Industry Developments

The Slovenian and indeed wider Balkan consumer continues to look quite stretched. Unemployment in a number of countries remains a big deal, which in essence is particularly supportive... 2011-05-20

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

We believe that fundamentally speaking, the long-term prospects for growth in Turkish discount retailing are fantastic. Dubbed the 'Turkish Aldi' by some in a complementary reference... 2011-04-27

BMI sees Kazakhstan as one of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)'s most promising consumer markets. With a population of close to 16mn, it is not as big as Russia or Ukraine... 2011-04-21

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

While the long-term domestic demand credentials of the BRIC economies are often heralded, Turkey also has a lot going for it and may well be discussed similarly in the years to come.... 2011-04-14

Turkish consumer stocks were the big outperformers in 2010, easily beating the benchmark ISE-100 Index. Strong relative value was found in the food & beverage (up 51.6%) and retail... 2011-04-13

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