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Does Cofix Group Ltd. support Israel?
Yes — Cofix Group Ltd. has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Coffee chains & brands · Companies that support Israel
Background
Cofix is known in Israel as the chain that broke coffee prices with its five-shekel flat menu. It is an Israeli public company traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and majority-owned since 2018 by the Israeli supermarket group Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing, while founder Avi Katz's franchise model spread abroad — most heavily in Russia and Belarus through Cofix Global, which kept operating after 2022. This research pass found no records of corporate donations by Cofix to the Israeli military or to war-related causes after October 2023; where the chain appears in boycott discussions, the stated basis is its Israeli identity, listing and ownership rather than any documented donation.
Wikipedia — Cofix Globes Jewish Journal
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations in Israel | 2013 | — | State of Israel (taxes, employment, consumer-price impact) Israeli discount coffee chain founded by Avi Katz (with Benny Farkas), which opened its first branch at 92 Ibn Gvirol Street in Tel Aviv on 30 September 2013 selling every item — coffee, sandwiches, pastries — for a flat NIS 5, about a third of prevailing cafe prices, and set off a price war in the Israeli coffee market. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, the chain grew to roughly 150 Israeli branches at its peak plus the Super Cofix fixed-price minimarkets, and exported the Israeli franchise model abroad, including hundreds of branches in Russia, Belarus, Poland, Spain and Armenia under its Cofix Global arm. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2018-07 | — | Israeli capital market and retail economy Cofix Group is an Israeli public company: in 2015 it became the first coffee-shop chain listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (via the AGRI shelf corporation, at a valuation of about NIS 90 million), trading as CFX. In January 2018 the Israeli supermarket group Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing bought 20% at a NIS 105 million valuation, and by July 2018 exercised options taking it to a 50.01% controlling stake — making Cofix a majority-held subsidiary of one of Israel's largest food retailers. Attribution note: Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing is the parent shareholder; its own store network is a separate entity. |
Frequently asked questions
Did Cofix Group Ltd. donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but Cofix Group Ltd. has documented support of other kinds (Operations in Israel). See the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 6 distinct sources are cited for Cofix Group Ltd.. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-28
- Wikipedia — Cofix en.wikipedia.org
- ISRAEL21c israel21c.org
- Jerusalem Post (Russia expansion) jpost.com
- Globes en.globes.co.il
- Comunicaffe comunicaffe.com
- Jewish Journal jewishjournal.com