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‘A rough patch to grow through’: P&G Q1 2023 net profit dips amidst slight net sales rise

21-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a small rise in net sales and a dip in net profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, forecasting a continued difficult cost and operating environment, particularly in Europe, for the rest...

P&G FY2022 net profit up: ‘Still, we’re very clear-eyed about the trials ahead,’ says CEO

03-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a net profit rise for the full fiscal year 2022, though beauty and grooming dipped in the fourth quarter and challenges remain ahead, according to its CEO.

J&J H1 sales up despite ‘headwinds’ impacting beauty and skin health

28-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has reported a rise in first half (H1) sales for 2022 despite a dip in pre-adjusted profits and consumer health sales hit by COVID-19, input costs and supply issues.

Unilever CEO: ‘Peak cost inflation’ set to hit in second half of 2022

27-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer goods major Unilever has reported net sales growth for the first half (H1) of 2022, despite continued high inflation and slower global growth that will continue well into the second half of the year, according to its CEO.

Unilever focused on countering ‘dramatic’ input inflation amidst 9% 2021 net profit rise

15-Feb-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer goods major Unilever has reported growth in full-year 2021 net sales and net profit, with a strong performance in beauty and personal care, but has said a dramatic rise in input costs remains a considerable challenge.

Special Edition: ETHICAL BEAUTY – VEGANISM, CRUELTY-FREE AND PLANETARY GOOD

Beauty can drive 'holistic' sustainable action with life cycle and social focus

31-Jan-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Cosmetics companies are aware and invested in sustainable action, but more can be done to drive better beauty consumption and take a more holistic approach, according to findings in Brazil that offer wider valuable learnings, say researchers.

Colgate-Palmolive finance head: ‘We haven’t seen this level of commodity and logistics inflation in a very long time’

23-Dec-2021 By Kacey Culliney

International personal care major Colgate-Palmolive is continuing to take worldwide pricing action and strengthen innovation and productivity to counter the ongoing cost inflation crisis, its chief financial officer says.