Shokoladnitsa (group of companies)

Aktivs

As of March 2018, the Shokoladnitsa group of companies includes:

• chain of coffee shops "Shokoladnitsa,"
• "Coffee House,"
• " Wabi Sabi,"

developed by franchising:

• KFC,
• Pizza Hut и
• Max Brenner,

as well as the catering company Arena Foods Catering (the official organizer of catering for spectators at stadiums at the 2018 World Cup).

In March 2018, it became known that the Russian Chinese food chain Panda Express would become part of the group.

Performance indicators

2024: Revenue growth by 8% to RUB 8.73 bln

As TAdviser found out at the end of December 2025, the Shokoladnitsa coffee chain (Gallery-Alex LLC) recorded revenue of 8.73 billion rubles at the end of 2024. This is 7.8% more compared to the previous year, when the figure was 8.1 billion rubles.

The cost of sales on an annualized basis increased by 3.2% - from 3.14 billion rubles to 3.24 billion rubles. Management expenses are not reflected in the accounting documentation, while commercial expenses rose by 12.6%, reaching 5 billion rubles against 4.44 billion rubles in 2023. Other revenues soared by 248.4% - from 153.74 million rubles to 535.65 million rubles. At the same time, other expenses more than doubled - from 308.85 million rubles to 644.53 million rubles.

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Sales of products, goods, works and services in 2024 brought 8.66 billion rubles: this is 15.6% more than a year earlier, when the figure was 7.49 billion rubles. Revenues from lease payments, royalties, royalties, commissions and other similar payments for the year increased by 8.4% - from 201.53 million rubles to 218.39 million rubles. Payments to suppliers (contractors) for raw materials, materials, works and services increased from 3.98 billion rubles to 4.17 billion rubles, that is, by 4.8%. Expenses in connection with the remuneration of workers rose by 8.2% - from 2.49 billion rubles to 2.69 billion rubles.

The gross profit of Shokoladnitsa increased by 10.8%, reaching 5.49 billion rubles against 4.95 billion rubles in 2023. At the same time, profit from sales decreased by 4.7% - from 509.42 million rubles to 485.61 million rubles. Net profit collapsed from 97.17 million rubles to 6.69 million rubles - by 93.1%.

Accounts receivable as of December 31, 2024 amounted to 1.42 billion rubles, which is 15.9% more than a year earlier (1.22 billion rubles). Accounts payable rose by 22.6% - from 2.05 billion rubles to 2.51 billion rubles.^[1]

2017

According to Infoline-Analytics, the revenue of the catering chains included in the Shokoladnitsa Group of Companies (excluding catering) in 2017 decreased compared to the previous year and amounted to about 15 billion rubles. excluding VAT, which corresponds to about 3.5% of the Russian market in the segments^[2] group is represented^[2].

History

2024: Sale of Chinese cuisine restaurant Panda Express

In August 2024, it became known about the sale of Alexander Kolobov, the owner of the Shokoladnitsa coffee chain, a 100% stake in Panda Express Rasha LLC. The company, which has been developing an American franchise chain of Chinese restaurants Panda Express in Russia since 2018, came under the control of Inna Tokhsirova, associated with the Shokoladnitsa business. Read more here

2014: Preparation of the acquisition of the Coffee House chain

In July 2014, it became known that the Shokoladnitsa coffee chain was close to buying the Coffee House chain, Kommersant reports, citing sources on the market. According to the publication, the deal is in a high stage of readiness, and after its completion, Shokoladnitsa will occupy coffee shops operating under the Coffee House brand^[3], which^[3] the^[3]

Coffee House establishments operate not only in Moscow, but also in St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Kazan, Kyiv and Donetsk. In total, as of July 2014, 226 coffee shops operate within the network. According to Mikhail Burmistrov, CEO of INFOLine-Analyst, Coffee House's share in the Moscow coffee shop market (including the region) is 5%, in St. Petersburg - 8%.

The capacity of the market for coffee shops in Moscow and nearby areas of the Moscow region in monetary terms is estimated at $2 billion. However, the popularity of coffee shops has been declining recently, by the end of the first quarter of 2014 they were bypassed not only by fast food restaurants, but also by sushi bars and pizzerias.

Analysts suggest that part of the Coffee House outlets located next to the operating Shokoladnitsy cafe may be reoriented to serving other brands. The owner of Shokoladnitsa, Alexander Kolobov, also controls the Wabi-Sabi sushi cafe chain (about 30 in Moscow and the regions) and is engaged in Israeli Max Brenner chocolate bars and Burger King eateries (more than 170 outlets in Russia) in partnership with VTB Capital.

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