Industry Developments

Russians are consuming more and more juice. This shows no sign of slowing down and we expect fruit juice sales to continue outperforming carbonates and bottled water in terms of annual... 2011-01-27

There are huge opportunities for growth in food retail in Russia, which is home to some of the world's fastest growing food retailers - some of which trade at huge premiums compared... 2011-01-26

The Ukraine's leading confectionery company by market share, Roshen, broke through the US$1bn sales barrier in FY10, which ended in December, as its annual revenues grew by 32% year-on-year... 2011-01-24

Turkey has some pretty strong long-term domestic demand credentials. Most of the main sectors within its food and drink industry, ranging from soft drinks sales to food retail sales,... 2011-01-21

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.... 2011-01-20

Not even recognised officially as an alcoholic beverage in Russia, beer has really come under the microscope with the government cracking down hard both fiscally (via steep excise hikes)... 2011-01-17

There are huge opportunities for growth on the consumer side. Russian consumers are some of Europe's least leveraged and with the spending power of the middle class building and the... 2011-01-12

The Czech consumer remains relatively weak with high unemployment relative to the pre-downturn era contributing strongly to ongoing discretion. Retail sales remain quite flaky and austere... 2011-01-10

Russia's biggest retailer, X5, will open nearly 550 stores in 2011 as it continues to re-enforce its position in the discount sector, which is leading the ongoing transformation of... 2011-01-07

Severely affected by the global financial crisis and the ongoing uncertainty marring the global economy, consumer spending across much of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remains fragile,... 2011-01-06