Ricky Ruthenberg

Chief Executive Officer, Bootlegger

Ricky Ruthenberg is Chief Executive Officer of Bootlegger.

Bootlegger is a coffee chain founded in Cape Town in 2012 by Pieter Bloem and brothers De Waal and Antonie Basson, with a micro roastery and about 3 500 staff. It plans to reach 200 cafes by 2028.

In the job

  1. Started serving its coffee on all FlySafair domestic routes under a new partnership. Source

Sources

  1. businesstech.co.za
  2. magazine.coffee
  3. businesstech.co.za

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