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The week in Consumer Packaged Goods
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Cost and supply shocks spread across the week's CPG agenda, from tomato and whey constraints to fuel and inflation pressure. Companies are responding with autonomous freight and predictive analytics, shifting resilience toward a core operating capability.
Packaging became both a compliance risk and a design frontier as Congress targeted PFAS, phthalates, and BPA while packaging-free pods and bring-your-own containers pointed toward lower-material formats.
Several signals pointed to consumers changing everyday consumption habits, from scrutiny of ultra-processed foods to reduced caffeine use and broader shifts in retail behavior.
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