Ummy- the First Raw Vegan Food Cafe in Tbilisi
Almost a year ago, the first raw vegan cafe "Ummყ" was opened on Shavteli Street in Tbilisi, and as its co-founder, Salome Kalandadze says, the main goal was to share the secret of maintaining health and energy with people.
Speaking to BM.GE, she said that the dishes are not boiled, grilled, or baked. Here you will find a full range of dishes, although pots and pans are not involved in the creation of any of them.
"There is no raw vegan food cafe in Georgia, we are the first, this method is now gaining a foothold in Europe and is directly related to human health - skin, hair quality, regulation of sleep patterns, and treatment of diseases. The main goal was to share with people the benefits of this nutrition method brought us - we don't have a pan and a pot in the kitchen, only a blender. We don't bake, roast, or boil food, we have four technologies - germination, dehydration, freezing, and fermentation - this is how raw pizza, dried bread, zucchini spaghetti, etc. are created. - says Salome Kalandadze.
The co-founder of "Ummy" says that 90% of customers are foreign tourists, for whom it is very pleasant news that they have the opportunity to use a similar service in Georgia, and people who want to lose weight are also interested.
As for the investment in the creation of the cafe, according to him, everything started at home with zero investment: "At first, we prepared everything at home, when the money came in, we returned it and slowly moved forward. A year ago, with the help of "Shark Tank", 70,000 GEL We received co-financing and expanded".
As for the future plans, according to her, they are at the stage of disseminating information, but soon they will think about opening new branches, and at this stage, they are conducting negotiations in Berlin and Amsterdam to make "Ummy" an international product, so that dishes with their technology can be made in other countries.
"Ummy" currently employs about 15 people. Up to 30 guests can be accommodated in the cafe area, and the price of the dishes varies between 15-40 GEL.