Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
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.
The Ukrainian branch of Russia’s largest coffee chain, Coffee House, did not succeed in finding a buyer for its assets and had to cut the number of coffee shops. Previously, the Ukrainian chain included 17 sites, but now only four coffee shops operate under this brand in Kyev, according to biz.liga.net. The expected deal value was between $2 and $3 million.
According to the reached agreement, the import duties for certain foods and goods made in Europe and imported to Ukraine will be reduced beginning January 1, 2018 , as reported by allnews.com.ua. Among other positions, coffee and tea are expected to lose 10 to 20% in duties. That will consequently lead to the reduction in prices for ground coffee by 5.4
According to interfax.com.ua, in 2016 the country imported 29.74 thousand tons of coffee, coffee hulls and coffee substitutes. In terms of money the export grew by 9.7% – up to $94.63 million (in comparison with $86.29 million in 2015).
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Viktoria and Andrey Babin started their import business in 2010. The couple founded CoffeeDOOR and began to deliver Italian premium coffee to Ukraine. After three years and an internship in Spain the amount of green coffee the company imported to the country was measured in intermodal containers. The grain is transported according to all international standards and is stored in
Despite the coffee market decreases, the demand for organic coffee in Ukraine keeps growing. According to analytical reports, organic coffee market capacity in the first half of 2016 reached 13.83 tons which is 8.9% more than in the same period last year. 70% of the cups are consumes in households, 25% – in cafes, 5% – in offices. About half of
Oleg Yarovyj and his wife Inna came to Poland from Ukraine in November 2015. They both had worked in advertisement, but then decided they wanted something new, moved to a new country and opened Dobro&Dobro. The total square of the place is 6 m2 and it is the smallest café in Poland. Oleg says such coffee points are very popular
KIEV – The coffee market in Ukraine has been developing, and its capacity is increasing every year. Coffee consumption grew dramatically between 2000 and 2010 with an average annual rate of consumption of +23%, reaching +28% in 2012 (49.6 thousand tons of coffee and its substitutes), but due to political situation in the following years, the market has faced a reduction of its