Market research: Belarus (page 1 of 2)

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Belarus, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun...

Business Monitor International's Belarus Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory b...

Belarus has had very high inflation in 2011 and 2012. Due to the major national currency devaluation and subsequent price rises, people have had to spend very cautiously and look for special offers an...

Dried processed food remains important as a product type of everyday consumption in Belarus, due to its comparatively low price, advantages in terms of storage and high nutritional value. Dried pasta ...

The State Committee on Property Management sold a 99% state-owned stake in Pukhovichsky Pishchevoy Kombinat (Pukhovichi food combine) situated in Maryina Gorka, Minsk Region to Morozprodukt IP (a priv...

The ready meals category remains underdeveloped in Belarus, being far from saturation. The per capita consumption of ready meals in Belarus stood at around 1kg in 2012. The bulk of sales comes from fr...

Between 2011 and 2012, Belarus continued to suffer from a deep economic crisis. According to official statistics, Belarus ended 2011 with a rate of inflation as high as 120%. The inflation forecast fo...

Canned/preserved food in Belarus is characterised by fragmentation and the dominance of domestic manufacturers across the category. Local manufacturers are traditionally strong in canned/preserved mea...

Chilled processed food is quite a significant category in Belarus. Consumption is traditionally high due to the popularity of chilled processed meat. In 2012 the category benefited from a wide product...

In 2012, the trend for economical consumption continued within grocery retailers, continuing in from a difficult year in 2011. The big national currency devaluation caused by high inflation in Belarus...

The recession had an impact on the development of non-grocery retailers in Belarus. There was a spike in consumption of non-grocery goods in the middle of 2011, when many consumers in an attempt to se...

In 2012, non-store retailing grew by 43% in current value terms, albeit from quite a low base. The category demonstrated higher growth in 2011 and 2012 than store-based retailers due to internet retai...

2011 was very difficult for Belarus, with the country experiencing an economic crisis. According to the local statistics, Belarus ended 2011 with the rate of inflation climbing to 120%. The official i...

The most notable trend in snack bars in Belarus for the last few years of the review period was changing distribution. The distribution of snack bars expanded to health and beauty retailers. The retai...

The review period saw significant changes in consumer behaviour regarding spreads. Spreads grew in Belarus over the review period especially in large cities and regional centres. The tradition for con...

Belarus is strong in dairy manufacturing in general and in butter manufacturing in particular due to the agricultural specialisation in milk production. According to data from the Agriculture Ministry...

Demand for ice cream is very seasonal in Belarus with consumption decreasing during the cold winter season. Traditionally, the value share of take-home ice cream increases in winter and the share of s...

Bread in Belarus remains a socially and politically important product in 2012 with strict government price regulations. During the economic crisis in 2011, which continued in 2012, local authorities k...

Biscuits is characterised by consolidation in Belarus in 2012. Local companies with a high state share were the leaders. The consolidation in biscuits increased at the end of the review period togethe...

There was convergence of breakfast cereals and sweet snacks in the review period. This led to an expansion of breakfast cereals because the products are also used in Belarus as a quick snack. The revi...

This PEST country analysis report on Belarus provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support tre...

Growth in pasta current value sales in 2012 was down sharply on the previous year. This was due to a slowdown in inflation following the bout of hyperinflation experienced in 2011 after a massive deva...

Growth in retail volume sales of sweet and savoury snacks in 2012 was down slightly on 2011. This was partly due to increasing maturity, but also reflective of rising health awareness among Belarusian...

Growth in retail volume sales of noodles in 2012 was up slightly on 2011. This was partly due to a slowdown in inflation, which had risen dramatically in 2011 following the devaluation of the Belarusi...

Retail volume and current value growth rates for sauces, dressings and condiments in 2012 were both down on 2011. Slower growth in volume sales was partly due to increasing maturity, but also attribut...

Growth in retail volume sales of soup in 2012 was up slightly on 2011, and equalled the CAGR for the entire review period. This comparatively good performance was partly due to a nascent economic reco...

Business Monitor International's Belarus Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory b...

2012 saw an improvement in the economic situation, with much lower inflation than at the peak of the economic crisis in 2011. The more stable situation is expected to result in low growth in volume co...

Belarus plans to build a new confectionery plant in association with a foreign investor, as well as to keep developing existing plants. The country had not selected an investor by mid-2012; Belarus we...

Belarus is a very strong manufacturer and exporter of dairy products. According to national statistics, it is ranked the fourth company in the world in terms of exports of cheese, accounting for a 7% ...