Consumer Goods, Retail – Porsche Consulting The Magazine

SustainabilityFrom Garage
to Factory

For winners of the German Entrepreneurial Awards (Deutscher Gründerpreis), trophies are incidental. What counts for them is professional start-up assistance. Solid consulting services have helped many start-ups develop into profitable large companies. The two founders of Traceless Materials with their alternative to plastics are a prime example.

11/2024

byTanja Krupp

Strategic Transformation“Careers Don’t Just
Happen”

Sylvie Nicol is the Management Board member in charge of human resources, infrastructure, and sustainability worldwide at Henkel, a German industry and consumer goods company perhaps best known for its Persil laundry detergent. A native of France now in her third decade with the company, Nicol has come to stand for change and transformation.

10/2024

byRuth Lemmer

HIGH PERFORMANCE ENTERPRISEFor the Love of Milk

Anyone who leads one of Europe’s largest dairy enterprises will need to balance a trifecta of producer, retailer, and consumer interests. The company will require a strong structure in every respect. One based on quality. With no room for compromise.

01/2024

byJürgen Hoffmann

SustainabilityTwo Women
Get Rid of Plastic

Plastic wraps, coatings, and single-use containers — the synthetic content in all these products could be replaced by a bio-based granulate called “Traceless.” It is a fully compostable natural substance with similar properties to plastic.

09/2022

byTanja Krupp

Strategic TransformationTattoo Transformation

Family-run companies with long-standing successful products prefer to stick to their traditions. Change can be difficult for them — unless the next generation brings an unusual degree of courage. Like at Edding.

09/2022

byHeiner von der Laden and Tanja Krupp

Food for Thought

The coronavirus has also jolted the food industry. Four managers explain how this led them to focus on essentials — and how they even discovered some new opportunities.

09/2020

byVirginia Kirst

Technology Versus
Pandemic

Digital solutions are central to Nestlé’s Covid-19 comeback. CIO Filippo Catalano on the consumer goods giant’s response to crisis, the importance of preparedness, and where big companies go from here.

09/2020

byAndrew Curry