Data Intelligence for the coffee industry
Although Russia is among the largest coffee importing countries in Europe, the demand for Arabica has been growing steadily mainly due to the development of the Russian coffee industry as well as the reduction of import duties on green coffee imports after Russia joined the World Trade Organization in 2012. Imports of the Robusta variety are significantly higher than Arabica.
Russia is a country more frequently associated with a tea drinking culture which dates back hundreds of years. While the hot drinks market in Russia is still dominated by tea, the consumption of coffee is one the rise, with the consumption of fresh coffee being the main driver (ICO, 2015). The coffee market was valued at around $2.5 billion in 2014 compared to around $4 billion for tea (USDA 2014).
‘Specialty coffee is new in Russia; until just 20 years ago, any form of coffee had been considered a luxury reserved for the elite and was far beyond the reach of average consumers. Today, half of all coffee consumed is still soluble (instant) coffee, making it one of the biggest markets for Nescafe in the world. The other half of is a hodgepodge of commodity and specialty coffee’ [Sign in to continue]
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
MOSCOW – According to International Coffee Council report, Russia is now the eighth largest coffee consumer worldwide, and one of the largest markets for soluble coffee. In 2014, Russia imported 4.7 million 60kg bags of coffee, of which just over 700,000 were then re-exported to neighbouring countries. The market in Russia is dominated by instant coffee, plus Russia is still