Ukraine

Ukraine’s Supermarkets Are Being Driven By Pride And Perseverance

Following the initial shock of the Russian invasion on February 24, the Ukrainian supermarket industry, led by operators like Silpo, ATB, Varus and Novus,...

Russia's Magnit Races To Open Discount Stores As Living Standards Slump

Russian supermarket chain Magnit plans to continue the rapid roll-out of discount stores next year as shoppers across the country turn to cut-price options...

UK's Mondi To Sell Three Russian Packaging Converting Operations

Mondi plc has announced that it is to sell three of its Russian packaging converting operations to Moscow-based Gotek Group for RUB 1.6 billion (€24 m...

Food Inflation: Tight Grain, Oilseed Supplies To Keep Prices Elevated

Drought or too much rain, the war in Ukraine and high energy costs look set to curb global farm production again next year, tightening supplies, even as hi...

Ukrainian Grain Traders Ask Government To Ensure Power Supply To Silos

The Ukrainian grain traders union UGA asked the government to ensure priority supplies of electricity to grain silos to reduce potential damage to the harv...

Nestlé To Launch New Ukraine Facility In Rare War-Time Investment

Food giant Nestlé will invest CHF 40 million (€40.6 million) to launch a new production facility in western Ukraine, according to a press relea...

Ukraine, Partners Launch $150m Grain Export Plan To Help Vulnerable Nations

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy hosted a summit in Kyiv with allied nations on Saturday to launch a plan to export $150 million worth of grain to c...

Ukraine Grain Exports Down 31.7% So Far In 2022/23: Agriculture Ministry

Ukraine has exported almost 16.2 million tonnes of grain so far in the 2022/23 season, down 31.7% from the 23.8 million tonnes exported by the same stage o...