Russia

Due to cheap and easily accessible fossil fuels Russia’s energy system is based on solid fuels. As the government remains sceptical about human impact on climate change, Russia was one of the last countries to ratify the Paris agreement. Despite ...

All packaged food categories continued to recover in 2019 following the economic downturn of 2014-2016, with the categories which suffered the most from the ban on imports – such as olive oil and nut and seed based spreads – recording among the most ...

Russian consumers are becoming increasingly adventurous in their cooking driven by TV cooking shows and social media, and this is being reflected in the growing diversity of options in processed fruit and vegetables. The appearance of less ...

In 2019 RTD coffee saw a performance that remained in line with that of the previous year. The reason for this dynamic was, on one hand the growing popularity of freshly brewed coffee in the main sales channel, forecourt retailers, which negatively ...

Promotional activity of major players such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, as well as recovering of distribution of Nestea, at the beginning of 2019, positively affected RTD tea in Russia. The category’s performance can also be attributed to enforced ...

While the carbonates category saw continued growth in 2019, the performance was somewhat down on the previous year. This was because the summer weather of 2019 was not as hot as in the previous year, coupled with the maturity of the category in 2018 ...

In volume terms the juice category saw a return to growth in 2018 – representing the first positive performance for five years – but declined again in 2019. The main reason for this was the continuing decline of nectars, which is the largest category...

Sales of Asian speciality drinks remain negligible in Russia, with this situation not expected to change over the forecast period....

Although sports drinks in Russia continued to demonstrate double-digit growth in 2019, it remains a niche category with low per capita consumption in comparison with Eastern Europe. While the growth rate in 2018 was significant, this was mostly due ...

Energy drinks continued to post double digit growth in 2019. The main drivers of the category’s performance are the growing assortment of products, and pricing policy. Players in the energy drinks environment continued to offer discounts on their ...

After a healthy performance in 2018, with significant growth arising from the combination of hot weather, the FIFA World Cup football tournament, along with discounts and promotions, 2019 saw more modest growth as these factors were absent. However, ...

After a very positive 2018 for Russia’s soft drinks industry, arising from the joint effects of the FIFA World Cup football tournament and the hot summer of that year, 2019 saw slower dynamics across the board in soft drinks. This was due to cooler ...

All packaged food categories continued to recover in 2019 following the economic downturn of 2014-2016, with the categories which suffered the most from the ban on imports – such as olive oil and nut and seed based spreads – recording among the most ...

Flavoured powder drinks, mainly represented in Russia by chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks, continued to register positive growth in retail volume and value terms in 2019, given the slowly increasing consumer purchasing power, which began in ...

Fresh coffee registered strong retail value and volume growth in 2019, with standard fresh ground coffee posting the highest volume rise, due to greater product availability and the expansion of modern grocery retailers. The increasing numbers of ...

Black tea bags remained the most popular product in tea in 2019. Consumers seek products that offer convenience of use, reasonable prices and good quality, all of which black tea bags offer. Players offered even more attractive prices in 2019 as the ...

Hot drinks continued to register a positive sales performance in 2019 mostly thanks to growing interest in the fresh coffee drinking culture. Drinking coffee is perceived as an essential attribute of modern life and the trend is becoming more active ...

In the second half of 2019, the global growth outlook has deteriorated, with worsening trade tariff risks, greater geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, worsening business and consumer confidence, and slower output growth. We have downgraded...

Within bread, the growing health and wellness trend continues to drive a shift towards healthier alternatives such as wholegrain products, bread with pieces of vegetables, and bread enriched with vitamins and minerals. Furthermore, there was also an ...

In line with the burgeoning health and wellness trend, there is a growing focus on healthier options within breakfast cereals with this likely to expand further over the forecast period. This has resulted in the entry of more wholegrain products and ...