The Ukrainian fast healthy food restaurant chain Salateira has ceased operations after almost 15 years of work. In autumn 2026, the company closed all its outlets, although back in summer it had been planning to expand the business and enter new markets.
The closure of the chain was announced on the social network Threads by former co-owner of Salateira Iryna Dobrutska.
"The Salateira chain has ceased its activities", she wrote on November 7.
The statement appeared after a post by Threads user Anna Ciesielska, who noticed the opening of the Salaterra restaurant in the Kyiv shopping and entertainment center River Mall. The new establishment looks similar to Salateira, which raised questions about a possible rebranding of the chain.
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Dobrutska explained that this is not about an update of the former brand, but about a different restaurant. According to her, the former brand chef of Salateira, who worked at the company for many years, is involved in the opening of Salaterra.
She also accused the former employee and the owners of River Mall of refusing to return the chain's equipment and creating an establishment that copies its concept.
These accusations are Dobrutska's position. There is currently no independent confirmation of the circumstances of the dispute regarding the equipment and possible brand copying. The position of Salaterra and River Mall representatives on these claims has not been presented.
At the same time, back in summer Salateira had plans for further development. According to Forbes Ukraine, as of June 2026 the chain had 12 restaurants in Kyiv, was preparing to open a restaurant in Romania, and reported raising a loan of 5 million UAH.
However, already in autumn the company closed all restaurants, and its official website stopped working.
Information about the final termination of the project was also confirmed to Forbes by Yevhen Ruban, who was a co-owner of Salateira from 2011 to 2016. Co-founder of the chain Oleksandr Savilov announced his exit from the business.
Salateira operated on the Ukrainian market since 2011. The chain specialized in fast food with an emphasis on salads, pasta and other dishes, the ingredients for which customers could choose themselves.
