Duncan Miller

The slow erosion of value in the consumer goods industry is now speeding up. Leaders need to reshape their portfolios, sharpen their value propositions, and fully harness tech and AI—or risk ceding ground.

Disruptor-led growth is reshaping nearly every CPG category. Five disruption archetypes—and six defining traits of disruptor brands—offer lessons for incumbents seeking to compete. From the store shelf to the digital aisle, the state of play in the consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) market is being reorganized. CPG growth began to slow dramatically in 2022.

By Duncan Miller, farmer and Cairngorms National Park Authority board member Spring is one of the most important times of the year for sheep and cattle farmers. To help ensure a successful lambing and calving season and prevent any injury or stress to animals it is extremely important to ensure dogs are always under close control – or even better – on a lead when close to fields with pregnant ewes and newborn lambs and calves.