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The week in Consumer Packaged Goods
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PepsiCo cut its earnings outlook as North American demand and higher costs delayed recovery, then combined price increases with deeper cost and logistics changes. It also raised €1 billion soon after the outlook cut, underscoring the scale of the reset.
Beer makers confronted weakening demand through cost cuts, restructuring, new drinking occasions and efforts to win back consumers. Japan's price-fixing investigation added legal and reputational exposure to the sector's commercial challenges.
L'Oréal showed that AI can reduce customer-service handling time, while its broader marketing strategy and Mars's outlook point toward AI influencing brand visibility and shopping discovery. Consumer brands are therefore treating data and technology infrastructure as part of both operations and marketing.
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