Average food import tariffs in Russia will drop from the current 10 percent to 7.8 percent as soon as Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization is complete, but challenges remain in taking advantage of the new status, industry...

... Shurshakov, with the help of cocktail designer Alexander Kan, has produced a limited-edition series of dishes, which looks back to the days when much of the population lived out of a tin. The menu, which chef Dmitry Shurshakov ambitiously calls "food art," has a selection of light meals, desserts and cocktails all created from tin-canned foods. "We wanted to experiment with Soviet cooking and make it contemporary," Shurshakov said in an interview over a meal at the restaurant....

KIEV — The son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been hospitalized with food poisoning in the Black Sea city of Odessa, French and Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Pierre Sarkozy, a rap producer in his twenties, has been taken to a hospital after feeling ill, French Embassy spokesman Emmanuel Berard said. Anna Osipchuk...

... for the low temperatures, with several layers of insulating down feathers to protect them from the elements, but up to 70 percent of small birds can perish during the long Russian winters because of decreased access to sources of unfrozen water and food. Birds such as bullfinches, tits, sparrows and kinglets are most at risk of perishing according to Yelena Chernova, a bird specialist from the Russian Bird Conservation Union. "Smaller birds have faster metabolisms and higher body temperatures...

... (We put my grandmother in the hospital). Положи хлеб на стол (Put the bread on the table). Она решила положить деньги в банк под большие проценты (She decided to put her money in a high-interest bank account). You also use класть/положить when putting food on plates. Положить тебе грибы? (Shall I serve you some mushrooms?) Although соль (salt), сахар (sugar), специи (spices) don't lie, all the same: В суп я всегда кладу лавровый лист (I always put a bay leaf in the soup). And while we're on food, the...

The Agriculture Ministry plans to develop exchange trade in food. The Agriculture Ministry plans to develop exchange trade in food, the ministry said Monday. At a meeting led by Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik and with the participation of executives from the recently merged MICEX-RTS bourse, issues related...

Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of blocking Ukrainian cheese imports for political reasons in an escalation of a food-quality dispute. KIEV — Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of blocking Ukrainian cheese imports for political reasons in an escalation of a food-quality dispute. Russian consumer goods watchdog Rospotrebnadzor barred imports of cheese made...

... $70 million. The arrival of two international heavyweights came following a relatively long pause after the first large-scale manufacturer of agricultural machinery, Germany's Claas, opened its Russian plant in Krasnodar in 2005. Major international food companies such as Cargill — the largest U.S. privately held company — and France's Danone have also placed bets on Russia's farming might. Cargill is planning to open its first local poultry-processing facility this year at a plant in...

... took over from veteran CEO Lev Khasis nine months ago. Khasis left to join Walmart in the United States , which has long hoped to enter the Russian market. Russian retailers have all struggled in the second half of 2011 as customer numbers dipped and food inflation slowed, restricting the companies' ability to raise the prices of supermarket shelf products. Food inflation was just 4.9 percent in the fourth quarter, down from 14.4 percent in Q2, according to UBS. Magnit said earlier this month that...

... of 2010, the State Statistics Service said Friday. (Bloomberg) The Plemzavod Industrialny farm had to slaughter all 30,736 of its pigs because of African swine fever, probably because a farm worker who kept his own hogs brought the virus in, Russia's food safety agency said Friday. (Bloomberg)

... attention to the prisoners’ plight. An Associated Press reporter who was allowed to visit a pretrial detention facility recently saw several prisoners with their lips stitched together, leaving enough space to take in liquids, but not enough to eat food. Some prisoners used strands of coarse fiber or pieces of wire. A 22-year-old, who gave his name only as Yevgeny, said awkwardly through his constricted lips that he was “suffering for justice.” But the facility’s director, Mars...

... from the previous three months to 3.76 million tons, as prices fell. (Bloomberg) Globaltrans Investment unit New Forwarding Company is planning 15 billion rubles ($496 million) of three-year bonds, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday. (Bloomberg) Food retailer Dixy Group said Tuesday that 2011 total consolidated revenue climbed 59 percent to 102.2 billion rubles ($3.4 billion) after buying Victoria Group. (Bloomberg)

... industry and energy ministry said, Interfax reported Monday. Investment in the project will total $106 million. The plant will be built in the village of Donskoi and create 200 new jobs. Can-Pack produces metallic, glass and plastic packaging for the food, chemicals and cosmetics industries. The group opened a new aluminum can production plant in April 2010 in Volokolamsk, Moscow region. (MT)

... Andrei Gusev said capital spending would reach at least 45 billion rubles ($1.5 billion), up from the 27 billion rubles in 2011. "We see the possibility for quite a healthy increase," Gusev said on a conference call late last week. He said the food retailer's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization margin was above 7 percent in 2011, just under the 7.5 percent in 2010. "We believe that X5 can operate at plus 7 percent EBITDA margin going forward," he added...

... offers a cozy, homey atmosphere in which to sample a selection of Russian and European dishes. In fact, the restaurant proudly calls itself a "home" — a description that is not far from the truth because it offers affordable Russian food. A meal for two without alcohol costs 2,000 rubles ($65). Rokabu ( rokabu.allvrn.ru ) is a local fast-food chain with six locations offering traditional Russian blini with jam, cheese or ham, different kinds of salads and soups, and a selection of...

... financial benefits to having your headquarters here — perhaps the rent’s cheaper — but in terms of being at the economic center of the country, it’s always Moscow. Q: So why invest in St. Petersburg? Some friends of mine have a food distribution company in St. Petersburg, and they are very successful because the market doesn’t have as many competitors as it has in Moscow. Also, you may want to be in St. Petersburg for nonbusiness reasons, because it is a very nice city...

... primarily on structuring of product distribution schemes, unfair competition practices, advertising legislation and other behavioral issues arising in various industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, automotives, beauty products, food and others. Salans' Russian Competition Law Practice has been developing fast and handles some of the most complex competition law projects in Russia. Until now, it has been co-managed by Moscow partner Mathieu Fabre-Magnan and Brussels partner...

... that the accounts were shut at the same time the League of Voters was formed on Jan 18. Just Assistance, founded by Glinka in 2007, funds several homeless assistance programs, including ones that pay for medicine, personal hygiene products, clothes and food for those living on the street. The fund cannot finance its programs while its accounts are blocked, Glinka said. "Closing [them] without telling us is rather cruel, considering the frigid weather in Moscow right now," Glinka said. 179742

.... Pyatyorochka, which began in 1999, merged with grocery chain Perekryostok and become X5 Retail Group in 2006, according to the X5 website. X5 acquired Karusel in 2008. The Russian supermarket giant isn't involved in AgroTrade's plan to launch U.S. food stores, said X5 spokeswoman Svetlana Vitkovskaya. "X5 isn't expanding into the United States," she said by telephone. She said by e-mail that AgroTrade doesn't own shares in X5. The Pyatyorochka founders together hold just under 20 percent...

... on buses and trains from outlying towns in the Urals industrial belt to back Putin before the March 4 presidential vote. Demonstrators held placards with slogans such as "We are for a stable tomorrow," swayed to pop music and enjoyed free food and drinks. "Buses were laid on for us at the factory. We saw lists in advance of those who would go to the rally," said Andrei Mandure, a worker at a chemical plant in the town of Lesnoi, a closed facility during the Soviet era. Putin...