Russia

Largely on the back of an expanded production capacity and the acquisition of Mosselprom, Russia's leading meat producing and processing company Cherkizovo has reported strong sales... 2011-11-01

Russia's leading retailer by number of outlets is putting a lot of money into new stores. In the nine month period to September 2011 Magnit grew its headline sales by 46% to RUB240.2bn... 2011-10-31

The big domestic demand economies of Poland, Russia and Turkey, which boast a combined population of more than 250mn - more than double that of the remaining 12 Central and Eastern... 2011-10-19

BMI View: X5 Retail's full-year revenue growth target downgrade highlights the domestic and external pressures weighing on the Russian consumer. Our below consensus economic growth... 2011-10-12

Another reporting period, another round of strong growth in Russia's discount retail sector. This has been a consistent theme for the past two or so years, with the likes of X5 and... 2011-08-02

Russia now considers beer to be an alcoholic drink. New legislation means that beer will no longer be viewed as more of a soft drink, an amendment that has been in the making for some... 2011-07-25

The big domestic demand economies of Poland, Russia and Turkey, which boast a combined population of more than 250mn - more than double that of the remaining 11Central and Eastern Europe... 2011-07-14

Just when it looked like things were finally getting better for the Russian beer industry, after a torrid two years where a dramatic pullback in spending in 2009 was quickly followed... 2011-07-08

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have focused a lot of attention and money on juices in Russia. This is where they have generally done a lot of their big deals. Even Wimm-Bill-Dann, the major... 2011-07-04

Lithuania-based private equity company Volga Resources is dipping its toe in Russia's seafood industry after reaching an agreement to acquire a 30% stake in Russian Sea Group (RSG).... 2011-06-30