Milestones

The road so far

From the first café to today - Caffe Bene year by year.

  1. 2020
    • Bubble tea joined the menu
    • 35th café in Mongolia opened
  2. 2019
    • First café outside Ulaanbaatar opened, in Darkhan
    • 30th café in Mongolia opened
  3. 2018
    • Caffe Bene Roastery, Mongolia’s largest coffee shop, opened at Naadam Center
    • The international chain marked its 10th anniversary
    • 25th café in Ulaanbaatar opened
    • New Italian gelato factory commissioned
  4. 2017
    • Mongolia’s largest coffee roastery, with modern roasting machines, came online
    • 20th café in Ulaanbaatar opened
  5. 2016
    • Capital-city development grand award won in the «Best franchising» category
  6. 2015
    • Master franchises granted in Singapore and Saudi Arabia
    • 15th café in Ulaanbaatar opened
  7. 2014
    • First drive-through cafés opened in the United States
    • Master franchises granted in Malaysia and Vietnam
    • 3rd café in Ulaanbaatar opened
  8. 2013
    • The chain’s 5th anniversary
    • 1,000 cafés worldwide
    • Expansion into Mongolia, Cambodia, Taiwan and Japan
  9. 2012
    • Expansion into the United States - a café on Times Square, New York
    • Expansion into China and the Philippines
  10. 2010
    • Coffee-growing agreement signed with a Brazilian farm
    • Bean roastery commissioned
    • US office opened
    • Bene Cup Coffee College founded
  11. 2009
    • Daily production and delivery system introduced
    • 100th café opened
  12. 2008
    • The first café opened
    • Waffle patent filed
    • Production and logistics unified