Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
On December 17 Russian restaurant chain Coffeemania opened its first restaurant in New York City. The restaurant is located in Bryant Park, one of the busiest Manhattan districts, and can host up to 105 guests. The design was created by a French company GBRH Design. Titus Wang became the chef in this new place. He created a menu that combines
Rosneft, the leader of Russian petroleum industry, has partnered with HMSHost International (Autogrill subsidiary) to open Italian cafés at its gas stations. Acafé chain will include 5 places with prospects for further development in Moscow and other regions. This is not the first time Rosneft cooperates with Autogrill. In 2014 Rosneft opened 8 Acafés at its retail sites during Winter
In November 2016 people in Moscow were buying coffee 5% more often than in October 2016 and November 2015, according to Romir Research Holding,
The research company explained this growth by the decrease in prices for coffee in November. At the same time people were buying less milk, bottled water, and chocolate.[Sign in to continue]
Cofix Group Ltd has expanded its coffee chain in Moscow, Bloomberg reports. The Israel low-cost coffee chain has a reduced price on its cappuccino brand compared to Starbucks Corp’s price in order to lure in Russian coffee consumers. Created in 2013, the Tel Aviv-based company has 152 shops in Israel. Russia is its first expansion market out of Israel and
The biggest coffee exporter in Africa is likely to increase its output by 5 percent next season since trees planted in Uganda in the past few years started producing. The nation’s regulator said that weather improvement played a major part (Bloomberg.com). Also, Bloomberg reports that coffee production through September 2017 is estimated to climb to 4.2 million 60-kilogram (132-pound) bags, from 4 million bags projected for the season ending
Coffee House, a Russian coffee shop chain, has sold its first franchise to Azerbaijan. The first café will open in Baku, the country’s capital. The franchisee is Coffee House Azerbaijan, LLC. Azerbaijan is a complicated market, with specific traditions. The most popularity is gained by places where one can celebrate a 500-person wedding. The market is more traditional, people are
Droughts in Uganda may cut down expected coffee exports, a farmers’ group has declared. There is going to be an expected 5% reduction due to droughts, the industry regulator. This is due to extensive droughts that hit the southern and south-western regions of Uganda two months ago. This has strained crop yield. Expected export will drop to 3.6 million 60-kilogram
A new application for Android and iOS smartphones has been recently launched in St.Petersburg, Russia. Cupella provides users with an access to discounts in coffee shops by subscription. The app contains geolocation, so one can see where the nearest places with discounts are located. The menu also includes purchase history, and the first cup of coffee for a new user is free.
A ban on a range of vegetables, fruit, and flowers from Uganda was imposed by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance. The ban is aimed to fight contraband goods that might be shipped to Russia from Europe via African countries despite the sanctions. Earlier this year the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance banned reexport of certain
According to the Industry Development Fund of the Russian Federation, Torgaktiv LLC plans to start the production of automatic coffee machines in St.Petersburg. The cost of the project is about 400 million rubles ($6.2 million). This project is supposed to let Russian products take about 20-30% of the Russian market. The cost of such coffee machine is expected to be