Los Angeles, CA—A new industry group is looking to promote representation of black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space, according to a press release. Ibraheem Basir, Founder and CEO of A Dozen Cousins, has created Project Potluck as an organization to help BIPOC thrive...
Chicago, IL—IRI has added the IRI CPG Supply Index to its COVID-19 Info Portal and Data Dashboard, according to a press release. The tool provides a standard metric for tracking weekly changes in the availability of CPG products in absolute terms, as well as a relative measure compared to pre-pandemic...
Cincinnati, OH - Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) has agreed to acquire the consumer-health business from Germany’s Merck KGaA. The $4.4 billion deal adds vitamins and food supplements to the company's lineup of over-the-counter medicines, which include Vicks, Metamucil, Pepto-Bismol, Crest and Oral-B. “We like the steady, broad-based growth of...
Chicago – SPINS, the leading provider of retail consumer insights, analytics, and consulting for the Natural, Organic, and Specialty Products Industries, has acquired FoodFacts Inc., the leading consumer awareness platform for transparency into nutrition data, ingredients, allergens, and sensitivities. The acquisition provides SPINS with an unprecedented level of attribution of...
