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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...

Consumer Demand On The Increase In UK, Netherlands, Germany: IRI

Consumer demand for grocery products continues to be high in the UK, Netherlands and Germany, but has dropped back in France, as coronavirus restrictions e...

Brexit Ambiguity Forcing Suppliers To Stockpile Raw Materials

With the Brexit deadline looming ever closer, a new report from corporate financial advisory service Duff & Phelps has said that FMCG suppliers hav...

Unilever Ireland Names New Vice-President

Unilever Ireland has announced the appointment of Emily Pittman as its new vice-president and general manager. She will report to Sebastian Munden, the...

Consumer Spending On FMCG Grows 6.4% In China: Kantar

Consumer spending on FMCG in China saw a 6.4% growth in value in the 12 weeks ended 9 August 2019, according to the latest data from Kantar. It was main...

Italian Consumers Spending 3% Less On Food, Study Finds

The average consumer expenditure on food in Italy amounted to €5,544 per household last year, a study has revealed. This is equivalent to a 3% drop...