Turnover: 57.8 million EUR (2021)

Country: France

  • The company was acquired in 2003 by the Orientis Group, which also owns the Løv Organic brand.
  • The company was founded in St. Petersburg in 1867.
  • Leader in the premium tea segment
  • It offers a range of blends of Russian origin, with teas from India, China and Sri Lanka, as well as plants and fruits for infusions.
  • Most of the brand's teas are sold loose, in metal tins that can be refilled directly online or in stores
  • The brand sells its products in franchised boutiques (around ten) and in its own boutiques (over80, including 60 in France and at Monoprix)
  • Production workshops and warehouses are based in Le Havre

september 22, 20 - Kusmi tea goes organic - source(LesEchos)

  • By 2021, all the brand's teas will be organic.
  • Investment in equipment to repatriate bagging activity from Morocco (15% cost reduction).
  • E-commerce accounts for 15-20% of sales.
  • The Elysée boutique gives the brand high visibility.

january 4, 2018 - Relocation of part of the business - source(LesEchos)

  • Relocation of can-making activities (China) to France
  • Annual production of 50 million bags

october 18, 2017 - Kusmi raises 20 million euros - source(LesEchos)

  • 1st foreign market: Germany
  • Acquisition of a stake in NWE
  • Audacia to exit capital in January 2019

News

The quality tea brand brings all its manufacturing back to France 16/04/2021

  • 10 employees in 2003, 500 employees in 2020 (including 150 in Le Havre)
  • 85 stores in France
  • Exports to 35 countries
  • Price of 20-bag boxes reduced by 15% after relocation

Kusmi Tea seduces the Elysée Palace. 05/10/2020

  • Kusmi Tea entered the Elysée Palace boutique in summer 2020.
  • Kusmi Tea employs around 150 people at its workshops in Saint-Vigor-d'Ymonville (Seine-Maritime), near Le Havre.
  • The company repatriated the production of its teas in bags to France in 2018, which were previously manufactured in Morocco.

Kusmi Tea adapts to the environment 24/08/2020

  • Premium tea brand
  • Product range goes organic
  • Sales of 70 million euros in 2019
  • Full switch to organic by early 2021
  • Tea bag production repatriated to Le Havre 2 years ago
  • 85 stores in France
  • 550 employees

Kusmi Tea: from local business to tea empire. 07/08/2020

  • Kusmi Tea is one of France's leading premium tea brands, with over 150 years of history.
  • The company was founded by Pavel Mikhailovich Kousmichoff in Saint Petersburg.
  • In 2003, Kusmi Tea was acquired by French entrepreneurs Sylvain and Claude Orebi
  • Kusmi Tea enters Monoprix stores in 2005
  • In ten years, Kusmi Tea has set up some twenty stores in France, including one on the Champs-Elysées in 2012.
  • The Orientis Group, owner of Kusmi Tea, has around 70 stores in France and 15 internationally, in 35 countries.
  • Kusmi Tea is present in over 250 Monoprix stores and 200 delicatessens in France.
  • The company offers over 100 tea blends, produced near Le Havre.
  • The aim is to open around 50 stores in Europe over the next five years, and to expand in the United States.
  • Within 10 years, Kusmi Tea aims to become the world leader in the premium tea market.

Financial Data

DUNS: 350283057

Legal Name: ORIENTIS GOURMET

Address: 89 AV NIEL , 75017 PARIS 17

Number of employees: Entre 500 et 999 salariés (2021)

Capital: 11 494 591 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2021 2017 2016 2015
Turnover 57 829 115 70 840 439 66 776 999 60 667 698
Gross margin (€) 40 245 156 48 024 025 44 515 952 -
EBITDA (€) 3 927 883 4 328 320 5 602 449 -
Operating profit (€) 1 327 658 1 883 114 3 616 172 -
Net profit (€) 118 522 604 899 1 770 896 1 341 403
Turnover growth rate (%) 9,5 6,1 10,1 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 6,8 6,1 8,4 -
Operating margin rate (%) 2,3 2,7 5,4 -
Working Capital (turnover days) 153,7 119,6 117,4 -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 123,9 95,1 94,9 -
Net margin (%) 0,2 0,9 2,7 -
Added value / Turnover (%) 36,7 37,6 39,8 -
Wages and social charges (€) 16 559 262 21 554 741 19 732 217 -
Salaries / Turnover (%) 28,6 30,4 29,5 -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Directeur général Arnaud Fleury 50
Directeur général Claude Orebi 65

Studies mentioning this company

The tea market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Kusmi Tea ORIENTIS
  • Le Palais des Thés
  • Pages Infusions
  • Les jardins de Gaïa (MAKA)
  • Herbissima
  • Thés de la Pagode
  • Les Comptoirs Richard
  • SCOP-TI
  • George Cannon
  • La Route des Comptoirs
  • La compagnie coloniale
  • Betjeman & Barton
  • Comptoir Francais du thé
  • JDE France (Jacobs Douwe Egberts)
  • Lipton (Unilever)
  • Tetley
  • Twinings Foods International
  • Yogi Tea
  • La Tisanière
  • Les 2 Marmottes
  • Thés Éléphant (Scoop TI)
  • Etienne Coffee & Shop
  • Unilever
  • Nestlé Groupe
  • Maison Bourgeon
  • Ethiquable
  • Dammann Frères (Illy Group)
  • Maison Lagrange
  • Coffea
  • Ecotone Groupe (Alter Eco, Bjorg, Bonneterre)
  • Mariage Frères
The infusion market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Lipton (Unilever)
  • Twinings Foods International
  • La Tisanière
  • Ecotone Groupe (Alter Eco, Bjorg, Bonneterre)
  • Thés Éléphant (Scoop TI)
  • Yogi Tea
  • Kusmi Tea ORIENTIS
  • Mariage Frères
  • Pages Infusions
  • Clipper Tea
  • Le Palais des Thés
  • Les jardins de Gaïa (MAKA)
  • Herbissima
  • Thés de la Pagode
  • La Route des Comptoirs
  • SCOP-TI
  • Betjeman & Barton
  • Comptoir Francais du thé
  • Les 2 Marmottes
  • Chic des plantes
  • Happy plantes
  • Unilever
  • Oviatis
The Tea market - Italy

Other companies mentioned:

  • San Benedetto
  • Lipton (Unilever)
  • Twinings Foods International
  • POMPADOUR TE' S.r.l.
  • Clipper Tea
  • Star
  • Kusmi Tea ORIENTIS
  • La Via del Tè
  • San Pellegrino
  • Unilever Italia
The tea room market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Bertrand Groupe
  • Ladurée (Lov Groupe)
  • Betjeman & Barton
  • Mariage Frères
  • Angelina Salon de Thé (Bertrand Groupe)
  • Au fond du jardin
  • Bernachon
  • Christian
  • Les Comptoirs Richard
  • Dammann Frères (Illy Group)
  • Kusmi Tea ORIENTIS
  • Meert
  • Coffea

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