Industry Developments

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

For the most part, retail in Ukraine took a pounding as the global financial crisis derailed what was developing into a pretty promising consumer story. There is no question that the... 2011-06-28

Two recent announcements within Turkey's grocery retail sector continue to point to dynamic underlying growth for the country's food and drink market. Firstly, Turkish conglomerate... 2011-06-23

Nestlé is about to strengthen its position significantly in Serbia, after agreeing a deal to acquire Centroproizvod, one of Serbia's leading food companies. Centroproizvod has a pretty... 2011-06-17

Although the Czech Republic can lay claim to being the biggest beer drinking nation in the world in terms of per capita consumption (more than 150 litres per year), that has not stopped... 2011-06-16

We have been very positive in our outlook for Turkey's organised food retail industry for some time now. The country has a young and vibrant population of about 75mn that is getting... 2011-06-14

BMI expects bottled water and juices to do particularly well in Turkey over the next few years. Turkey has some pretty strong long-term domestic demand credentials. Most of the main... 2011-06-03

Things have been getting better of late in Ukraine, after a few really difficult years. Households have increased their spending materially, and we highlight the fact that retail trade... 2011-06-02

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

We are seeing a very strong link between rapidly growing passenger traffic at some of the world's fastest growing airports and very positive duty free sales growth. Nowhere has this... 2011-05-24