Consumer Products Insights

Distribution

US Consumer Health Update

Signs of destabilization emerge across upper and middle-income consumers, but spending intent holds steady for now.

Grande Consommation

Tariff Turbulence: What Consumer Goods Companies Need to Know

How leaders will turn tariff risk into strategic advantage.

Distribution

Where Grocery Price Inflation Is Causing the Most Shopper Stress

Here’s who’s feeling the strain in the US and Europe, and how they’re dealing with the sticker shock.

Grande Consommation

Boosting Carve-Out Success in Consumer Products

Bain partners and industry leaders share strategies for carving out and scaling growth in consumer products M&A, helping companies unlock value for shareholders.

Consumer-led Brand Growth

LEAP to Win: A Playbook for Consumer Products Multinational Corporations in India

Learn how to navigate—and win—in one of the world’s most promising emerging consumer products markets.

Distribution

Tariffs and the US Consumer: Where to Focus Amid the Noise

Executive teams should track the factors that directly influence whether people spend—or not.

Grande Consommation

Sustainability Is a Natural Part of India’s Consumer Journey—Not a Marketing Ploy

Brands need to promote specific dimensions of sustainability to connect with consumers in India.

Distribution

How India Shops Online 2025

Evolving shopper habits and business models are reshaping the e-retail market.

Grande Consommation

The Holdouts for Dining Together at Home

Our latest survey shows where the household dinner habit is strongest in the US and Europe.

Grande Consommation

Reclaiming Growth in Consumer Products in 2025

Bain's consumer products experts showcase our 2025 Insurgent Brands list, share Expo West insights, and explore investment opportunities within the sector's evolving landscape.

Grande Consommation

Expo West 2025: Winning Brands Ride on the Strongest Consumer Trends

Innovation is concentrated in a few high-potential areas of consumer demand.

Distribution

What We Can Learn from Early Adopters of Wearable AI

The success of Ray-Ban Meta glasses signals the arrival of generative AI in wearable technology.

Grande Consommation

Insurgent Brands Steal the Spotlight in 2025

Bain & Company’s ninth annual review recognizes 120 high-growth US consumer products brands that have captured a staggering 39% of growth within their categories, including 43 newcomers to the list.

Grande Consommation

Takeaways for Asia-Pacific from Bain’s 2025 Consumer Product Report

Bain partners share perspectives on the state of Asia-Pacific CPGs and how leaders can sustain growth by leaning into tech and AI-led business transformation.

Grande Consommation

Inside Bain’s 2025 Consumer Products Report

Bain experts share strategies for CPG growth, focusing on productivity and AI-led transformation for sustainable success in 2025.

Grande Consommation

How the Work from Home Trend Varies by Income and Weekday

Highly paid Americans and Europeans are more likely to work remotely, particularly on Fridays.

Distribution

Adapting to Change: The New Consumer Dynamics in China’s FMCG Sector

China Shopper Report 2024, Vol. 2

Grande Consommation

Consumer Products Report 2025: Reclaiming Relevance in the Gen AI Era

With inflation no longer clouding the agenda, CPGs must meet the moment.

Grande Consommation

A Crisis of Value in China and Southeast Asia

Challenges are intensifying for multinationals in the consumer products sector.

Grande Consommation

Consumer Products M&A

Carving out to grow.

Distribution

It’s True: Gen Z Does Prioritize Mental Health More

In the US and Europe, older teens and twentysomethings are unusually focused on both mind and muscle.

Luxury

2024 China Luxury Goods Market: Navigating Turbulent Waters

China's luxury market faced a significant slowdown in 2024, primarily driven by reduced domestic spending due to low consumer confidence and increased tourist spending abroad.

Grande Consommation

Weight-loss Drugs Aren't Just Changing Waistlines

A Bain survey shows GLP-1 drugs, like those known as Ozempic or Wegovy, lead to significant changes in consumer behavior that often persist even after consumers stop taking them.

Grande Consommation

Interview: Jeff Harmening, General Mills CEO

“Challenging times don’t create character, but I do think they reveal it.”

Distribution

For the Upside of Our Much-Maligned Phones, Ask Women

Female consumers in the US say their phones make them feel safer and socially active.

Private Equity

Signs of Hope in Private Equity Consumer Investing?

The resurgence of megadeals and the growth of platform building via smaller add-ons show that investors are finding opportunity at both ends of the spectrum.

Grande Consommation

How Digital Disruption is Shaping the Future of Consumer Products

Bain partners discuss the need for enterprise resource planning (ERP) transformations for consumer products companies to succeed amid ongoing digital disruption.

Grande Consommation

Consumer Products Companies, Your Strategy Evolves, So Why Doesn’t Your Organization?

What’s needed now is an organization that can meet the unexpected.

Luxury

Asia-Pacific Consumer Product Companies' Quest for Global Expansion

Bain experts David Zehner and Jiho Park examine how businesses in Asia-Pacific are succeeding and establishing themselves as leaders in international markets.

Distribution

From Sustainability Commitments to Impact: Four Pragmatic Questions for Visionary CEOs

Amid competing priorities, CEOs and consumers still say sustainability matters. By acting now, companies can set the stage for profitable growth.

Distribution

The Sustainability Puzzle: What Do Consumers Really Want?

How businesses can unlock the challenge of helping consumers live sustainably.

Grande Consommation

How CEOs Can Turn Decarbonization Setbacks into Progress

Successful companies are establishing a strong business case and then collaborating across the value chain.

Grande Consommation

AI and Sustainability: The Power of Integration

Three practices will help companies deploy a more carbon-conscious “eco-AI” approach to their technology and sustainability priorities.

Grande Consommation

Olam Food Ingredients: Pioneering a New Financial Model for Sustainability

CFO Rishi Kalra has finance and sustainability speaking a common language, valuing comprehensive impact, and reporting results investors can count on.

Energie et Ressources Naturelles

Faster by Design: New Models for Financing the Food Transition

We know how to build more resilient, climate-smart, and nature-positive food systems, but we must move faster. New models can help.

Grande Consommation

Ten Takeaways from Our 2024 Sustainability Survey of Consumers

We asked nearly 19,000 consumers globally about their efforts to live a sustainable lifestyle. Here’s what’s changed—and what hasn’t—since last year.

Distribution

The Global Odyssey: Asia-Pacific Consumer Product Companies’ Quest for International Expansion

As growth in domestic markets slows, Asian companies must expand internationally to keep thriving. Here are several approaches to success.

Grande Consommation

Insurgent Q&A: Once Upon a Farm CEO John Foraker

“Everyone will always tell you disruption can’t work for a million reasons until it does. You have to have conviction and belief that you will prove them wrong.”