News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Russia's burgeoning brewing industry has received another boost. Buhler's malting facility in Voronovo, which processes 100,000 metric tons of barley into malt each year, has now entered the test phase after only five months' installation time.
Nestlé expects to show organic sales growth of around 5-6 per cent for the year as a whole, twice that of its closest European rival, Unilever.
Years of uncertainty on the definition of yoghurt could soon come to an end, with EU legislators planning to define the exact nature of the milk product. But the proposed definition has caused commotion amongst Spanish dairy producers in particular.
With western markets already mature, spirits producers are increasingly looking for opportunities elsewhere, although persuading consumers in Asia or Latin America to switch from products such as soju and pisco will not be easy, claims Euromonitor.