The outlook for Russian soup
Russia, so often cited as one of the world's most attractive emerging markets for food manufacturers, presents soup makers with quite a conundrum. On the one hand, it is the second largest soup consuming nation globally. On the other, growth of the ready-made soup category has been held back as manufacturers struggle to convince consumers to abandon their traditional home-made borscht or schi. Add to the pot the economic crisis and consequent decline in consumer spending and the short-term prosp
Russia in the soup as economy sours
17 November 2009
Russia, so often cited as one of the world's most attractive emerging markets for food manufacturers, presents soup makers with quite a conundrum. On the one hand, it is the second largest soup consuming nation globally. On the other, growth of the ready-made soup category has been held back as manufacturers struggle to convince consumers to abandon their traditional home-made borscht or schi. Add to the pot the economic crisis and consequent decline in consumer spending and the short-term prospects for the category look cloudy. Katy Humphries reports.
RUSSIA: Mars quits Russian soup market
12 November 2009
Mars is planning to stop the production of its ready-made soups in Russia, sold under the Gourmania brand.
US: Campbell to focus on emerging markets
15 July 2009
US food group Campbell Soup Co. is to focus on emerging markets Russia and China and revamp its product range and as part of plans to strengthen and enhance the brand.
UPDATE: RUSSIA: Campbell’s distribution deal seen as boost
27 May 2009
Campbell Soup Co. has indicated that the distribution deal struck with Coke bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic will boost its presence in the Russian market.
INDIA: GM activists slate UN development report
11 July 2001
GMO opponents have expressed dismay at the apparent approval biotechnology received in the recently published United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report 2001 . Food policy analyst Devinder Sharma and the Andhra Pradesh Coalition in Defence of Diversity
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