date:Aug 11, 2014
ussia has developed its own food industry over the past 20 years which consists of both home-grown firms such as Cherkizovo and Ros Agro and local units of foreign companies, including Pepsico and Nestle.
According to the International Trade Centre, a joint venture between the United Nations and World Trade Organization, Russia imported $17.2 billion of food from the countries targeted by the ban, of which $9.2 billion was in the affected categories.
While more imports from elsewhere may partl