Russia

6 ways to build a robust food supply chain in an unstable world

04-Apr-2023 By Manoj Dora

Professor Manoj Dora, Director, Centre for Intelligent Supply Chains & Chair in Sustainable Production & Consumption at Anglia Ruskin University offers six ways you can firm up your supply chain resilience in a rocky world.

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War in Ukraine: what’s at stake for UK food producers?

24-Mar-2023 By Elena Frandino

The Ukrainian conflict has amplified food supply chain pressures and critical raw material shortages. Once-reliable imports started fading, manufacturers had no choice but to rethink their business strategies to remain viable and sustainable, writes Elena...

Russian food ban risks thousands of jobs

08-Aug-2014 By Michael Stones

Thousands of British food manufacturing jobs and millions of pounds worth of exports are threatened by Russia’s ban on food imports.

Diageo finds new director on Facebook

30-Jul-2014 By Laurence Gibbons

Diageo has appointed Facebook director Nicola Mendelsohn as a non-executive director, effective September 1 2014.

The Inveralmond Brewery builds on craft beer demand

08-Jan-2014 By Rod Addy

Scotland’s The Inveralmond Brewery aims to build on the popularity of craft beer in the UK and overseas after clinching an export contract to supply four of its beers to Russia.

Asia Pacific driving global ingredients sales

11-Oct-2013 By Gary Scattergood

Phytoestrogens, botanicals, cultures, polysaccharides and proteins are set to be the top five food and beverage ingredients, with the highest forecast growth rates globally.

Russia holds promise for Belton Cheese

08-Aug-2013 By Rod Addy

Belton Cheese is targeting growth in Russia and other export markets, according to general manager Ian Luxton.

Food exports to Central and Eastern Europe show big potential

07-Jun-2013 By Gary Scattergood

Food manufacturers have an untapped source of export opportunities on their doorstop which could provide greater riches than the much touted BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) regions.

Russia finally says ‘Da’ to British beef and lamb

23-Nov-2012 By Mike Stones

British beef and lamb will return to Russian dinner plates after authorities there finally said yes to exports after agreeing to lift their 16-year ban.

Poultry packing partners reaps rewards in Russia

27-Feb-2012

The Meyn-Ishida alliance has designed, supplied and installed a new 10,500 birds per hour (bph)plant for Russia's largest poultry producer, Zao Prioskolie - one that could expand to 12,000bph.

Europe is up with the larch

01-Aug-2011 By Rod Addy

Larch extract taxifolin is nearing approval as a novel food ingredient in the EU following endorsement by the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) last month.

Logistics firm slashes import cost of Russian frozen fish

24-Dec-2010 By Rod Addy

Edge Worldwide Logistics (EWL) saved 25% on the inbound shipping costs of frozen fish for one UK customer through a newly launched refrigerated container service supported by a Russian partner.


Pending FTA trade agreement could benefit European dairy sector, EDA

26-Nov-2010 By Helen Glaberson

A free trade agreement (FTA) between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will bring trade benefits for the European dairy industry, but it could bring also lead to possible disruptions due to a variance in export certificates between the countries, said the...