Industry News Sustainability

January 6, 2021

Executive Summary
Fast-moving consumer goods, also known as consumer packaged goods (CPG), are products that are sold quickly and at a relatively low cost. Examples include non-durable household goods such as packaged foods, beverages, toiletries, candies, cosmetics, over-the-counter drugs, dry goods, and other consumables.
Industry News
What CPG brands can learn from DTCs about improving holiday sales
Digital Commerce 360, December 18, 2020
 
How COVID-19 Vaccine Could Affect CPG
Convenience Store Petroleum, December 21, 2020
 
Coca-Cola Revisits Subscription Model; Latest CPG Company To Embrace The Digital D2C Future
Pymnts.com, January 5, 2021
 
Marketer of the Year: Unilever
Marketing Dive, December 9, 2020
 
Sustainability
Hive Brands Aims To Become The Whole Foods Of Sustainable Products
Pymnts.com, January 6, 2021
 
Getting Ahead of the Curve with Sustainable Packaging as the Pandemic Continues
Packaging Strategies, December 21, 2020
 

 Tyson Foods brings plant-based meats to its Jimmy Dean brand
 

Food Dive, January 6, 2021
 
Industry News
Digital Commerce 360, December 18, 2020

CPG brands should know winning online is not about staying ahead of new, challenger brands. It’s about anticipating the needs of the market and taking control of their ecosystems.

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Convenience Store Petroleum, December 21, 2020

Krishnakumar (KK) Davey, president of strategic analytics at Chicago-based market research firm IRI, and Nik Modi, managing director at RBC Capital Markets, New York, spoke during an IRI webinar on how this could affect consumer packaged goods sales in convenience stores and other retail outlets.

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Pymnts.com, January 5, 2021

The Coca-Cola Insiders Club has returned — sort of. Though currently marked sold out on the website for the current three-month run that will see insiders receive monthly subscription boxes of goodies, consumers are encouraged to sign on for the waitlist now that the return is underway.

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Marketing Dive, December 9, 2020

Amid historic challenges, the marketer of brands like Dove and Ben & Jerry's continually met the moment with resonant messaging while advancing its business in critical areas like e-commerce.

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Sustainability
Pymnts.com, January 6, 2021

New eco-friendly commerce platform Hive Brands hopes it can be sort of the Whole Foods of sustainable goods, as well as function as the equivalent of the Good Housekeeping seal of approval for ethically made products.

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Packaging Strategies, December 21, 2020

Has sustainability taken a backseat as concerns about COVID-19 continue to dominate? News cycles have shifted. Coverage of and concerns about the negative impacts that plastic and other non-sustainable items have on the environment seems to have declined a bit.

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Food Dive, January 6, 2021

As more consumers incorporate plant-based alternatives into their diets, they are looking for more than just a faux burger or chicken nugget. Increasingly, they want their favorite foods that feature meat to use plant-based ingredients.

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