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Hain Celestial Reports ‘Flat’ Second-Quarter Net Sales

Organic and natural products company Hain Celestial said its second-quarter net sales remained unchanged at $454.1 million (€422.33 million) compared...

Coming Soon: Kantar Brand Footprint – Europe’s 75 Most-Chosen Brands

In the next edition of ESM, we have partnered with Kantar on an exclusive, expanded look at the most chosen brands across the European grocery landscape.

Close To Half Of UK Consumers Buying 'Greater Variety Of Brands'

Close to half of UK consumers (46%) are buying a 'greater variety' of brands than they did before the pandemic, a new study by NielsenIQ has found.

What Brands Will Be The Most Impacted By Inflation?

With growing inflationary pressures across Europe, we will almost certainly see a shake up in the market over the coming months. Euan Jarvie, President of...

Paul Polman, Former Unilever CEO, On Embracing Change

Former Unilever CEO Paul Polman is one of the most successful consumer goods leaders of the past decade, and one of the most respected business voices on t...

Brands, Retailers Need To Look 'Beyond The Headlines' On Inflation: IRI

Retailers and brand owners need to look beyond the current headlines on inflation and adopt a different mindset to tap into rapidly changing consumer behav...

Unilever Warns Of High Inflation, Rules Out Major Acquisitions

Consumer goods giant Unilever has forecast higher sales, but lower margins, this year as it grapples with soaring inflation, and has ruled out big acquisit...

FMCG Gurus Outlines Top Ten Trends For 2022

For many consumers it will be difficult to comprehend that 2022 has arrived, especially as they try to evaluate the events of the last eighteen months and...