Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane said his company is focused on lowering prices because consumers are having trouble paying their bills. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Cahillane said the packaged food company’s strategy includes price cuts on items that had become expensive,...
Procter & Gamble has spent years building its technology infrastructure. Its Q1 earnings call shows it is now deploying it. The company posted its strongest broad-based quarter in recent memory, with every product category and every region gaining simultaneously. CEO Shailesh Jejurikar described it as...
In a fiercely competitive food industry dominated by multinational conglomerates, Newman’s Own is turning to generative artificial intelligence (AI) to level the playing field. “We’re in the ultra-competitive CPG (consumer packaged goods) food space — and we’re a small company,” said David Best, CEO of...
For several consumer-facing companies, the best thing that can be said is that households are cautious, or rather outright fearful, with tariffs as the catalyst. Many of these firms have been cautious as well, at least in the Wall Street give-and-take of offering guidance. They’re...
April 04, 2025
There are days when a plunge in the markets clears the air, and when sweeping global policy changes — from the top down, via the office of the president — might mark a shift in direction, but the overall path is well-charted. Thursday (April 3) did not feel like one of those days. The stage […]
March 05, 2025
Strong executive leadership can make or break businesses, particularly during times of uncertainty. It doesn’t just need to be the sole reserve of the CEO or board, either. Executive leadership...
February 19, 2025
The landscape of consumer-packaged goods (CPG) has changed dramatically in the past decade. What once seemed like an unbreakable monopoly of giants like Coke, Pepsi, and Colgate-Palmolive, is now a...
January 31, 2025
The old adage is that two heads are better than one. And in the corporate realm, let’s extend that sentiment a bit — to one where several departments, collaborating with...
September 21, 2026
Instacart has unveiled software designed to let grocers and brands digitally view store shelves in real time. The new solutions, announced Monday (Sept. 21), will “map the entire store down to individual products on shelves,” letting grocers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands virtually comb through aisles, understand what’s taking place and act in real […]
May 06, 2026
Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane said his company is focused on lowering prices because consumers are having trouble paying their bills. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Cahillane...
April 24, 2025
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are working to add efficiencies and diversify their sourcing as they deal with the effects of current and potential future tariffs. Procter & Gamble (P&G)...
March 13, 2025
For many American consumers, rising prices have rendered cherished convenience store snacks off-limits. And as the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (March 13), this shift is dampening sales of chips and...
