Supply volatility pushes CPG toward predictive resilience

Supply and cost pressures touched ingredients, logistics, fuel, inflation, and fresh produce, while companies expanded predictive tools and autonomous freight to manage the strain. The week's central shift was from reacting to disruption toward building resilience into CPG operations.

Packaging moved onto both the regulatory and consumer agendas, combining chemical restrictions with packaging-free and bring-your-own-container formats. Consumer signals pointed toward changing routines and preferences around ultra-processed foods, retail behavior, and caffeine.