Russia has become a leading supplier of chocolate to China

"2019 was a record year for Russian confectionery exports - it amounted to almost $ 1.4 billion, with Russia becoming the leading supplier of chocolate to China. Today, the industry is represented by a large number of companies, highly diversified, both in terms of company size and assortment and types of products. This is what determines the high potential, including for the development of exports, "- he said during the online conference" Export of confectionery products to China and Saudi Arabia: knowledge, tools, practices. " In turn, the president of the Association of Confectionery Industry "Askond" Sergei Nosenko said that the production of confectionery products in Russia has already reached 4 million tons, but the domestic consumption is within 3.3 million tons. "The internal market is exhausted. We must move on the path of developing the potential of adjacent markets, including Asian, Arab, and European," Nosenko said. Over the past two years, Russia has been the main ...