Latest issue #4/2009
Small brewing scale
Minibreweries account for about 0.8% of Russian beer production, restaurant breweries – for about 0.2%. Do we really have to consider such a small market segment? Yes we do, since the customers are gaining distinct interest for natural, draught and original. In case minibreweries focus on these qualities of the production and encourage beer patriotism. they will be able to compete with the federal companies. Certainly only provided the latter do not do the same thing.
Read this article 
(with Google translator)
The leading producers of the minibreweries (read with Google translator)
Vasileostrovskaya brewery (read with Google translator)
Admiral Kolchak (read with Google translator)
#3/2009
Russia: results of 2008, trends of 2009
The brewing industry and market continue growing, in spite of the consumption decline. During the first half year the market has grown by 8-10% in monetary terms and can reach the level of 500,000 mln. ruble by the end of the year. The ruble stabilization and malt price fall are to positively effect the companies’ profitability. Besides, the market leaders worked hard at costs cutting, developing the resource base and optimizing production and logistics. Since the year start, Efes and «Baltika» have been showing the best dynamics. But unlike the past years, only regional breweries can boast of beer output growth.
Ukraine: market structure
Early in 2008 there were expectations of beer market moderate growth while its development tendencies were quite positive but the year ended with decline and instability. The turning period for the whole Ukrainian economy “October-November” 2008 has changed the trends which had existed previously. We analyzed all the aspects of market development and companies’ competitive positions before and after the economy crisis onset.
Belarus: investments into the perspective
In spite of the serious setback of production, a row of companies managed to succeed at the Belarus market. Notwithstanding the import growth resumption, alteration of consumer’s preference and state regulation still allow the national producers to develop. Besides a host of investment projects, targeted at production expansion, design improvement and distribution chain development have been completed or are being carried out by Belarus brewers.
Kazakhstan: industry and market economy
Since the beginning of 2008 the brewing industry has been exhibiting a fluctuating growth dynamics though in other countries of Eastern Europe beer production was still growing slowly. The protracted production setback and transition from beer market stagnation to recession were caused by government regulation, economy crisis and poor weather.
Read latest news of Eastern Europe beer markets (with Google translator)
Latest beer statistics of Russia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan
New, shorter running time. drinktec now a five-day event
drinktec will in future take place over five days instead of six. In 2013 the World Fair for Beverage and Liquid Food Technology is to be held from Monday 16 September to Friday 20 September. This was decided by the exhibition management in consultation with the Advisory Board.
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