Xavier Hua has been appointed managing director of ECR Europe, which will be the new regional platform for collaboration within The Consumer Goods Forum. ECR Europe was previously managed by AIM – the European Brands Association. Hua brings broad experience
The Consumer Goods Forum has unveiled the line up for its 2011 London Global Food Safety Conference, 16-18 February 2011. THe global panel of speakers includes: • Barbara Kowalcyk, director of food safety, Centre for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention,
Charles Wilson, chief executive, Booker Group, takes over as president of IGD, the international food and grocery analysts, on 1 January 2011. Fiona Dawson, president, Mars Chocolate UK, becomes vice-president. Wilson has been vice-president of IGD for the last two
London Food Safety Conference 2011 programme Organisers of the Global Food Safety Conference 2011, The Consumer Goods Forum, claim the event has a global reach, with international speakers providing a practical approach to the conference theme, Creating a Global Food Safety
Spar International has launched a web site dedicated to corporate social responsibility (CSR), called Strategy2Sustain. The site was unveiled at the Spar International sustainability forum, held in Amsterdam. According to Spar, it demonstrates the retailer’s belief in the importance of
On the first day of the Cancun Climate Summit, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has announced two major initiatives on climate change: to work toward ending deforestation, and to phase out the use of refrigerant gases with high global warming
More than 80% of web site reviews are fabricated by companies themselves and edited so only positive reaction is visible or written by someone who has never experienced the service, a leading campaigner claimed today. Andy Mabbutt, director of the
The Consumer Goods Forum has elected Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, and Lars Olofsson, CEO of Carrefour, the world’s second-largest retailer, as its new co-chairs. Jointly, the co-chairs will drive cross-industry collaborative action on sustainability, consumer
The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2010 takes place in London, June 23–25. CEOs from Carrefour, The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, Tesco, Delhaize and Néstle will be at the event and sharing their vision for the future of the global food and drink industry.
Tesco is one of 30 companies working on an initiative to establish global standards for ethical sourcing. The Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP) has been set up by the Consumer Goods Forum to define a clear and consistent message on
All stakeholders in the global food and drink industry have a duty to work together to deliver safe food. That was the key message from the 2010 Food Safety Conference in Washington DC, USA, yesterday. The event, organised by The
