Business intelligence for the HORECA, OCS & Vending markets
VILNIUS – Coffee Inn is the largest coffee shop chain in the Baltic States. It opened its first place in Vilnius in 2007. Now there are 32 coffee shops in Lithuania,14 in Latvia, and 7 in Estonia. This year Coffee Inn has started a new project – an open coffee studio called Coffee Inn Roasters. The studio is located in the Old Town of Vilnius and
RICHMOND – When you say “American coffee” your mind flies to a long coffee prepared by brewing espresso with added hot water. The name was probably given by Italians during the Second World War when, on the other hand, the term Italiano is sometimes used in the United States to mean a short Americano. In Australia, instead, the terms are different: an American
SHANGHAI – Hotelex, one of most important and largest trade show, has made its début at Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) today and it will end on April 1st, 2016. During the exhibition, the World Coffee Events (WCE) has organized six events, such as the World Latte Art Championship, World Cup Taster Championship, World Coffee Roasting Championship and World Coffee in Good
GEISLINGEN AN DER STEIGE – The German coffee machine maker WMF (Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) is about to be sold by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. that acquired the company in 2012 with a deal of €587 million. The private equity company later bought the remaining shares as well. Working with City and Deutsche Bank, KKR is now welcoming proposals from contesting potential buyers on the sale of WMF. The huge deal is expected
Teams from the best coffee shops in the Northwest region of Russia are competing these days in the try-outs for the Russian Coffee Cup in Moscow. On March 24-25 the visitors of the event can witness not only the process of coffee making, but the real art. The competitors are going to demonstrate their skills and speed, as well as their creativity. Everybody should
MILAN – Starbucks has officially announced that they will open in Milan in 2017 in collaboration with Percassi. Although only three stores are confirmed (Milan, Verona, and Venice), it is also likely for the shop to open in Rome and Naples. Howard Schultz, Starbucks chief executive, has always told that the history of the Starbucks was inspired from how Italians create their
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is a country where the weather remains warm 8 out of 12 months. Cold beverages thus hold maximum potential in the market. Hot beverage marketers usually wait till the month of October to begin their marketing campaigns, when the weather is expected to shift towards colder temperatures. End of February is the time when temperatures begin to
Siberian coffee shop chain Traveler’s Coffee opened a new coffee shop in Frankfurt on March 21. As Anvar Piriev, the CEO of Traveler’s Coffee Moscow, according to Novosibirsk News, the coffee shop is located in the busisness center of Frankfurt am Main, on Bockenheimer Landstraße, not far from the Old Opera House and Rothschild Park. The coffee shop functions as an espresso bar, and
ZURICH – The first eco-friendly pod that promises to help consumers save at least $500 every year and save the world from piles of rubbish comes from Switzerland. Created by a Zurich based design company, MyCoffeeStar forecasts a saving of about 8,000 tons of aluminium waste every year. The capsule, that can be shipped ecologically and economically in a thin envelope, won the world’s largest Red Dot Design
RIYADH – Espresso and chocolate deals have trebled in the Arab world over the previous decade, increasing by about 100% in Saudi Arabia in the previous three years. As per financial analyst Hajar Al-Fadl, Saudis now spend more than five billion riyals (1.8 billion euros) on espresso every year. “The Kingdom has accomplished a tremendous development in espresso deals with 25% yearly