Features

Buyer's Brief: Fresh Pasta – A New Luxury?

Nick Peksa looks at why the various commodities that go into making pasta are facing an unpredictable few months ahead.

Markant Managing Director Markus Tkotz Talks To ESM

ESM catches up with Markus Tkotz, managing director of Markant, a Europe-wide buying and services provider that has ambitious plans for the future.

Studenac CEO Michal Seńczuk On The Retailer's Rapid Growth

ESM's Robert McHugh travels to Croatia to catch up with Michal Seńczuk, Studenac's chief executive.

Peggy Davies, PLMA President, On Private Label's Continued Growth

Ahead of this year’s PLMA ‘World of Private Label’ trade show, ESM caught up with PLMA President Peggy Davies.

The Rise of Private Label – How Store Brands Are Continuing To Surge Forward

Private label has seen an increase in value sales across Europe over the past year, although it too hasn’t been immune to recent price increases, dat...

Kyoto Calling – Countdown To The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2023

There's not long to go until the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit, which this year takes place in Kyoto, Japan. ESM chats to CGF managing director Wai-Ch...

PepsiCo’s Celso Borges Shimabukuro On Capturing The Omnichannel Consumer

ESM's Stephen Wynne-Jones chats to Celso Borges Shimabukuro, Vice President and Head of E-Commerce Europe, PepsiCo, about how brands and retailers are work...

Mondelēz’s Cristina Marinucci On How Brands Can Unlock Value From The Metaverse

ESM's Stephen Wynne-Jones spoke to Mondelēz International's Cristina Marinucci about why the metaverse may be impossible to ignore as the decade progresses...