FMCG

Procter & Gamble Increases Quarterly Dividend By 10%

The board of directors of Procter & Gamble has declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.8698 per share on the Common Stock and on the Series...

Meeting New Challenges In FMCG: Understanding Automation Capabilities In Warehouse Management

The author of this article is Prof Dr Julia Arlinghaus (pictured above), the Director of Fraunhofer Institute of Factory Operation and Automation IFF. D...

Packaging Products Maker DS Smith Sees Boost From Online Shopping Boom

DS Smith has said that that the boost from the holiday season to its packaging business continued into 2021, with more people shopping online, while there...

Italian FMCG Sales See Highest Growth In Decade, Nielsen Data Shows

The year 2020 saw FMCG sales in Italy achieve its highest level of growth in the past decade, peaking in March, when sales were more than 20% higher than t...

Unilever To Try Out Four-Day Working Week In New Zealand

Global consumer goods giant Unilever said it was poised to try out a four-day working week for all its New Zealand employees. Unilever announc...

Only 6% Of Food Items In Italy Have Fully Recyclable Packaging, Study Finds

Only 6.2% of food products sold in the large-scale retail trade channel in Italy come in fully recyclable packaging, a new study has revealed. The study...

Credit Quality Of Consumer Goods Firms To Be Eroded This Year, Says Moody's

The credit quality of the world's leading consumer goods firms is likely to be eroded this year due to the continued effects of the coronavirus pandemic, h...

Unilever Sales Fall Less Than Expected, Group To Adjust Tea Operations

Second-quarter sales at Unilever fell much less than expected, as a strong performance in North America helped to offset the hit from coronavirus lockdowns...