Consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) appear cautiously optimistic about business and the marketplace in general, according to PMMI’s report on the Vision 2020 focus groups it conducted during PACK EXPO International 2012.
Today’s economic uncertainty means corporations are looking inward for new efficiencies and economies of structure with tactics including reorganizations, consolidations, lean manufacturing and sustainability strategies. They’re also relying more heavily on performance metrics and looking more stringently at project proposals.