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Activist Investors Eye Food, Consumer Goods Firms

In the first seven months of the year, the consumer goods industry was the most targeted by activist investors, data shared exclusively with Reuters by con...

France Says Nestlé, Unilever Among Firms Not Toeing Line On Prices

France's finance minister said he had struck a deal with food retailers and suppliers to step up the fight against inflation, but singled out Unilever, Nes...

Margin Growth Realisation: The Next Generation Of Revenue Growth Management

Consumer goods companies have been talking about RGM for the last 15 years, but some have failed to achieve their vision for it or attain its potential.

Clorox Forecasts Strong Annual Profit On Higher Prices, Steady Demand

Clorox has forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates after fourth-quarter results beat expectations, boosted by price hikes and steady demand for...

Smurfit Kappa Sees Market Share Growth Amid Falling Volumes In First Half

Packaging firm Smurfit Kappa reported market share growth in the first half of the year in many countries in which it has a presence, despite seeing a 6% d...

Colgate-Palmolive Bumps Up Annual Sales, Profit Forecasts On Strong Pricing

Colgate-Palmolive raised annual organic sales and profit forecasts, banking on price hikes and resilient demand for its self-care and pet nutrition product...

P&G Beats Quarterly Results On Steady Demand, Higher Pricing

Procter & Gamble beat analysts' estimates for quarterly sales and profit, due to multiple price hikes and resilient demand for its cleaning products, p...

Nestlé Says Price Rises Will Moderate In Rest Of 2023

Nestlé will raise prices at a more moderate rate in the remainder of 2023, its CEO said, as the company hit back at criticism that food manufacturer...