Eco-goods and conscious choice: what the National Centre RUSSIA Department Store offers those who care about their health and check product ingredients

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The Department Store of the National Centre RUSSIA brings together brands where beauty and taste are combined with ethical marketing and eco-friendly production. Here you can find food and home goods where attention to composition, raw materials, and technology comes first, while design and taste become a natural extension of a conscious approach.

A prime example is "Artisanal Chocolate from Bashkiria". This is a family-run manufactory in the Southern Urals that works with noble cocoa beans, and controls the entire product journey — from raw material selection to proprietary recipes. The ingredients in the products are entirely natural; there are no cocoa butter substitutes or artificial flavourings. Bashkir honey is used instead of sugar, and berries, spices, and even algae added instead of colourings.

The chocolate undergoes multi-stage manual and semi-automated processing, so each bar becomes a small gastronomic experiment. The guests of the Department Store particularly appreciate the lines with unexpected flavours: dark chocolate with high cocoa content and additions of strawberry, green pumpkin seeds, and hot pepper; white chocolate with lavender, berries, and blue spirulina; milk chocolate with basil, mango, strawberries, and nuts. A special pride of the brand is chocolate made with kumis (fermented mare's milk), which has already become a gastronomic symbol of the region. Such a product is chosen by those who seek not just pleasure in sweets, but also a thoughtful approach to ingredients.

A conscious choice can also be made in the home goods section. The Department Store features enamelware from the Lysva Plant, one of the oldest manufacturers of enamelled steel in Russia. This is a classic example of how century-old technologies can meet modern demands for safety and environmental friendliness. Prepared steel is first coated with a base enamel, and then with a finishing enamel. Each layer undergoes high-temperature firing. The result is an inert surface, resistant to acids and alkalis, which neither reacts with food, nor absorbs odours, or oxidises products.

Enamelware is especially valued by those who pay close attention to materials: it is suitable for people with metal sensitivities; does not release harmful elements; and lasts for many years, thus reducing the need for frequent replacement of kitchenware. Strict quality control is maintained over the enamel and decoration; most operations are performed manually; patterns are applied using special decal technology, and additionally fired.

A modern take on conscious consumption at the Department Store is also illustrated by items from the "Kanfar" factory in the Krasnodar region. These are ceramic cups from the "Loft" series with an intentionally "crumpled" shape. They are made from Russian semi-porcelain, meet safety requirements, and are suitable for microwave ovens and dishwashers. Externally, they resemble crumpled plastic cups, but in essence, they are their complete opposite: these cups are reusable, durable, and aesthetically pleasing tableware that simultaneously pokes fun at the culture of single-use plastic, and offers a practical alternative to it.

The Department Store of the National Centre RUSSIA offers its guests not just "beautiful things", but a conscious choice. It is easy to find a gift or a purchase for yourself here that will be pleasing to the eye, support health, and at the same time align with modern notions of eco-friendliness and respect for the planet.