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partnership · franchise

Franchise

Bring CityFarm to your city.

The model

A local vertical farm, not an import warehouse

The same idea that works in Chișinău, in your city: greens harvested today, an hour from people - not 2,000 km and 5–7 days down a supply chain.

Grows in the city

The farm sits next to its customers, not at the end of a truck route. Harvested today, delivered today or tomorrow, straight from the farm - no fridges along the way.

Green all year

Lettuce grows under LED light, in clean water, no soil, no pesticides. LEDs don't do seasons, so you have living stock in January and in July alike.

Alive, roots and all

Greens arrive alive, root intact, and stay crisp for ~5 days in the fridge. A product people can feel is different from the shelf stuff.

What you get

Not just a name - a way to grow green

  • Farm know-how. How to grow under LED, in clean water, without soil, with precisely dosed nutrients - a process already proven across 5 vertical farms in Chișinău.
  • Technology and growing recipes. Lettuce, herbs, microgreens and edible flowers, with the same steady quality, green all year.
  • Brand and voice. The CityFarm identity, the way we talk about freshness and everything behind “an hour from you” - ready to use in your city.
  • Ongoing support. We stay close after opening day - you won't be left alone with the farm once you've started.
Rows of living lettuce growing under LED light at the CityFarm vertical farm in Chișinău

Who it's for

Who the franchise fits

The model works best where there's real demand for fresh greens - and someone ready to get their hands on a farm, not just a brand name.

Local entrepreneurs

You want to open something of your own in your city, and you believe in food grown close to people, not shipped from far away.

Food distributors

You already supply stores or restaurants and want a living, local product that sells on freshness, not on price.

People ready to learn

No farm behind you, but you're ready to learn the process. We start with the know-how and stay close after opening.

Where the trust comes from

A model that already works

You're not starting from zero. The franchise carries on a model that already delivers living greens across Moldova every day.

5

vertical farms in Chișinău

28

stores, across 9 chains in Moldova

1 hour

from harvest to people

Let's talk about your city

Tell us where you want to grow and what demand you see there. We'll sit down at the same table and build the model that fits you.