Health & Wellness
Nourishing Progress: 6.7 Million Employees Reached Through Workforce Nutrition Programmes
The Workforce Nutrition Alliance, launched by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in 2019, has published a five year report on the progress of its services and tools...
Food Waste
Spotlight on The CGF Japan: Driving Change Through Collaboration, Consumer Engagement and Local Innovation
In December, I visited The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Japan office to meet local teams and members working across food waste, climate transition and employee wellbeing. A clear theme throughout the visit was the strength...
Healthier Lives
pladis Joins the Healthier Lives Coalition of Action
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to welcome global snacking company pladis as the newest member of its Healthier Lives Coalition of Action. This brings the Coalition’s membership to 38 member companies, whose mission...
Healthier Lives
Switching the Salt: Why Retailers Hold the Key to Reducing Sodium at Scale
High blood pressure affects more than 1.4 billion people worldwide and remains the leading preventable cause of death globally. Excess dietary sodium is the single most important dietary driver of raised blood pressure yet progress...
Health & Wellness
METRO France and Danone Initiative Lifts Healthier Product Sales by 11% Through Recipe Campaign for Chefs
METRO France and Danone’s collaborative recipe campaign boosted sales of healthier, flexitarian products by 11% through chef-led inspiration.
Health & Wellness
Haitian Introduces Iron-Fortified Soy Sauce to Support Better Everyday Nutrition in China
Haitian introduces iron-fortified soy sauce in China, working with China CDC to improve everyday nutrition and help reduce anaemia nationwide.
Health & Wellness
Sales Double on Featured Products as Carrefour & Partners Inspire Seasonal Eating
The campaign showed that when retailers and manufacturers support consumers with simple, affordable recipe inspiration, it proves beneficial for consumers, business, and the planet.
Healthier Lives
Spotlight on Health: CGF Members Lead the Way Towards a Healthier Future
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Healthier Lives Coalition (HL) steering committee met in London from 20 – 21 October 2025, bringing together leaders from across the retail, manufacturing, and health sectors to align on priorities...
Healthier Lives
Carrefour and Partners Unite to Promote Seasonal Recipes
Edited with results as of 25 November 2025 Paris, 17 October 2025 During the event “Cook our delicious seasonal treats”, Carrefour and four manufacturers (Danone, Fleury Michon, Flora Food Group, and Savencia) have joined the...
Healthier Lives
From Principles to Practice: How CGF Members Are Advancing Employee Wellbeing in Latin America
This World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is spotlighting the progress of its Employee Health & Wellbeing workstream in Latin America, where members, who employ over 5.8 million...
Healthier Lives
CGF Co-Leads Food Retail and Manufacturer Community for Action at Stockholm Food Forum with WBCSD
From 3-4 October 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) joined over 700 international participants with representation across academia, business, Farmers, Fishers and Indigenous Peoples Organisations (FFIPOs), finance, food service, goverance, policymakers and NGOs at the Stockholm Food Forum organised by scientific body, the EAT Lancet Commission. At...
Health & Wellness
Reaching 90% of Dutch Households: How Etos Is Enabling Everyday Self-Care
Etos, Ahold Delhaize’s health & beauty retailer in the Netherlands, is proving how retailers can integrate digital and in-store channels to help consumers build everyday self-care habits.
Healthier Lives
Lessons in Longevity: China and Japan Explore Paths to Better, Longer Lives
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) members in China and Japan are joining forces to help people live better, longer lives. At a pivotal meeting in Shanghai on 2 July 2025, the CGF China Healthier Lives...
Health & Wellness
From Commitment to Action: ofi Brings Nutrition Support to 70% of Primary Employees
ofi, a global ingredient supplier in food and beverages, is driving significant progress toward its 2030 goal to provide nutrition support to all its primary workforce.
Healthier Lives
Driving Change Through Healthier Choices: How METRO France, Chefs and Manufacturers Inspire Healthier Menus
In the past four years, the Mon Restaurant Passe Au Durable (“My Restaurant Goes Sustainable”) initiative has continued to inspire chefs across France to adopt healthier and more sustainable recipes into their menus. The initiative...
Healthier Lives
Healthier Lives Coalition Welcomes New Members: Reckitt and Woolworths Group
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to welcome two new members to the Healthier Lives (HL) Coalition. Health and home hygiene manufacturer Reckitt, and the retailer Woolworths Group bringing the membership to 37 consumer...