Inflation
Explore BCG’s insights on how to navigate today’s inflationary environment while building competitive advantage for tomorrow.
Explore BCG’s insights on how to navigate today’s inflationary environment while building competitive advantage for tomorrow.
Analytics enables companies to reach consumers in new ways. The challenge is determining how much to spend on buying—or building up—consumer data.
Our latest research shows that consumers are embracing alternative proteins and that protein transformation is one of the best tools available to combat the climate crisis.
Companies are accelerating efforts to ensure their products do not contribute to global forest loss. But individual company action, while necessary, is not enough.
Danone's Isabelle Grosmaitre on the food revolution and the crucial role of business in society and social transformation.
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The late summer rise of the Delta variant in the US has reduced optimism, but participation in various activities has actually increased since May.
Empty store aisles and widespread stockouts belie the success that many CPG companies are experiencing during the pandemic. Building new capabilities and developing supply chain resilience are key.
Brands have a powerful opportunity to increase the bottom line in an uncertain economic environment. Here’s how consumer packaged goods leaders can improve price realization.
For brands hoping to lure value-conscious consumers, pricing is crucial. But a BCG survey shows that offering the lowest price isn’t always the winning move.
BCG Executive Perspectives
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To sustain performance following a year of unprecedented growth, winning companies will have to adapt to new consumer trends.
Makers of fast-moving consumer goods have several key steps they must take to weather the sector's current challenges.
International businesses are missing out by underestimating Africans, making costly assumptions about diversity, preferences, and buying power. BCG Consultant Nomava Zanazo shares what companies need to know to succeed on the continent.
Sustainability is as much about mindset, intention, and focus as technology, explains Shalini Unnikrishnan, a leader on social impact at BCG.
For the biggest impact, companies should focus on using AI, digitizing must-have capabilities, and adopting new ways of working.
CPG companies may be masters at marketing, but when it comes to advanced analytics and AI, there’s room for improvement. To catch up, they need to study lessons from successful early adopters.
They improve the speed and quality of decisions as well as resilience and performance.
Large consumers goods companies have not been winning in the marketplace. Taylor Smith explains how they can leverage AI and advanced analytics techniques to drive competitive advantage.
The dizzying growth in e-commerce has wreaked havoc on CPG supply chains. Here’s how companies can tackle channel proliferation and meet customers’ rising expectations.
Food traceability is here to stay. The question is whether food companies, distributors, and retailers treat it as a regulatory burden or a strategic opportunity.
COVID-19 has exposed the high cost of inflexible CPG supply chains. Companies must act now to ensure adequate supplies and plan for greater resilience in future.