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Mondi To Invest €280m In Corrugated Packaging

Packaging firm Mondi has announced plans to invest €280 million in corrugated packaging operations across four countries to boost production and impro...

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 Shares Gain After Activist Investor Peltz Builds Stake

Unilever's shares rose 5% on Monday following reports activist investor Nelson Peltz has built a stake in the consumer goods maker, as its strategy comes u...

Unilever Will Not Raise Bid For GSK Consumer Arm

Unilever PLC effectively abandoned its plans to buy GlaxoSmithKline's consumer healthcare business, saying that it would not raise its £50 billion (&...

The Post-COVID Promotional Landscape

COVID-19 has accelerated a trend that has seen promotional intensity decline since 2015, when a third of the volume of groceries in Europe being sold on de...

P&G Sees Sales Up In Q1, Warns Of Higher Supply Chain Costs

Procter & Gamble beat quarterly sales estimates as the easing of pandemic-related restrictions boosted demand for its personal care products,...

Supermarkets Could Boost Private Label Sales Amid Price Inflation: IRI

As major FMCG brands pass on inflationary price increases to consumers, retailers have the opportunity to increase sales of private labels by holding price...

Magnit And FMCG Companies Sign Code Of Commitments Under 'United for a Healthier Future' Initiative

Russian retailer Magnit has signed the Code of Voluntary Commitments under the 'United for a Healthier Future' Initiative along with eight international FM...