Consumer Goods

Italian Grocery Sales Increase As Purchasing Power Returns

Italians remain anxious while wallets are feeling full again and reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to the Coop 2024 Report.

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Retail, Consumer CEOs See Shorter Tenures As Boards Act More Quickly

When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged foods last month ousted their CEOs, it signalled corporate boards are more ready to toss top ex...

Hilton Foods Delivers Strong H1 Performance, Boosted By Core Meat Category

Hilton Foods has reported growth in performance and profitability in the first half of its financial year, driven by good performance in its core meat cate...

French Consumer Spending Declined In Second Quarter: NIQ

Consumer spending in France declined for the first time in two years by 2.8% in the second quarter of 2024 to €57.6 billion, according to the latest d...

Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Trims Stake In Unilever

Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management has sold about 3.8 million shares in British consumer goods giant Unilever for nearly £181 million ($232 million...

From PepsiCo To P&G, India Becomes Next Big Growth Bet As China Lags

India has become the next big bet for PepsiCo, Unilever and other packaged goods giants looking to fill the growth vacuum left by an uneven recovery in Chi...

Procter & Gamble Misses Sales Expectations On Slowing Demand

Procter & Gamble missed Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter sales following slower growth for its beauty and home care products.

Unilever Beats Profit Expectations Despite Disappointing Sales

Unilever posted worse than expected underlying quarterly sales after it was unable to win back shoppers it had alienated in recent years with higher prices...