consumer goods manufacturers - Consumer Products & Retail

What to expect from Industrial Connectivity Services

May 21, 2026

In most CPG plants, the data exists. Getting to it is the harder problem. Every production environment generates valuable operational…

By Lorraine Abazeri

5 MIN READ

Digital Product Passports: Why product data readiness matters more than the deadline

May 12, 2026

The access to the Digital Product Passport looks like a QR code. The hard work is making sure the record…

By Lorraine Abazeri

11 MIN READ

Five strategies every executive should know to unlock transformative value in CPG manufacturing

April 29, 2026

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are operating in one of the most demanding environments the industry has ever faced. Expectations…

By Christian Wendt

2 MIN READ

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

Why supply chain management is the linchpin of circularity in consumer goods

November 4, 2025

Every year, the European retail and wholesale sector emits around 1.6 gigatons of CO₂e – nearly one-third of Europe’s total…

By Christian Wendt

3 MIN READ

Vulnerable supply chains in the consumer goods industry: Why resilience starts with design

October 22, 2025

The consumer goods industry has always been defined by complexity. From smartphones and apparel to home and DIY products, companies…

By Christian Wendt

2 MIN READ

One truth, one system: how leading brands speed up consumer product development

July 1, 2025

In today’s consumer product development landscape, speed is non-negotiable. But speed without precision breaks trust. Every change to a product…

By Lorraine Abazeri

5 MIN READ

The engineering vs. manufacturing divide is killing durable consumer goods innovation

June 26, 2025

The durable consumer goods industry is experiencing its most significant transformation in decades. Product development cycles that once provided comfortable…

By mariovollbracht

6 MIN READ

Integrated lifecycle management - coffee machine product design on computer screen

How CPR leaders are fixing execution bottlenecks with integrated lifecycle management

March 21, 2025

The race for efficient, flexible and sustainable execution Integrated lifecycle management is helping consumer product and retail (CP&R) leaders eliminate…

By Lorraine Abazeri

6 MIN READ