date:May 23, 2012
y competitive market.
Less potent drinks
These included greater consumer choice driven by international spirits brands, as well as a wider variety of less potent alcoholic drinks such as beer, cider and wine.
Murogava said: Quite a number of Russian, Lithuanian and Russian brands in 2011 posted a decline, mainly due to developments within the vodka category, with consumers switching from one brand to another.
[Consumers were] choosing something new, for example, a new flavour [raspberr