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On the front line: our sector’s food charities fighting…
One of the perks of my job is meeting exceptional individuals who are driving real and lasting change in society. In 2020, in part thanks to our Role Models in Consumer Goods and Grocery report, I had the privilege of...
“Every child deserves a chance to change the world”:…
One of the more eye-opening pieces of work I have done in lockdown has been interviewing inspirational people in the food and grocery sector for an initiative championing role models. The conversations I’ve had have...
Dream big, and dream early: in conversation with Wilfred…
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE is unlike most farmers. The self-proclaimed ‘Black Farmer’ came to farming after a thirty-five-year career spanning the military, television and marketing – and has now made it his...
The power of networking: celebrating Meat Business Women
This week, I had the privilege of attending the Meat Business Women conference. As with all events in the last few months, I imagined the conference looked a little different from previous years. Nevertheless, it was an...
Look but don’t touch: how Covid-19 has shaken up…
It is no secret that beauty is one of the consumer-facing sector’s most exciting industries. Over the past few years, we have seen dozens of high-value mergers and acquisitions, industry-defining innovation and the...
Tackling food poverty and waste: in conversation with Gavin…
It is no secret that retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers have gone above and beyond to drive social good during the pandemic, rallying together to keep the nation fed in a time of crisis. Indeed, Covid-19 has...
Stories of hope: Sarah Collins and the Wonderbag
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...
Got milk? How the milk category is staying fresh
It’s been a quarter of a century since the phrase ‘got milk?’ entered the zeitgeist. I grew up with ‘Accrington Stanley, Who Are They?’, and others at MBS have boasted similarly nostalgic memories of iconic...
Roll-up roll-out: High on growth
As the world is rallying to promote greener initiatives, so too do we see the flowering of the cannabis industry. And on a scale we have seldom seen before. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is popping up everywhere, from skin...
Latest Consumer Products News
Health and wellness company Hain Celestial streamlines SKUs The consumer goods business has announced plans for category-wide SKU reductions, and has said it will be simplifying its operating footprint and streamlining its manufacturing network. Since July 2023, Hain Celestial has removed 6% of its SKUs. Read more.
Profits rise at French cosmetics group Bogart The group, which owns a string of cosmetics brands as well as a retail estate, has generated flat revenue of €292.4m for the 2023 financial year, and improved its profitability. Bogart’s EBITDA grew by 10.3% to €42.8m. Read more.
Coca-Cola beats Wall Street estimates Coca-Cola has reported $11.3bn in revenue, beating Wall Street estimates of $10.9bn. The company updated its organic revenue growth outlook to between 8% and 9%. Read more.
Third-quarter organic sales up 6% at Estée Lauder The beauty giant has clocked an increase in quarterly sales to $3.9bn, boosted by strong performance in the EMEA region and travel rebound in Asia. However, the company has lowered its full-year guidance due to slowing revenue in China. Read more.
Consumer healthcare giant Haleon reports quarterly sales dip Haleon, which owns Sensodyne, Panadol and Centrum, has reiterated full-year guidance for organic revenue growth of between 4% and 6%. The company, which spun out of GSK in 2022, saw a 2.2% dip in quarterly sales to £2.19bn. Read more.
General Mills considers sale of yoghurt business According to Reuters, the group has appointed investment banking group JPMorgan Chase to help it find new buyers for the segment. A deal could be worth up to $2bn. Read more.
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