In what has been an extremely dramatic few weeks in global politics, we take a closer look at the surprise electoral results in France, and, on the eve of Paris 2024, what that might mean for the landscape and leaders...

There’s something that feels particularly urgent about discussing diversity and inclusion in the Beauty sector. Over the past decade or so, the way we think about beauty has transformed, and there’s now a pressing...

At MBS, we’ve been advising founders and hiring into challenger brands for nearly thirty years. In that time, it’s been impossible not to notice a shift in the industry: when once the consumer goods and grocery...

In 1915, the Root Glass Company of Indiana designed the iconic Coca-Cola bottle. The designers were given a clear brief: to create a bottle so distinct that it would be recognisable by touch even in the dark, or if...

I’ve always been a proud advocate, supporter and servant to the FMCG sector, and particularly so - with a degree of smugness - about its marketing excellence. The sector is home to some of the best and most ubiquitous...

Listeners of Classic FM over the Guy Fawkes night weekend will have inadvertently tuned into a special ‘Pet Classics’ – designed specifically to keep dogs, cats and other pets calm as fireworks exploded outside....

This year, the UK is hosting the biggest climate conference in the world: the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, known as COP26. Held in Glasgow in November, heads of state, climate experts and...

This year has been one like no other for the consumer goods and grocery sector. With the pressure to keep the country moving and feed the nation, our sector has responded with resilience and strength – with role...

It was only two weeks ago, before we knew that the UK was about to go into lockdown, that I was gearing up to interview Sarah Collins, founder of the Wonderbag for our Weekend Edition. Sarah was in England, excited to...