E2E Value Chain Driving Consumer Satisfaction in the Fresh Industry The Consumer Goods Forum’s End-to-End Value Chain (E2E) podcast series shares insights from industry experts on collaborative solutions that benefit the entire value chain. In this episode, Alexander Pöhl, Principal at Oliver Wyman, shares his insights on driving consumer satisfaction in the fresh industry, ahead of the February 2020 E2E SpringBoard event in Lisbon, Portugal […] 
E2E Value Chain Innovation for Success in the Fresh Industry The Consumer Goods Forum’s End-to-End Value Chain (E2E) podcast series shares insights from industry experts on collaborative solutions that benefit the entire value chain. In this episode, we hear from Taddy Hall, Senior Partner of Innovation at Lippincott. Taddy shares his thoughts on driving success in the retail and consumer goods industry, consumer behaviours, fresh […] 
E2E Value Chain Intelligent Technologies for Fresh Products In this episode of the End-to-End Value Chain (E2EVC) podcast series, you will hear from E2EVC Director, Ruediger Hagedorn, and Achim Schneider, Global Head of SAP’s Retail Industry Business Unit. Ruediger and Achim delve into how using intelligent technologies can improve business processes for fresh products. From increasing speed to market, to customisation, to reducing […] 
Corporate CGF Announces New Members for May 2019 PARIS, 17th May 2019 — The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business. Formerly Brand View, Clavis Insight, One Click Retail and PlanetRetail RNG, Edge by Ascential™ provides its […] 
Environmental Sustainability Shaping Vancouver’s Retail Market: Diversity, Density and Digital As home to this year’s Global Summit, Vancouver is one the world’s most diverse and dynamic global cities. Its west coast location enshrines its position as a global gateway. These elements come together to create a unique food and consumer goods market, powered by a mix of national powerhouses and innovative local leaders. As part […] 
Health & Wellness Nurturing Health Through Food: Our DNA Obesity has nearly tripled since 1975 worldwide. The World Health Organisation predicts that diabetes will keep on being the 7th leading cause of death in 2030. Cardiovascular diseases are the number 1 global cause: according to the WHO’s most recent data, an estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2016, representing 31% of all […] 
Health & Wellness Middle East Children Adopting Fruits & Vegetables Through Nestlé and LuLu Supermarkets Collaboration Children in the Middle East have been adopting fruits and vegetables in droves, influenced by a tasting movement driven by us at Nestlé Middle East and our partners at the LuLu Group. It is generally recognized that early life offers the best opportunity to impact long-term health, which is why we have been encouraging kids […] 
Health & Wellness How PepsiCo is Making Better-for-You Choices Easier, More Accessible, and Fun At PepsiCo, we recognize that consumers face numerous daily challenges in their efforts to eat better, and we believe we have a role to play in addressing those challenges. As part of our Performance with Purpose agenda, we are working to address this by making better- and good-for-you foods more accessible and reducing sugar, salt, […] 
New Report Reveals Vision for Grocery Store of the Future PARIS, 30th May 2017 — In a brand-new report out today, international grocery research organisation IGD and The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) reveal the 10 areas grocery retailers must focus on to ensure physical stores remain relevant for shoppers in an increasingly digital age. In a brand-new report out today, international grocery research organisation IGD and […] 
Global Summit The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit: Day Two SINGAPORE, 14th June 2018 – Following the second day of presentations at The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit in Singapore, we learn how companies are embracing change and creating new values for consumers. Stay relevant through consumer centricity James Quincey, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, took the stage for the opening keynote. He said that Coca-Cola’s strategy […] 
Environmental Sustainability Bolstering our Global Supply Chains with the Power of Relationships Global supply chains have developed to become a super network connecting the world with goods. Even more so since they have become increasingly digitized and intelligent with learning algorithms and artificial intelligence. It may seem old-fashioned that at METRO, even with the complexity, speed and opportunities of this modern retail world, we still put great […] 
Health & Wellness From Small to Nutritious: Can Retailers Lead a Healthy Food Revolution? The retail sector is where consumers come face to face with food. Retailers have significant influence over whether the food that consumers face is nutritious, safe, available, affordable or attractive. I have heard it said many times that the chief buyers for large food retailers are more important in influencing food choices than Ministries of […] 
