Market research: Uzbekistan

Company focused much on its employees. Encouraging “I can” attitude, company stimulates people to increase productivity. Company believes it will result in leadership of products and leadership of com...

During the review period sales of bottled water grew thanks to the increasing popularity of on-the-go consumption and high consumption during large celebration events. In 2011 and 2012 the importance ...

In 2012 consumer demand for carbonates continued to grow, with an increase in growth rates triggered by new launches. This included the long-anticipated launch of locally produced Pepsi, Mirinda and 7...

Fruit/vegetable juice witnessed good growth over the review period due to two main factors. It enjoys strong loyalty from its existing customers, giving it stability in sales, whilst, at the same time...

In 2011 Navruz International changed its strategy from that of high volume production in one category, to diversification of its product portfolio across nearly all sectors of the soft drink market. N...

RTD coffee is not present in Uzbek soft drinks....

The RTD tea category was launched in Uzbekistan in 2009, and has witnessed good growth rates since then. This product meets the traditional consumer habits of drinking both hot and cold tea, and RTD t...

Soft drinks in Uzbekistan is no longer immature. Traditional categories, such as bottled water, carbonates and fruit/vegetable juice have achieved high levels of sales, with the introduction of domest...

Only energy drinks is present in sports and energy drinks in Uzbekistan. These products have been available in the country in very limited supply since 2002, but it was only in the latter years of the...

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Uzbekistan, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA C...

Retailing witnessed the confident development of the grocery retailers channel at a steady pace. Living standards of consumers continuously rose, the potential of domestic producers strengthened and t...

Non-store retailing was represented by two formats in 2012: direct selling and internet retailing. Direct selling accounted for the majority of sales, whereas internet retailing accounted for UZS18 bi...

Uzbek retailing was in a strict traditional format in 2012, represented in only selected formats. However, with the arrival of the private sector the market witnessed the launch and development of oth...

Coffee remains a fashionable hot drink in Uzbekistan but its consumption is limited to urban areas. Although the living standards of consumers in Uzbekistan are generally improving, this is driving gr...

The hot drinks market in Uzbekistan is represented by two categories – tea, being the most traditional beverage, and coffee, being a comparatively new category. Depending on the category and its pecul...

Milk is one of the most important elements for consumers when shopping for their daily rations. Uzbek consumers are longstanding consumers of milk and other dairy products. Milk is consumed not only f...

Cider/perry is not present in Uzbekistan alcohol drinks....

Sales of RTDs/high-strength premixes are negligible in Uzbekistan alcohol drinks....

As one of the most popular alcoholic beverages, spirits accounted for 72% share of total value sales in alcohol drinks in 2011. Although spirits particularly vodka traditionally represents one of the ...

Wine continues to represent one of the strategic directions of the food industry of Uzbekistan. As such, unlike spirits and beer, wine continues to enjoy government support and subsidies in cultivatio...

Beer continued its healthy performance in 2011. The category enjoyed continuous marketing support and strong product developments as well as heavy investments into local manufacturing during the revie...

Drinking milk productsare solely represented by milk, which is available in fresh/pasteurised and long-life/UHT formats. While the category was affected by one of the most influential players – Bishke...

The Yoghurt and sour milk drinks category continued to develop in 2011. Domestic producers increased the range of their products while a wider variety of yoghurts attracted many consumers and boosted ...

Beer continues to increase in popularity in Uzbekistan. Whilst most consumers continue to prefer soft drinks for refreshment, beer is increasingly the drink of choice during social gatherings. Trends ...

Traditionally spirits is the most popular type of alcoholic beverage in Uzbekistan. However, with people’s attitudes and drinking behaviours changing, spirits growth rates have slowed down. The growin...

Wine recorded strong sales growth in 2010. On the one hand, this development can be attributed to strong government support to help improve domestic production, increase the variety of grapes used by ...