Russia

Russians certainly drink a lot of soup but convincing them to consume more prepared instead of homemade soup looks to have proven a bridge too far for the US's Campbell Soup, after... 2011-06-29

Russia's leading retailer X5 is still growing at a dizzying speed after posting first quarter (to March) annual sales growth of 51% and remains on track to grow its end of year sales... 2011-05-27

Higher input costs are eating into the margins of food companies around the world. They have worked their way into Russia too, with the country's leading meat producing and processing... 2011-05-03

While it is true that consumer confidence in Russia is a lot better than it was a year ago - as is being reflected strongly in food retail, where after a long period of weakness supermarkets... 2011-04-18

Consumer confidence in Russia is a lot better than it was a year ago and this is being reflected strongly in food retail, where after a long period of weakness supermarkets are starting... 2011-04-11

Organised food retailing is taking off in a big way in Russia. Led by X5 and Magnit, there are few better growth stories. Primarily focused on the discount sector, these two retailers... 2011-04-05

Heineken has found conditions in Russia particularly challenging over the past year. Following a huge hike in excise taxes levied on beer (effective January 2010), Heineken has lost... 2011-04-01

Not too much has changed in our Central and Eastern European (CEE) Risk/Reward ratings over the past quarter. The big domestic demand economies of Poland, Russia and Turkey, which boast... 2011-03-31

Russians are consuming more and more juice. We do not see this slowing down anytime soon and expect fruit juice sales to continue outgunning carbonates and bottled water in terms of... 2011-03-14

Beer looks all set to be belatedly recognised as an alcoholic beverage in Russia as parliament backing beckons. Beer has really come under the microscope over the past year with the... 2011-02-28