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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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Podcasting since 2024 • 51 episodes
FMCG Weekly
Latest Episodes
Can a Focused Unilever Match P&G and L'Oréal?
This episode analyzes Unilever’s potential divestiture of its food division, valued at over €30 billion, to McCormick & Company. This move would be a fundamental shift toward a pure-play beauty and personal care model, aimed at eliminating ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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From Punk to Pennies on the Dollar. BrewDog, Tilray, and the "Great Narrowing"
BrewDog, once valued at $2.7 billion, sold out of administration for £33 million. This week, we examine what Tilray's acquisition of the brand tells us about a deeper structural shift in FMCG. The industry's biggest players, such as Unilever, N...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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13:19
Amazon bigger than Walmart, Carrefour's strategy and Nestle divestures
This week’s episode analyzes a major structural realignment in the FMCG and retail sectors. Nestlé is divesting its ice-cream and water businesses to focus on coffee, petcare, and nutrition under CEO Philipp Navratil, amid an infant-formula rec...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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10:44
The End of Price-Led Growth
This episode of FMCG Weekly examines the structural shift from price-led growth to Real Internal Growth (RIG) in 2026. With global volume growth stalling at 0.9% and private label penetration hitting 40%, the "pricing ceiling" has been reached....
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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7:16
How to Survive Price Negotiations in 2026
This episode of FMCG Weekly examines the evolution of price negotiations in 2026, focusing on the shift from cost-plus models to data-driven, category-focused strategies. Matilda, the A.I. host, provides a detailed analysis of best practices fo...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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17:26