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Our December Roundup: Grocery trends, rethinking waste and the new superfood

Discover the latest CPG news including 2023 grocery trends, the latest superfoods, innovation in food waste reuse, and the importance of pleasure in educating consumers about their food choices.

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Personalization at Scale: Providing increased value to your consumers

How the increased complexity of personalization can provide great payback for both consumers and brand owners.

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Which categories are best placed to leverage personalization at scale?

Personalization is a powerful tool for adding value to consumers. But where can this tool be effectively leveraged? Our study reveals the categories where personalization can play to ensure your brand’s competitive advantage.

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Two sides of sustainability: Challenging CPG sustainability communication

There are two important sides to sustainability for CPG businesses: What actions to take and how to tell the story of those actions to your consumers. Here we break down key takeaways for decision makers to ensure both elements are properly managed in a balanced and effective way.

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Recession looms. Marketers, you know what you should do, right?

In this guest blog from Nigel Hollis, Nigel unpacks what marketers need to do to stay head as the recession looms large. Read more to discover practical advice for managing uncertainty.

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Can personalization at scale improve consumer trust?

Recent articles in the CPG world have focused on the ‘trend’ of personalization as something consumers are interested in. But we wanted to interrogate this topic a little deeper. Not only as a marketing tactic, but to ask the question: what more might personalization offer for the consumer? Could this impact consumer trust? Sevendots Partners Monica Segard, Marco Aureggi, Miriam Mostarda, Andrea Bielli, Colin McAllister, Elisa Costa and Sam Bedi all gathered to discuss the role of personalization at scale.

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How should brands respond to a social or political crisis? The CPG response to Ukraine

Observing the varied CPG responses to the Ukraine crisis has prompted us to question: what should brands be doing in a social or political crisis?

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Towards a Regenerative Economy: Taking Regenerative Agriculture one step further

Continuing our series on the future of value generation, this article explores the way regenerative practices can be understood to feed economic activity that serves long-term sustainability, with better outcomes for both humankind and the planet.

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Big can be beautiful too: The dynamics of Big vs. Small brands

How big brands can adapt in the face of increased consumer preference for small brands. With a few key strategies, big can be beautiful again.

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11 January 2023

Our December Roundup: Grocery trends, rethinking waste and the new superfood

Discover the latest CPG news including 2023 grocery trends, the latest superfoods, innovation in food waste reuse, and the importance of pleasure in educating consumers about their food choices.

Christina Carè

Sevendots, London

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07 December 2022

Our November Roundup: Sustainability confusion, metaverse beauty and cultivated chicken

In this month's roundup, FDA approval is received for cultivated chicken, the argument for processed food, metaverse beauty and a ban on marketing high-sugar treats to under 16s.

Christina Carè

Sevendots, London

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05 December 2022

Introducing Transforming CPG: The new podcast brought to you by Sevendots

Introducing the new CPG podcast: Transforming CPG by Sevendots.

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17 November 2022

Which categories are best placed to leverage personalization at scale?

Personalization is a powerful tool for adding value to consumers. But where can this tool be effectively leveraged? Our study reveals the categories where personalization can play to ensure your brand’s competitive advantage.

Colin McAllister

Sevendots, Milan

Andrea Bielli

Sevendots, Rome

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08 November 2022

Our October Roundup: health performance and wellness, price management and the future of retail for Gen Z

In this month's roundup we explore the health credentials of CPG products, alongside a tricky moment in price management, the latest in regenerative agriculture efforts, growing scepticism over sustainability claims and the future of retail as seen by Gen Z.

Christina Carè

Sevendots, London

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09 October 2022

Our September Roundup: plant-based news, ultra-processed foods and the rise in private labels

In this month's roundup we've got investment from the USDA in Regenerative Agriculture with Danone, responding to the growth in private labels as a result of economic hardship, and new information about ultra-processed foods.

Christina Carè

Sevendots, London

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06 September 2022

Our August Roundup: food trends for 2023, shrinkflation and alternative fats

In our August roundup, we explore the nonalcoholic drink trend, as well as general food trends for 2023, alternative fat production, why sustainability is no longer sufficient, and consumer concern over 'shrinkflation'.

Christina Carè

Sevendots, London

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10 years at Leo Burnett China from 1998 with experience in establishing faces of brands in China for P&G, Wyeth, Wrigley’s, Cadillac, Fiat, Ping An Group, McDonald’s, Siemens, LiNing, Coca-Cola brands, and Shanghai General Motors. Helped growing Leo Burnett Company from an eight people unit to the most admired communication company in China with a team of three hundreds highly achieved professionals. Appointed to be Member of Executive Management Committee in 2000.

 

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