This forum was created by the merger of CIES, the pre-eminent food and consumer goods industry body, with the Global CEO Forum and the Global Commerce Initiative (GCI), two global retailer and manufacturer collaborative platforms.

The new association unites not only the world’s leading consumer goods retailers and manufacturers, but also many regional specialists and independents. It has a mandate from its members to develop common positions on key strategic and practical issues affecting the consumer goods industry, to focus on non-competitive collaborative process improvement and to provide a network for thought leadership and knowledge exchange.

The organisation is co-chaired by retailer Lars OLOFSSON, Chief Executive Officer, Carrefour and by manufacturer Muhtar KENT , Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company.