AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDairy Launch: Reliance Consumer Products has entered India’s ready-to-drink dairy market with Joyland flavoured milk, priced at Rs 20 and launching in Tamil Nadu. Costs and Spending: Indian FMCG firms face margin pressure as inflation and changing spending weigh on growth. Separately, a New York Fed study estimates tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to prices for the consumer goods it examined. Prices in China: Consumer inflation edged up to 0.9% year on year in September, driven partly by higher energy and industrial goods prices, while food prices fell. Product Safety: From October 22, US importers must electronically file required safety certificate data for regulated consumer products sent through international mail. UK shoppers are also being told to stop wearing recalled Next sandals after their footbeds were found liable to detach. Retail and Food Waste: South African retailers have recovered more than R15 million through discounted sales of surplus food, offering shoppers lower prices while reducing waste. Consumer Goods Deal: The European Commission approved Kimberly-Clark’s acquisition of Kenvue subject to conditions.
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