Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
Cofix, an Israeli coffee shop, bar and supermarket chain, has found partners to start expansion into the Russian market. Satesh Melwany, CEO at Melson Group (developer and food producer), and Mikhail and Grigoriy Pecherskiy, managing partners at ADG Group (developer) have closed the deal that will bring 1000 new coffee shops to Russia. Cumulative share of the partners in Russia
Cherie LLC, a Georgian coffee production company, is planning to deliver its coffee to Russian and Kazakhstan markets. According to Cherie CEO Irakli Lomtatidze, the company has been considering expansion to new markets for some time now. At the moment, the meetings with distributors are held. The plan is to send the first shipments to Russia and Kazakhstan in September.
MOSCOW – Canadian coffee shop chain, Presse Café, is planning to come to the Russian market. Company’s top managers are looking for a master franchisee. At the moment, Canadians are evaluating the risks and making decisions about presence model which is most likely to be a partnership with master franchisee. According to the company’s blog, “CEO and his esteemed advisors are
NOVOSIBIRSK – Launched on April the 16th, a new mobile cafe is serving coffee to the citizens of Novosibirsk. It is a restored Polish Nysa–521 (1970) and it offers unusual coffee (http://news.ngs.ru/more/2441753/). The coffee shop offers a choice of up to 7 types of coffee, and one of its features is that coffee is made in cezve. The other specific feature
In Northern capital of Russia there is now a new format of bike renting and coffee sharing. To promote charity and bikes there has been created a possibility to get a free hour of bicycle rental. All a person should do is suspend a coffee in a coffee shop that has joined this program, and then have a free hour of bike riding.
MOSCOW – Starbucks in Russia has updated its loyalty program following the similar changes in the US market. The new program My Starbucks Rewards started on April 18, though Russian version has some differences. A start is still awarded for a purchase, regardless the summ on the check. According to the new award system in the United States, the customers now get two stars
The lawmakers in Moscow have recently changed the rules for open-air cafes. The coffee shops now have an opportunity to implemet new formats for their pavement constructions using benches, platforms, and even window sills. It is a very important innovation because rules for summer cafes and terraces are very strict, and the permission to construct such terrace depends on the width of the pavement.
MOSCOW – Russia is definitely not famous for being a coffee country. Most coffee terms come from Italy, like latte or cappuccino. Japan is known for inventing pour-over brewing. And so on. Nevertheless, there is a drink based on coffee that actually was invented in Russia – raf coffee. It was created around 1996-1997 in Coffee Bean, the first coffee shop in Moscow. Coffee
MINSK – Coffee Fest 2016 is taking place in ARENA city mall on April 16-17. It is the largest even in the industry in Belarus where producers, suppliers, vendors, and fans can meet to discuss all important issues and to enjoy coffee. The program includes degustation, workshops, and masterclasses. The main event of the fest is Belarus Barista Championship which will be held by the rules
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