AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoProduct Safety: More than 82,000 rechargeable hand warmers sold at major retailers were recalled over fire and burn risks; Amazon-listed baby bath seats were also recalled over drowning hazards. Packaging Shift: Kneipp is testing Sonoco’s fibre-based can for bath crystals, while DIC is expanding a gravure ink that cut solvent use by at least half in tests. Beauty Retail: H.I.G. Capital sold Italian chain Pinalli to Borletti Group after the retailer grew to 108 stores and €197 million in 2025 revenue. FMCG Outlook: Rising crude oil, palm oil and packaging costs are squeezing consumer-goods margins even as demand recovers; separate New York Fed research found tariffs lifted U.S. consumer-goods prices by 2.9 percentage points. Production: Unilever is using precision temperature controls at its Gloucester plant to maintain the chocolate coating quality of Magnum ice cream.
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