Russian sauce specialist Baltimor has used its modernised
production lines to create a range of added value products based on
well-known flavours, as more domestic firms improve quality to
tackle foreign competition, reports Angela...
Russia draws the wrath of the dairy exporting community, after
imposing a duty hike of more than 100 per cent on hard cheese
imports, Tom Armitage reports.
Greenpeace Russia has published a list of companies it claims are
using genetically modified (GM) ingredients in foods produced and
sold in Russia, but a lack of funds means that it may not be able
to achieve its goal of spreading...
Russia's rice producers are set to benefit from a new increase in
the duties levied on imported rice set to come into force at the
beginning of April, three months after the last duty regime ended.
But Russian rice importers...
Coca-Cola, whose sugary soft drinks have left it open to
accusations of contributing to the global obesity epidemic, has
made little secret of its desire to move into product sectors such
as juice and water, viewed as less 'high...
Supply problems in Asia - mostly as a result of the political and
economic fallout of December's devastating tidal wave - have not as
yet hit prices for key herbs and spices imported into Russia,
according to the company Vremea....
Marketers of fast moving consumer goods in Russia may now think
twice about using free samples to promote their products, following
a decision to tax them. Angela Drujinina reports.
Russian authorities are set to readmit Polish dairy exports,
according to unconfirmed reports appearing in the Polish press last
week, but will this be enough to satisfy overseas investors?
asks Tom Armitage.
The best that Russian farming has to offer is on display this week
in Berlin at the 70th annual International Green Week exhibition.
For the third year in succession, the Russian Federation is the
largest exhibitor at the show, reflecting...
Russian TV viewers watching the Brand of the Year / EFFIE ceremony
for the first time were able to glimpse a snapshot of the state of
Russia's food and drink industry, writes Angela Drujinina.
The world price for coffee reached a four-year high last Friday in
New York, after prices increased by 40 per cent over the last two
months. Angela Drujinina examines the future for Russian
coffee lovers.
Russian alcoholic beverage giant Regatta is concentrating on
marketing a number of key vodka brands in a bid to exploit what it
sees as sector of the beverage market that remains underdeveloped,
writes Angela Drujinina.
A Russian New Year favourite, Abkhazian mandarins, have finally
returned to shop shelves, but they cost twice as much as they used
to, writes Angela Drujinina.
The licence to the trademarks 'Supplier' and Official Supplier to
the Moscow Kremlin', which are owned by the KGB, can be bought
easily and simply by food manufacturers wishing to use the
trademark in their logos. But...
Swedish manufacturer Semper aims to increase exports of baby food
to Russia, as the market there is growing much faster than in many
other countries, writes Angela Drujinina.
Russia must ease limits on the foreign ownership of companies and
improve regulatory transparency in order to attract more foreign
investment, claims a new OECD report.
China has been the dominant supplier of many herbs, spices and
ingredients to the Russian market for the last 10 years, but a
reduction in Chinese crop areas to make way for more profitable
products has given local growers from the...
The Russian Union of Grapes and Wine Producers is launching an
annual exhibition and conference to address the challenges of
inadequate raw material supplies that have decimated the Russian
wine industry in recent years, writes Angela...
Russia's Sedmoi Kontinent has become the country's first retail
group to float on the stock market - a move widely seen as a bid to
raise cash for expansion before the expected influx of western
chains, as Chris Jones reports.
Russia's meat processing sector could be on the verge of collapse,
with declining cattle numbers reducing domestic production and
government moves to reduce low cost imports combing to create a
serious shortfall in supplies....
Maslenitsa, one of Russia's best known frozen food brands, has been
sold by its owner, Morozko, to the Kairos group for a sum thought
to be around $100,000. The move is part of a growing trend in
Russia towards the separation...
Wal-Mart is the world's largest retail group, more than twice the
size of its nearest rival Carrefour, but until recently it was
virtually unknown outside North America. Recent moves into Latin
America and Europe, however, have...
Vodka is more than just another drink to most Russians - it is a
way of life, an embodiment of the national sprit. But such a
fanatical following also has a downside, with per capita
consumption at the very limit of acceptable norms...
Russia's 2004 wheat harvest will be more than sufficient to meet
both domestic and export demand, but efforts by the government to
invest in improving the quality of the harvest, to boost exports
further, have met with a lukewarm...
The need of ingredients and equipment suppliers to reach Russian
food manufacturers is becoming increasingly urgent, but in the
absence of established B2B advertising channels, few avenues have
been open. Now a new alliance between...
Perfetti Van Melle (PVM), the Dutch-Italian confectionery producer,
is to open a new production facility in the Moscow region as it
seeks to exploit market growth and narrow the gap with rival
producers already established there,...
Three major European brewing companies are competing to purchase a
small brewery in the previously unexplored region of Russia's far
east, as the scrap to profit from one of the world's
fastest-growing beer markets hots...
Russian fish consumption is rising as consumers turn to healthier,
safer and cheaper alternatives to meat, but with good quality fish
products hard to come by in some parts of the vast country, a new
fish sausage formula created by...
Other highlights in the region's news this week include Nemuno
Banga buying up a Czech PET business, Latvian food companies
seeking EU subsidies, Russia pledging to hurry up certification for
Polish food exporters and Turkish...
The future of Spanish meat processor Campofrio Alimentacion's
operations in central and eastern Europe has been thrown into doubt
following reports that its Russian business interest, CampoMos, is
about to be restructured in...
Baltika,
Russia's leading beer brewery, has announced the start of
production at its newly constructed malt processing facility in
Tula, central European Russia. The project aims to up the company's
own supply of...
Heineken has
today confirmed that it has acquired 100 per cent of the Russian
group Central European Brewing Company (CEBCO), giving it a
controlling stakes in two of Russia's leading brewery facilities.
Baltic Beverages
Holdings (BBH) has revealed falling market share in the Russian
market and sliding profits after announcing its first half results.
The performance underlines increasing competition and higher sales
and distribution...
German group Rewe has announced a multi million euro joint venture
with the Russian Marta Group to expand into the former Soviet
Union's food retail market. The project will focus on the growing
neighbourhood shopping sector...
Mayr-Melhof has confirmed the acquisition of a major folding carton
plant in St. Petersburg that will serve leading consumer industries
including the food and beverage sector.
Baltimor, the leading Russian sauces producer, says it is upping
production of tomato paste at its Uzbeckistan production facility
in an effort to increase its own supply of the key ketchup
ingredient while cutting costs, writes Simon...
Russian brewer and restaurant chain Tinkoff says that it is
planning to launch its premium beers in western Europe, following a
recent announcement that it is also to launch its beer in Ukraine.
Russian market research company Market Advice has conducted an
extensive study into sauce preferences in the country's capital.
The study reveals that mayonnaise remains a firm number one, with
leading condiment maker Unilever...
Sun Interbrew has confirmed quarterly production volume growth of
nearly 50 per cent, but has conceded that it has been hit by the
effects of a weakened euro.
Hygiene and safety is a pressing issue for food manufacturers
across the globe, but in Russia increasing state regulation does
not always make safety checks easy to carry out. Simon
Pitman questioned Alexander Udin, senior expoert...
Russia's leading dairy and juice producer has declared a steady
increase in its quarterly production output as well as a
reaffirmation of its Standard & Poors rating.
International Swiss trading company Glencore has plans to invest up
to €80 million in an effort to establish a Russian grain business,
which according to press reports will be called International Grain
Company.
Baltimore, Russia's largest producer of mayonnaise, has announced
the go ahead to build two major vegetable oil processing factories
in an effort to feed ever-rising demand and to tighten its grip on
a fragmented market. Simon...
Despite recently announcing end-of-year results which were impacted
by last year's heavy investment programme, Wimm-Bill-Dann is
continuing its aggressive expansion policy with a major investment
in an Uzbekistan dairy facility.
The market for equipment suppliers to the Russian food and beverage
industry has been overrun by big western players during the course
of the last ten years. A leading industry consultant believes the
domestic industry does have the...
Kraft Foods says it is preparing to launch the international
chocolate brand Milka in Russia in an attempt to further increase
its slice of the confectionery market there.
