- Business
- Zabka Group S.A. operates as Europe's leading ultimate convenience ecosystem, primarily through its vast network of franchised Żabka convenience stores in Poland and Froo stores in Romania; Żabka Nano autonomous unmanned stores; quick meal solutions including coffee, street food, hot snacks, sandwiches, salads and ready-to-heat meals; eGrocery services via Żabka Jush for rapid delivery of essentials and delio for same-day supermarket-style assortment; direct-to-consumer meal delivery through Maczfit restaurant-quality prepared meals and Dietly online D2C meal marketplace; the Żappka consumer app serving as a digital gateway with loyalty programs, personalized promotions and ecosystem synergies; and a suite of in-store convenience services such as package handling, cash withdrawals and over-the-counter medications alongside groceries, non-alcoholic beverages, tobacco, beer and alcoholic products. The company supports these operations with eight distribution centers, 19 cross-docking facilities, dark stores, dark kitchens, IT consultancy, real estate management, warehousing, FMCG distribution and freight transport. Founded in 1998 and headquartered at 2 rue Jean Monnet in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Zabka Group serves time-sensitive urban consumers across physical and digital channels in Poland and Romania, targeting younger demographics with over 12,000 stores as of late 2025, more than 10 million Żappka app users and daily transactions exceeding 4 million. Recent developments include its initial public offering and listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in October 2024 raising significant capital; acquisition of Romanian FMCG distributor DRIM to facilitate international expansion with Froo store launches; a strategy update in September 2025 raising new store opening targets to over 1,300 annually through 2028 aiming for approximately 16,000 stores in Poland and Romania; aggressive 2025 network growth opening 1,127 stores in the first nine months to reach 12,099 outlets; rollout of street food offerings to over 70% of stores; digital customer offering achieving EBITDA breakeven; strategic AI partnership with Microsoft; multiple share buyback programs; and plans for selective value-accretive mergers and acquisitions to enhance capabilities and enter new markets.