Beauty, Personal & Home Care - Consumer Products & Retail

PRODUCT CHANGE | Food and beverage products with digital lines around signifying connectedness

Build the IT environment that keeps product change under control

February 16, 2026

The food and beverage industry is full of challenges. But there are three that I can observe again and again when talking to the leaders…

By Frank Brandau

7 MIN READ

Avoid the headaches of downtime with lean manufacturing strategies

January 27, 2026

Unplanned downtime is silently draining profitability from consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers. Every minute of halted production can lead to missed delivery…

By Kevin Hoorne

4 MIN READ

Beauty and cosmetic industry trends 2025-Digital twin of lipstick

Beauty and cosmetic industry trends 2025: Transforming product development and manufacturing with digital innovation

July 22, 2025

The global beauty industry is valued at over $450 billion and continues to grow rapidly, with beauty and cosmetic industry trends…

By Lorraine Abazeri

6 MIN READ

When Innovation Speed Beats Innovation Volume: The New CPG Reality

June 11, 2025

For more than three decades, from 1980 to 2012, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies consistently outperformed the S&P 500 (McKinsey)….

By mariovollbracht

6 MIN READ

Woman in lab coat standing in front of plastic bottles.

Sustainable from the start: Leveraging shift left in consumer goods

May 28, 2025

In today’s fast-paced consumer products industry, digital transformation has become a key driver of success. As companies strive to optimize…

By Volker Albrecht

4 MIN READ

enterprise recipe management of cocoa being poured into batch

From months to seconds: validate virtual recipes and ensure brand quality

April 1, 2025

When consumer trends can change overnight or supply issues pop up at any moment, Consumer Products and Retail (CP&R) executives…

By Steve Hartman and Lorraine Abazeri

3 MIN READ

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Re-use innovation assets: Unlocking speed and efficiency in consumer product development

February 17, 2025

Maximize the potential of existing innovations to speed development, reduce costs, and drive sustainability What if your next breakthrough product…

By Lorraine Abazeri

7 MIN READ

Manufacturer checking product bottles fruit juice on the conveyor belt in the beverage factory. Woman worker checks product bottles in beverage factory. Inspection quality control

Leaner operations through integrated consumer packaged goods manufacturing

February 3, 2025

How can your consumer packaged goods (CPG) company efficiently develop and produce higher quality, more sustainable goods faster? Though this…

By Christian Wendt

3 MIN READ

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The future of CPG manufacturing: flexible, predictive, and sustainable – interview

November 6, 2024

The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is at a crossroads. Rapidly changing consumer preferences, particularly around healthier and more sustainable…

By Christian Wendt

2 MIN READ