Across the consumer goods industry, the future depends on manufacturers taking control of both quality and product safety issues, says Eagle product inspection.
KPMG and the Consumer Goods Forum recently polled 400 consumer goods retail and manufacturing executives from 27 countries. They’ve pulled the data for the 34% of respondents that were from the food and drink sector for FoodNavigator to analyse.
Do food and drink executives understand what’s really important to consumers? Based on a survey carried out by KPMG and the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), not really.
Private label groceries have not performed as well in Ireland as elsewhere in Europe, but there is significant scope for expanding market share, claims market research firm Nielsen.
Food and beverage manufacturers are driving sustainability in the supply chain, says an Oxfam specialist, but they face more risks in catering to demand for ethically-produced products than retailers.
Cargill is set to expand its ingredient portfolio for the food
industry, announcing last week that it is to open a
30-million-pounds-per-year glycerin refinery.