Industry Developments

Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) has beefed up its presence in Russia's eastern regions with the acquisition of the Kungur Dairy Plant as Russia gives its regulatory blessing to PepsiCo's WBD acquisition... 2011-01-05

Food retailing is big business in Poland, where the majority of people still shop at independent stores. Not really burdened by the global downturn like most of Central Europe, Poland's... 2010-12-16

After reportedly losing out to X5 in the battle to acquire the much sought after Russian discount retailer Kopeyka for RUB51.5bn (US$1.65bn) earlier in December 2010 (see ' X5 Beats... 2010-12-13

PepsiCo is making big waves in Russia. Having just bought a controlling 66% interest in the predominantly dairy-focused Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) for US$3.8bn, subject to regulatory approval... 2010-12-09

The past week has seen a big resurgence in deal-making in Russia. Just a few days after PepsiCo reached an agreement to buy a controlling stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann for US$3.8bn (see 'PepsiCo... 2010-12-07

America's biggest soft drinks companies cannot get enough Russian exposure. PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) have between them picked up some of the most promising consumer... 2010-12-06

Slovenia's leading food retailer, Mercator, expects to grow its top line by 5.3% to EUR2.75bn in the year to December 2010. With Slovenian sales expected to decline for the third consecutive... 2010-12-02

With Europe making up more than 90% of Carlsberg's (the world's fourth largest beer company by annual sales) annual sales in its last financial year to December 2009, it has found itself... 2010-11-30

Although we believed that the recovery in consumer spending in Russia has shown signs of cooling off in recent months, with disposable income and retail sales growth both slowing, things... 2010-11-29

Wimm-Bill-Dann, Russia's largest dairy company by market share and biggest non-food and drink (not counting retail) company by annual sales, has strengthened its position in Western... 2010-11-26