Box, Ideal Pack and Safe Pack.
2006
We launch our innovative packages: Fresh Box, Ideal Pack and Safe Pack.
2006
We launch our innovative packages Safe Pack.
2011
We introduce for the first time in Romania the High-Pressure Technology, a 100% natural food preservation process.
2011
We are proud of one of the group’s most important acquisitions, the Matache Măcelaru’ brand.
2012
We open EcoFerm, agricultural holding, animal farm and dairy products factory.
2012
We launch the dairy product brand, Mugura.
2014
We extend Cris-Tim and Matache Măcelaru’ product lines with a new sliced cold cuts product range.
2015
We open the Sibiu Salami section in Filipeștii de Pădure.
2016
We open the second Ready Meal production unit in Filipeștii de Pădure.
2017
We launch the “Clean Label” concept and we accordingly change our recipes.
2017
We launch our product brand for children – Obrăjori.
2018
We purchase the Diavist plant in Măgureni, daily capacity of 25 tons.
2018
“Săsesc” Salami is awarded Product of Year.
2018
We purchase Casa Timiș estate.
2019
We get the Gluten Free certification for +80 products.
2019
We develop the biggest raw material freezing storage capacity in Romania.
2019
We get the Product of the Year 2019 award for our “Sinaia” Salami.
2020
1st place in the category of meat products producers at the national level.
2021
We are awarded Forbes for Kids for the best cold cuts brand designed for children.
2021
We ranked first place as a Romanian brand in the meat products category. We are awarded Forbes for Kids for the best cold cuts brand designed for children.
2022
Certification of compliance with IFS food safety standard, issue 7 for all plants within the Group.
2022
Solar panels installation at Recunoștința, Măgureni and EcoFerm plants.
2022
The award “Three decades of leadership in the food industry” – the Award Ceremony organized by Capital Magazine
2023
Market Magazine, the award “Recognition for the contribution brought to Romania’s development”.