Almost a seventh of the Russian population lives under the poverty line. This was shown from official data Russia released last week. This corresponds to almost 22 million people. In the first six months of this year the number of people below the poverty line increased by 14.8 % to 21.7 million people. These Russians live off less than 10,017 roubles (147 dollars) per month. There are probably more Russians living in poverty, other researches place the minimum level at 22,700 rouble (334 dollars) per month.
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WorldFood Kazakhstan 2015
WorldFood Kazakhstan
November 4-6, 2015
Atakent exhibition center, 42, Timiriazev St., Almaty, Kazakhstan
WorldFood Kazakhstan is a wide-ranging exhibition, showcasing the very best products on Kazakhstan’s food and drink market. The event has become a major meeting place for the industry, welcoming thousands of visitors from Kazakhstan and the wider Central Asian region.
WorldFood Kazakhstan has proved an effective forum for promoting new products, discovering more about the local market and meeting professionals within the industry, including producers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and restaurateurs.
For more information see: www.worldfood.kz
Комитет по продвижению клюквы США на выставке WorldFood Moscow
Комитет по продвижению клюквы США на выставке World Food Moscow.
Выставка пройдет 14-17 сентября в Эскпоцентре, по адресу: Москва, Краснопресненская наб., 14, стенд F135.
На стенде будет проводится мастер класс по приготовлению выпечки с сушеной клюквой, 15 и 16 сентября с 12:00 до 14:00, можно будет получить консультацию технолога по использованию сушеной клюквы в выпечке.
На стенде Вы сможете узнать последние новости клюквенной индустрии в США, прогнозы на будущий урожай и получить информацию о продукте.
По вопросу организации встреч пишите на email anastasia@crispconsulting.agency или звоните по телефону +7 812 702 7151.
Подробнее о выставке www.world-food.ru
Подробнее о Комитете по продвижению клюквы США: www.us-klukva.ru
Consumer spending rose by 1% in August
In real terms, adjusted for the inflation, consumer spending rose by 0.97% in August compared to July. Nevertheless, it is still less than in previous years, according to Romir Research Center.
In July, Russians’ real consumer spending fell by 4.7% after rising by 2.5% on a monthly basis in May and June. Compared to July, in August the daily expenses traditionally increased – by 1.4%, which is 1 percentage point higher than the official inflation rate for August.
The Russians tend to buy products with promotional prices, thus compensating the difference in price growth.
Russia bans food imports from Bulgaria
Russia has banned imports of all agricultural produce from Bulgaria as of September 1, over forged certificates from the EU country, Russia’s agriculture watchdog said in a statement Thursday.
A wide range of food imports from Bulgaria is already subject to Russia’s food embargo, which Russia introduced last year in response to Western sanctions imposed on the country over its role in the Ukraine crisis.
The new restrictions were introduced after Bulgaria acknowledged that a number of export and re-export agricultural certificates were false, agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said in a statement. Rosselkhoznadzor has imposed a temporary ban on all agricultural imports and re-exports from Bulgaria.
On April 25, Russia imposed a ban on re-exported fruit and vegetables from Bulgaria over a number of cases involving fake certificates. Rosselkhoznadzor suspected that exported apples, which according to Bulgarian certificates were being re-exported from Brazil, Morocco and China, actually came from EU countries, the Interfax news agency reported at the time.
Russia’s Customs Service notes sharp drop of banned food items within market
The head of Russia’s Federal Customs Union, Andrei Belyaninov, reported that there has been noticeably fewer instances of illegal food products on the Russian market since August 6, when the directive to destroy smuggled products entered into force.
“The volume of these goods decreased after they started being destroyed. When we began destroying (smuggled products), the heads of border customs authorities started reporting that much of it has stopped because it was a serious financial blow for those companies, who were taking part in such activities (i.e. importing banned food products),” Belyaninov said, as quoted by the publication TASS.
The agency head added that “the volume of destruction has been small but as a preventative measure, it made its point”.
BevialeMoscow 2015
BevialeMoscow
October 6-8, 2015
Crocus Expo, Moscow
The first international trade fair in Russia covering the entire beverage production and marketing value chain takes place from 6 to 8 October 2015 in the form of Beviale Moscow. As an offshoot of the BrauBeviale exhibition in Nuremberg, it is taking the successful Beviale family recipe to the Russian market. Internationally renowned exhibitors will be devising innovative, locally adapted solutions through direct communication with Russian customers. The right trade fair at the right time: Revenue from beverage and milk production is expected to increase by more than 60 per cent in Russia by 2018. The Eastern European beverage market in general promises growth in every area from liquid dairy products to special beers. This trend means the demand for international expertise will continue to increase.
For more information see: www.beviale-moscow.com
PIR 2015
PIR. Hospitality Industry
October 5-8, 2015
Crocus Expo, Moscow
The ‘PIR. Hospitality Industry’ trade fair is the main exhibition project in the HoReCa segment in Russia and CIS.
Each year it becomes a meeting place for restaurateurs and hoteliers, chefs and confectioners, suppliers, investors, journalists and all those willing to keep up with the latest trends of the hotel and catering business.
Organizer: PIR Information project supported by the Restaurateurs and Hoteliers Federation as well as the National Chefs’ Guild.
More than 800 companies from 20 countries exhibit at the show. There are more than 45 000 visitors each year.
For more information see www.pirfood.pir.ru
World Food Moscow 2015
World Food Moscow
September 14-17, 2015
Expocentre, Moscow
World Food Moscow is the leading international exhibition for food products in Russia.
Over the last 20 years, WorldFood Moscow has grown to become a major meeting place for the food and drinks industry and a vibrant source of productsfor the Russian market. Exhibitors are grouped in nine main sectors, ensuring visitors can easily find products of interest, compare them and talk to their manufacturers.
Each year, more than 50,000 specialists from various countries visit the exhibition. WorldFood Moscow attracts much interest from Russian specialists, including representatives of wholesale and retail companies from 43 cities.
69 countries are represented at the exhibition. International producers account for over 40% of all exhibitors at WorldFood Moscow. A significant part of the exhibition is taken up by the national pavilions of individual countries.
For more information see www.world-food.ru
In Russia, prices for fruit grew 5 times more than in the EU
Between January-July 2015, consumer prices for fruits in Russia grew by 25.4%, %, according to the Russian Federal Statistics Service. Whereas in the EU the average increase was 5.4%.In general, for the first seven months of 2015, price for food in Russia grew by 10.6%, in the EU it declined by 0.1%.
In January-July 2015, in some EU countries food prices increased significantly too, but this increase was several times lower than in Russia. For example, in Hungary products rose by 3.3%, in Slovenia – by 2.7%.