Commonground
Senior Moderator
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29th Sep 2026
FMCG and consumer-goods manufacturers face an unusually difficult combination of higher costs and weak demand over the next six months. The war between Russia and Ukraine is disrupting grain and fertiliser markets, while El Niño threatens food crops. Wages are rising in labour-intensive parts of the industry, and at the same time, consumers remain cautious.
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Be sure to look out for part two of this article series next week, where we will unpack the remaining five operational risks and explore how large multinational manufacturers can build greater resilience against them.
Continued: https://www.eiu.com/n/global-themes/blog/five-risks-multinational-manufacturers/
29th Sep 2026
FMCG and consumer-goods manufacturers face an unusually difficult combination of higher costs and weak demand over the next six months. The war between Russia and Ukraine is disrupting grain and fertiliser markets, while El Niño threatens food crops. Wages are rising in labour-intensive parts of the industry, and at the same time, consumers remain cautious.
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Summary
Navigating these overlapping disruptions requires immediate operational discipline. Success over the next six months hinges on proactive workforce planning, aggressive cost management in non-customer-facing areas, and early inventory positioning against El Niño commodity price spikes. With limited pricing power, manufacturers must act now to protect margins before supply bottlenecks and wage pressures worsen.Be sure to look out for part two of this article series next week, where we will unpack the remaining five operational risks and explore how large multinational manufacturers can build greater resilience against them.
Continued: https://www.eiu.com/n/global-themes/blog/five-risks-multinational-manufacturers/