Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how global consumer goods companies design products, manage factories and run campaigns, prompting established manufacturers to rebuild core operations around data and automation. Companies in the personal care sector are adopting these systems to shorten development cycles, reduce waste and...
Consumer packaged goods companies are accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence in their operations, marketing and supply chains as they seek new ways to boost growth and efficiency in a mature and competitive industry. In May, PepsiCo announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services to...
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) executives said during a Thursday (April 24) earnings call that the biggest impacts the company...
The European Union’s AI Act came into force Thursday (Aug. 1), establishing the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence and setting new compliance standards for businesses worldwide. The EU adopted the rules earlier this year after negotiations that gained urgency following the 2022...
December 02, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how global consumer goods companies design products, manage factories and run campaigns, prompting established manufacturers to rebuild core operations around data and automation. Companies in the personal care sector are adopting these systems to shorten development cycles, reduce waste and respond more quickly to demand shifts. Unilever is one of […]
June 22, 2023
Who said quality had to be expensive? As the stigma around shopping at dollar stores fades and the demand for affordable alternatives and replicas increases, brands and retailers are becoming...
February 08, 2023
Smaller grocers are again caught between consumers and prices as major brands pass on their commodities costs. Shoppers globally are expected to pay even more for branded food items in...
May 30, 2022
The digital shift is leaving no aspect of food commerce untouched, with even the ice cream truck seeing tech-enabled updates from the century-old model we all know and love. Consumers...
February 15, 2026
Food companies like Unilever and McCormick have long used artificial intelligence in product development. But according to a report Saturday (Feb. 14) by CNBC, these companies say that AI plays only a limited part in their efforts, even as a new crop of startups tries to work its way into the industry. “These tools help […]
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)...
December 18, 2023
Unilever is set to sell Q-Tips and a number of its other personal care and beauty brands. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday (Dec. 18) announced it had reached an...
September 20, 2023
Unilever could reportedly sell off some of its beauty and personal care brands. The consumer packaged goods (CPG) giant is working with Morgan Stanley and Evercore to sell a selection...