This question was asked at the conference Fresh Food Russia held in November 2012 by a representative of Russian retail, Andrei Yakovlev, CEO of grocery store network Globus Gourmet.
– Where is the domestic producer? I believe that tomatoes from Volgograd are no worse than foreign products. But it’s faster and more effective to get tomatoes from France than from Krasnodar. Or our Azerbaijani partners can deliver tomatoes all year round, but our producers can not somehow, – said Mr. Yakovlev.
The Russian retailer also suggested that the situation can be changed only after the producers seriously will be engaged in the development of supply chains and efficient delivery to supermarkets.
– I understand that we have steep demands, and dispose 20-30% of fresh products at the stage of acceptance. But why do the French and Azerbaijani cope with this, and we can not? – Asked the head of Globus Gourmet at the session.
Source: www.fruitnews.ru