FMCG Weekly
Welcome to FMCG Weekly, your go-to podcast for the most insightful trends and innovations in the fast-moving consumer goods and retail industries across the UK and Europe.
Each week, we scan the latest news from the UK, France, Germany, the Benelux, Scandinavia, the US, and beyond, cutting through the noise to deliver the most relevant stories for industry experts and senior managers. A note about our voices: We use AI narration technology to bring you this content.
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Latest Episodes
FMCG Q2 Results: Five Patterns That Matter
Q2 results confirm that FMCG's growth engine has shifted from price to volume, with Unilever posting its best volume quarter since 2010 and Coca-Cola growing unit cases five percent. But the funding differs sharply. Most companies finance volum...
Who Really Won the World Cup at the Checkout?
The World Cup delivered FMCG sales uplifts across markets, but the underlying sources differed dramatically. UK beer and supermarket sales surged, France saw match-dependent spikes, US growth concentrated in host cities, Germany benefited from ...
How Rafa Oliveira Turned Around JDE Peet’s
Heineken appointed a new CEO. It is Rafael Oliveira’s and this episode examines JDE Peet’s turnaround under his leadership as a case study in modern FMCG revenue management. Facing severe coffee inflation, Oliveira shifted the business away fro...
How to win the World Cup?
This week on FMCG Weekly: how to win the World Cup. The tournament grows the battleground categories substantially, but the growth comes from base demand, not your promotion, and because everyone discounts at once, the deals largely cancel. You...
The Rise of Personalised Pricing in Grocery
This week examines the rise of personalised pricing across FMCG and grocery, and the regulatory and trust pressures now constraining it. We separate rules-based, dynamic and personalised pricing, and explain why retailers route personalisation ...