by The Consumer Goods Forum | Dec 7, 2017 | Consumer Products
Keeping produce cold is a fundamental part of food retailing. Yet often we inherit refrigeration systems without questioning whether they’re really the best cooling solution. Retailers know that maintaining low temperatures requires high levels of energy consumption,...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Nov 17, 2017 | Consumer Products
Singles’ Day, Asia’s answer to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, has once again been and gone. It is a fascinating phenomenon, taking China by storm every November 11th, as young people celebrate being single by treating themselves and friends to gifts. The event is...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Nov 16, 2017 | Consumer Products
Since the rise of the internet and new technologies, consumers today have far more tools at their disposal to research their purchases. No longer do they go to the shop around the corner to buy a recommended product, but instead, they do their own research, compare...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Nov 7, 2017 | Consumer Products
There’s never been a more exciting time to work in the food industry. With changing demographics, technology, operating environments, regulations, commerce and routes to market – it’s a perfect storm of innovation. As food professionals, we have to keep pace...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Nov 6, 2017 | Consumer Products
Over the last few years, there has been rapid growth in awareness and acknowledgment of the global food waste problem. Numerous reports and research papers provide statistics on the quantity of food – estimated at a third of what is produced for human...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Oct 25, 2017 | Consumer Products
Trust. It can sound a lot like a buzzword or business jargon. A word or phrase thrown around by leaders when trying to identify, define or solve a problem. Sometimes it’s not even a consideration until it’s lost. According to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer study,...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Oct 19, 2017 | Consumer Products
Food loss and waste (FLW) represents one of the most significant social, economic, and environmental issues facing our planet. At a time in history where nearly one billion people are still dying of hunger or have to settle for inadequate nutrition every year, it is...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Oct 18, 2017 | Consumer Products
Increasingly, consumer goods companies are committing to eliminating deforestation from their supply chains. The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a platform bringing together some 400 consumer goods manufacturers and retailers from around the world, has pledged to achieve...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Oct 12, 2017 | Consumer Products
This rapidly growing demand for well-being snacks is the biggest trend that global food companies need to adjust to. We spoke with Christine McGrath, Chief Well-being Sustainability, Public & Government Affairs Officer, and Robin Hargrove, EVP, Research...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Oct 10, 2017 | Consumer Products
Africa is well-known for the tremendous economic and social challenges faced by its people, but also for its great economic and human potential. The challenges, opportunities and dynamism that characterize the continent today are especially evident in Africa’s food...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Sep 29, 2017 | Consumer Products
At the recent Bali Process Government & Business Forum, I had the privilege to join other business and government representatives to discuss strategies for combining our efforts to combat forced labor in global supply chains. This is an important area of focus for...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Sep 26, 2017 | Consumer Products
The author and labour rights activist Helen Keller once said: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Nowhere does this adage ring more true than in the effort to tackle precarious working conditions around the world. The global economy is defined by...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Sep 18, 2017 | Consumer Products
Sourcing products from well‑managed forests certified to an independent third-party standard is an effective way to help your organisation meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other sustainability targets while helping forests. Of course, the idea...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Sep 14, 2017 | Consumer Products
PAHO Foundation’s President and CEO, Dr Jennie Ward-Robinson, on why the public health NGO has teamed up with the CGF to drive improved health outcomes across Latin America. According to a recent report jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Association of the...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Sep 14, 2017 | Consumer Products
A report published this week by DNV GL and the UN Global Compact (UNGC) has found that 75% of companies who join the UNGC initiative are taking action towards advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – but, almost two years in, companies are still...
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