U.S. wine sales have fallen 23% since 2020, leaving California growers with more grapes than the market can absorb. Some are ripping out vineyards or leaving healthy grapes unharvested.
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Consumer brands respond to weaker demand with tighter execution
Day’s Recap
Supporting Articles
P&G CFO Andre Schulten says the company wants retailer partnerships to move beyond annual negotiations over pricing and margins. The proposed three-year plans would cover retail media, in-store execution, innovation and supply chain operations.
1:50 PMConsumer Goods Technology
Ocean Spray CEO Abigail Buckwalter has made two of her first major leadership appointments by adding chiefs for supply chain and transformation. The hires are intended to support growth from cranberry harvest through market delivery.
2:38 PMConsumer Goods Technology11:40 AMFortune
‘The kids just aren’t drinking as much’: California’s wine country is drowning in unwanted grapes
Summary
U.S. wine sales have fallen 23% since 2020, leaving California growers with more grapes than the market can absorb. Some are ripping out vineyards or leaving healthy grapes unharvested.
Demand has shifted faster than the wine industry’s vineyard base can adjust. Growers now face
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A sustained drop in alcohol demand is forcing a major agricultural supply chain to contract.
1:50 PMConsumer Goods Technology
P&G Expands Retailer Conversations Beyond Pricing, Promotions
Summary
P&G CFO Andre Schulten says the company wants retailer partnerships to move beyond annual negotiations over pricing and margins. The proposed three-year plans would cover retail media, in-store execution, innovation and supply chain operations.
P&G is shifting retailer discussions from short-term trade terms toward joint planning across growth and
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Longer-term joint plans could reduce dependence on recurring price negotiations and reshape how major consumer brands and retailers divide investment and growth responsibility.
2:38 PMConsumer Goods Technology
Ocean Spray's New CEO Brings in Supply Chain, Transformation Chiefs to Scale Harvest-to-Market Growth
Summary
Ocean Spray CEO Abigail Buckwalter has made two of her first major leadership appointments by adding chiefs for supply chain and transformation. The hires are intended to support growth from cranberry harvest through market delivery.
The leadership change puts operational execution and organizational transformation at the center of Buckwalter's early
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Ocean Spray is signaling that profitable growth will depend as much on fixing how products move through the business as on expanding demand.
Other Developments
A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.
McDonald's is holding an investor day after its U.S. business underperformed in the latest quarter. The presentation is expected to outline how the company plans to restore momentum in its largest market.
7:00 AMCNBCLeNose, founded by alumni of skincare brand Bubble, is launching a collection of $10 Soap de Parfum products that pairs luxury fragrances with mass-market pricing. The brand aims to expand the role of hand soap into the broader home-fragrance market.
12:01 AMWWD7:00 AMCNBC
McDonald's is hosting an investor day as its U.S. business struggles. Here are 4 things to expect
Summary
McDonald's is holding an investor day after its U.S. business underperformed in the latest quarter. The presentation is expected to outline how the company plans to restore momentum in its largest market.
The weak U.S. results raise pressure on management to show that its growth strategy can
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McDonald's needs to convince investors that its U.S. slowdown is a fixable execution problem, not a lasting shift in consumer demand.
12:01 AMWWD
Bubble Skincare Alumni Launch LeNose, Bringing Luxury Hand Soaps to the Masses
Summary
LeNose, founded by alumni of skincare brand Bubble, is launching a collection of $10 Soap de Parfum products that pairs luxury fragrances with mass-market pricing. The brand aims to expand the role of hand soap into the broader home-fragrance market.
LeNose is positioning hand soap between prestige fragrance and everyday personal care, using scent and
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LeNose reflects the continued push to make luxury cues affordable in crowded consumer-packaged-goods categories.
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