Many people will say 2020 is a year to forget. The pandemic has had unimaginable consequences on our lives – both professional and personal. However, as I look back over the last eight months and reflect on how retailers and
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announces that Peter Freedman will step down as managing director (MD) after leading the organisation for more than six years. His successor will be Dr Wai-Chan Chan, currently senior partner and co-leader of the retail
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), the global body pursuing purpose and positive change across the consumer goods industry, announced today that it has elected two new Co-Chairs for its Board of Directors: Emmanuel Faber, Chairman and CEO of Danone will
The Consumer Goods Forum has published the results of its latest report, which uniquely benchmarks industry progress in improving health and wellness for consumers worldwide. With 38m people dying each year from non-communicable diseases that can result from unhealthy diets, CGF member
In order to help build trust with consumers and shape the way companies, retailers and manufacturers use consumer information that is collected digitally, The Consumer Goods Forum has announced that its Board of Directors has agreed on a new set of ‘Consumer Engagement
The Consumer Goods Forum and KPMG International have released the findings of their annual Global Top of Mind Survey. The survey, which polled nearly 500 C-suite and senior executives globally, reveals how important the digital revolution will be over the next 12 months
The future of the retail, disruptive technology and e-commerce, and retail strategies for growth, were the hot topics on the second day of the The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit yesterday (19 June 2014). Innovation and disruption Professor Tedlow, professor emeritus
The first day of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit drew to a close yesterday (18 June 2014). Taking place in Paris, the Summit has brought together over 1000 consumer goods industry leaders from around the world to discuss the
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) global marketing, IT and supply chain conference kicked off yesterday following Wednesday’s store tour programme. Combining shared plenary sessions and individual streams for marketing, IT and supply chain, the event welcomed close to 300 delegates
Wider adoption of standards is key to both supply chain efficiency and meeting new consumer needs, according to a report by Capgemini Consulting, the global strategy and transformation consulting arm of the Capgemini Group, together with GS1, the global standards organisation,
Tesco’s balance of power is shifting from the UK to overseas, the retailer’s latest trading figures reveal. Reporting results for the six weeks to 7 January 2012, Tesco said it was disappointed with its UK trading performance at Christmas. However,
The Consumer Goods Forum is inviting registrations to the Japan Food Safety Day 2011 on the 11 October 2011 at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. Over 400 top food safety executives from Japan and the rest of Asia will
Lars Olofsson, CEO of Carrefour and Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, co-chairs of The Consumer Goods Forum, opened the 2011 Global Food Summit with a call to action; urging members to engage with both the challenges
The Consumer Goods Forum has unveiled new industry-wide resolutions on consumer health and wellness, on the first day of its annual Global Summit in Barcelona. The three resolutions, approved by the board of directors of The Forum, are built upon
The Consumer Goods Forum’s 2011 Global Summit takes place in Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 201 with a theme of Better Lives through Better Business. Speakers at the Summit include some of the most influential names in the industry, such as
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), managed by The Consumer Goods Forum, has appointed Yves Rey, corporate quality general manager at Danone, as chairman elect. Rey will replace current chairman, Jürgen Matern of Metro, in February 2012 and will be
The Consumer Goods Forum has postponed its forthcoming 2011 Tokyo Summit because of concerns about traveling to the Japanese capital following the recent earthquake. The Forum said it had the support of a Tokyo task force in its decision. The
