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Fmcg Industry Statistics

The global FMCG market is forecast at $6.6T in 2025, explore growth, leading companies and 2026 technology and compliance trends.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Fmcg Industry Statistics
Rachel SvenssonWritten by Rachel Svensson·Edited by Priya Chandrasekaran·Fact-checked by Katherine Brennan
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01 Industry overview

The fmcg industry at a glance

Global FMCG retail sales are forecast at $6.6 trillion in 2025, with growth increasingly driven by price rather than volume as consumers trade down and private-label products gain share.

$6.6T[63]
Global FMCG sales, 2025
5%[26]
Global CAGR, 2025–2029
2.6%[88]
Average FMCG price growth, 2025
46.2%[13]
EU household spending in key FMCG categories, 2025
Market size
Global FMCG retail sales are forecast to reach $6.6 trillion in 2025. Euromonitor describes this as nearly 5% annual growth, although the increase is largely price-led rather than volume-led.[63][26]
Forecast & CAGR
Euromonitor forecasts global FMCG retail sales to exceed $8 trillion by 2029, implying a 5% compound annual growth rate from 2025 to 2029. Soft drinks are expected to be the fastest-growing industry in 2025 at 6.5%, followed by cooking ingredients and meals at 5.7%.[26]
Market share & regions
A directly comparable global FMCG market-share split by region was not available from a reliable public source. As a regional consumption proxy, Eurostat reports that food and non-alcoholic beverages, transport, and housing together represented 46.2% of EU household consumption expenditure in January 2025.[13]
Segmentation
Euromonitor identifies soft drinks as the fastest-growing FMCG industry in 2025, with forecast current-value growth of 6.5%, followed by cooking ingredients and meals at 5.7%. The broader FMCG landscape also includes food, beauty and personal care, household goods, and other frequently purchased consumer products.[63]
Key players & concentration
The global market is led by multinational companies including Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola, but a reliable public figure for their combined global FMCG market share was not available. The sector therefore remains fragmented across branded manufacturers, private-label suppliers, and regional producers.[89]
Pricing
Average FMCG price growth was 2.6% in 2025, down from 4.1% in 2024, according to NielsenIQ. Euromonitor says 2025 value growth is largely price-led, while consumers respond through trading down, smaller packs, and increased interest in private-label products.[88][63]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth opportunities are concentrated in emerging markets, health and wellness, e-commerce, and soft drinks. Key challenges include sustained cost-of-living pressure, subdued real-volume growth, commodity and agricultural input costs, and trade volatility.[63][88]
Consumer behavior & competition
NielsenIQ reports that 50% of global respondents in its 2025 grocery-trends research said they were purchasing more private-label products than ever before. Competition is therefore intensifying between national brands, private labels, discount retailers, and e-commerce channels as shoppers become more value-conscious.[88]
M&A
Mars completed its approximately $35.9 billion acquisition of Kellanova in December 2025, expanding its global snacks portfolio. McKinsey also reported that Keurig Dr Pepper's approximately $23 billion acquisition of JDE Peet's helped push 2025 beverage deal value to $43 billion, more than double 2024's $20 billion.[90][4]
Regulation
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2025/40, entered into force on February 11, 2025 and applies from August 12, 2026. It covers packaging sustainability, labeling, extended producer responsibility, waste prevention, reuse, and recycling; it also requires member states to target separate collection of at least 90% of specified packaging formats by January 1, 2029.[91]
Latest news
Recent FMCG developments include continued deal activity and changing consumer demand. In November 2026, AP reported that China's 2025 Singles' Day sales reached almost 1.7 trillion yuan, or about $254 billion, while retailers used AI and value positioning to address weaker consumer spending.[92]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Fmcg Industry

The leading companies in the fmcg industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

The Coca-Cola Company stands out for global non-alcoholic beverages because it reported $47.9 billion in 2025 net operating revenues, while Procter & Gamble focuses on household, personal care and beauty products since it reported $84.3 billion in 2025 net sales across consumer product categories.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in non-alcoholic beverages

    The Coca-Cola Company

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Non-alcoholic beverages

    Why we picked it: Its global non-alcoholic beverage segment is tracked via 2025 net operating revenues of $47.9 billion and an operating margin of 28.7%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit coca-colacompany.com ↗

  2. Leader in household and beauty

    Procter & Gamble

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.4 · Household and beauty

    Why we picked it: Its household, personal care and beauty categories are reflected in 2025 net sales of $84.3 billion and an operating margin of 22.7%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit pg.com ↗

  3. Leader in food and beverages

    Nestlé

    CH

    Ranked #5 · 8.9 · Food and beverages

    Why we picked it: Its global food and beverage footprint is described as selling in 185 countries, with a 2025 operating margin of 14.2%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit nestle.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

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Top 10 companies in the fmcg industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

The Coca-Cola Company

Non-alcoholic beverages · US

9.6
2

Procter & Gamble

Household and beauty · US

9.4
3

L'Oréal

Household and beauty · FR

9.4
4

Unilever

Household and beauty · GB

9.2
5

Nestlé

Food and beverages · CH

8.9
6

PepsiCo

Global beverages and convenient foods · US

8.8
7

Danone

Dairy, plant-based, water and nutrition · FR

8.8
8

General Mills

Global packaged foods and pet food · US

7.7
9

Kenvue

Global consumer health and personal care · US

7.6
10

Kraft Heinz

Global packaged foods and condiments · US

7.1

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Rachel Svensson. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the fmcg industry. In Fmcg Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/fmcg-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest fmcg companies

Nestlé leads with $101.1B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

Nestlé$101.1B
PepsiCo$93.9B
Procter & Gamble$84.3B
Unilever$54.5B
The Coca-Cola Company$47.9B
L'Oréal$47.6B
source-verifiednestle.com · pepsico.com · us.pg.com · unilever.com · investors.coca-colacompany.com · loreal-finance.com2025

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Generative AI adoption is widespread: 70% of business functions at retail and consumer-goods firms used or piloted it in 2025, while about 75% of CPG companies stayed in pilot or exploration in 2026.

AI in the fmcg industry

  • 70% of business functions at retail and consumer-goods firms were using or piloting generative AI in 2025, based on a survey of 150 sector respondents.[1]
  • Approximately 75% of CPG companies remained in AI pilot or exploration mode in 2026, while 18% were scaling impact worldwide.[2]
  • 11% of surveyed CPG companies had significantly scaled AI in idea-to-market processes in 2026, although nearly half identified it as their most strategic process.[2]
  • 74% of consumer-goods companies currently use generative AI, according to a 2025 industry survey of US executives.[3]
  • 65% of consumer-goods companies currently use predictive AI, according to a 2025 industry survey of US executives.[3]
  • 56% of CPG leaders reported regularly using generative AI in 2024, globally.[4]

Automation in the fmcg industry

  • 12% was the maximum reduction in operating costs that North American food and beverage companies said automation could deliver in 2024.[5]
  • 54% of US CPGs and co-packers planned to automate in 2024, compared with 46% of other manufacturers.[6]
  • 40% was the maximum efficiency improvement that North American food and beverage companies said automation could deliver in 2024.[5]
  • 34% of North American food and beverage companies planned to increase automation in 2024.[5]
  • 48% of North American food and beverage companies still partly or completely relied on manual processes to trace products in 2024.[5]
  • 46% of North American food and beverage companies planned to improve inventory-level management through technology in 2024.[5]

Digital Transformation in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across consumer products, 94% of surveyed supply-chain executives said they were transforming the supply-chain function in 2026.[7]
  • Across consumer products, 72% of respondents identified enterprise access to real-time supply-chain analytics as an economic-value area for digitization in 2024.[8]
  • Across consumer markets, 35% of respondents said their companies had integrated digital capabilities end to end in 2026.[9]
  • Across consumer products, 67% of surveyed executives said digital transformation was necessary to compete in 2025, while 68% were investing in smart technology and automation.[10]

Technology Adoption in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across consumer goods, 90% of leaders expected their companies to increase investment in AI agents, and 89% believed AI agents would be essential to compete within two years; 2025 industry survey.[3]
  • Across consumer goods, 82% of surveyed companies were already using or planning to deploy generative AI in social-media marketing and analytics in 2024.[11]
  • Across consumer products, about 40% of executives said their companies were applying AI technologies to the business in 2025; survey of consumer-products executives.[8]
  • Across retail and consumer packaged goods, 75% of executives called AI a top strategic priority in 2026, while 16.5% said they could quantify a return on AI investment; global executive survey.[10]
  • Across consumer products, 66% of leaders said their organizations would increase or strongly increase artificial-intelligence investment over the next three years; survey of 505 leaders in 23 countries.[12]
  • Across consumer goods, 81% of surveyed companies were already using or planning to deploy generative AI in sales, marketing and consumer experiences in 2024.[11]

Cloud Computing in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across EU enterprises, 71.7% of those using paid cloud services used them for office software in 2025.[13]
  • Across EU enterprises, 52.74% used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[13]
  • Across EU enterprises, 85.2% of those using paid cloud services used them for email in 2025.[13]
  • Across EU enterprises, 71.5% of those using paid cloud services used them for file storage in 2025.[13]
  • Across EU enterprises, 30.1% of those using paid cloud services used them for enterprise-resource-planning software in 2025.[13]

Big Data in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across EU enterprises, 33.02% performed data analytics using their own employees in 2025.[13]
  • Across EU enterprises, 17.62% performed analytics on customer data in 2025.[13]
  • Across EU enterprises, 40% performed data analytics internally or through another organization in 2025.[13]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data access and governance remain limiting factors, with 35% of retail and CPG leaders reporting inconsistent or incorrect answers to data questions in 2025 and 42% citing inconsistent data quality and fragmented reporting as critical challenges.

Business intelligence in the fmcg industry

  • 8% of retail and CPG organizations had scaled AI-powered analytics across multiple departments in 2025.[14]
  • 15% of retail and CPG organizations had reached full operational maturity in AI-powered business intelligence in 2025.[15]
  • 54% of retail and CPG organizations cited faster decision-making and innovation as the top outcome sought from AI-powered business intelligence in 2025.[15]
  • 27% of retail and CPG organizations planned to give more than 20% of employees access to AI-powered analytics in 2025.[14]
  • 27% of retail and CPG organizations planned to extend AI-powered business-intelligence access to more than 20% of their workforce in 2025.[15]
  • 54% of retail and CPG respondents identified faster decision-making and innovation as the key outcome of AI-powered analytics in 2025.[14]

Data analytics in the fmcg industry

  • More than one-third of consumer-products executives identified data analytics as a critical capability for driving profitable growth in 2025.[8]
  • 41% of CPG businesses ranked investment in better data and analytics capabilities among their top three initiatives in 2024.[16]
  • 71% of CPG businesses planned to implement AI-enhanced business-intelligence platforms in 2024.[16]
  • 52% was the increase from 2023 in mentions of precision analytics among the top 100 global consumer-products companies’ earnings calls analyzed by Deloitte.[10]
  • 71% of CPG leaders reported adopting artificial intelligence in at least one business function in 2024, up from 42% in 2023.[4]
  • 91% of CPG manufacturers intended to deepen collaboration initiatives in 2024, with supply-chain resilience and waste reduction cited as key drivers.[17]

Data Quality in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across supply-management organizations, 49% rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024.[18]
  • Across retail and consumer goods, 26% of leaders said their data quality was poor compared with competitors in 2024.[19]
  • Across consumer packaged goods, 60% planned to increase investment in data and analytics during the following 12 months in 2024.[8]
  • Across consumer packaged goods, 22% reported that businesses lacked trust in data quality and validity in 2024.[8]

Data Governance in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across retail and CPG companies, 35% reported receiving inconsistent or incorrect answers to data questions in 2025.[20]
  • Across consumer packaged goods companies, 43% said they struggled with establishing the right level of data governance in 2024.[8]
  • Across retail and CPG companies, 42% identified inconsistent data quality, absent semantic layers and fragmented reporting as critical governance challenges in 2025.[20]
  • Across supply-management organizations, 61% had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[18]
  • Across retail and CPG companies, 31% cited the lack of a corporate data strategy and semantic layer as a key challenge in 2025.[20]

KPIs in the fmcg industry

  • 1% of total dollar sales across Circana’s expanded multi-outlet universe came from the 200 leading new CPG products in 2024.[21]
  • 74% of United States consumers placed product quality among their top three value-for-money factors in 2024, providing a customer-value KPI for FMCG brands.[22]
  • 64% of global FMCG brands grew in value terms in Kantar’s 2024 Brand Footprint analysis.[23]
  • 16.9% of annual sales were expected to be returned in 2024 by large United States retailers, a key post-purchase performance KPI for consumer-goods sellers.[24]
  • 8.6% was the increase in average FMCG brand spending per buyer reported by Kantar for 2024, reaching $1,052 per buyer.[23]
  • 28% of overall store growth came from the 200 leading new CPG products in 2024, making launch contribution a measurable innovation KPI.[25]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Demand is shaped by price and store brands: private label had 18.9% dollar share of FMCG manufacturer sales in 2025, and global FMCG growth is forecast at a 5% CAGR from 2025 to 2029.

Growth in the fmcg industry

  • $8 trillion was the forecast size of global FMCG retail sales by 2029.[26]
  • 2.1% was global FMCG growth in 2018, compared with 6% in 2012, according to Kantar historical data.[23]
  • 18% was FMCG e-commerce growth in Spain in 2024, according to Kantar’s consumer update reported by Cinco Días.[27]
  • 5% was the projected global FMCG retail sales CAGR from 2025 to 2029, according to Euromonitor International.[26]

Differentiation in the fmcg industry

  • 3.3% was the increase in U.S. store-brand dollar sales for the 52 weeks ending December 28, 2025.[28]
  • 1.2% was the increase in U.S. national-brand dollar sales for the 52 weeks ending December 28, 2025.[28]
  • $282.8 billion was U.S. private-label sales in 2025.[28]
  • 18.9% was private label’s dollar share of FMCG manufacturer sales in Nielsen MarketTrack data for the 52 weeks ending December 27, 2025.[29]
  • 25.0% was the dollar share of FMCG manufacturers ranked 101 and above in Nielsen MarketTrack data for the 52 weeks ending December 27, 2025.[29]
  • 3.5% was private label’s tonnage growth in Nielsen MarketTrack FMCG data for the 52 weeks ending December 27, 2025.[29]

Mergers and acquisitions in the fmcg industry

  • 92 food-sector CPG deals worth approximately $67 billion were completed in 2024.[4]
  • 140 CPG M&A transactions above $25 million were completed globally in 2025, down from 180 in 2024.[4]
  • $48.7 billion was the value of Kimberly-Clark’s 2025 acquisition of Kenvue.[8]
  • $56 billion was the value of European CPG M&A transactions in 2025, nearly triple the approximately $20 billion recorded in 2024.[4]
  • 79 food-sector CPG deals worth approximately $35 billion were completed in 2025.[4]
  • $152 billion was the value of qualifying global CPG M&A transactions in 2025, up from approximately $99 billion in 2024.[4]

Strategic partnerships in the fmcg industry

  • 10 years was the announced duration of Sainsbury’s partnership with Cranswick to improve pig welfare and provide greater stability for 170 farmers in its pork producer group.[30]
  • 170 farmers were included in Sainsbury’s ten-year pork partnership with Cranswick announced in 2025.[30]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce change is tied to digital adoption and automation: more than 70% higher productivity was achieved in processing areas after automation and workforce redesign at a US consumer-packaged-goods plant.

Employee retention in the fmcg industry

  • 16% was the median annual employee-turnover rate for consumer-staples companies in the 2024 Corporate Sustainability Assessment.[31]
  • 69% was the maximum reported annual employee-turnover rate among consumer-staples companies in the 2024 Corporate Sustainability Assessment.[31]
  • 39% of retail employers said employee turnover had increased slightly or significantly over the previous 18 months in 2024.[32]
  • 46% of retail employers reported store-level, non-managerial turnover between 21% and 50% in a 2024 benchmark survey.[32]
  • 21% of retail employers reported store-level, non-managerial turnover below 20% in a 2024 benchmark survey.[32]

Remote Work in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across consumer goods companies, 69% offer some form of work-location flexibility, according to the Flex Index industry benchmark.[33]
  • Among U.S. remote-capable employees, 26% worked exclusively remotely in May 2026, while 52% worked in a hybrid arrangement.[34]
  • Across retail and consumer goods organizations, 54% support workcations, compared with 65% across all surveyed sectors in 2024.[35]
  • Across retail and consumer goods organizations, 8% support permanent remote working arrangements, according to a 2024 international mobility survey.[35]
  • Across retail and consumer goods organizations, 23% support international hybrid remote-working assignments, according to a 2024 survey.[35]

Hybrid Work in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. remote-capable employees, 52% worked hybrid in May 2026, compared with 26% exclusively remote and 22% on-site.[34]
  • Among U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% of hybrid workers were thriving in May 2026, compared with 52% of exclusively remote workers.[34]
  • Only 11% of U.S. employees benefited from a hybrid policy set jointly by their work team in May 2025.[34]
  • Among U.S. remote-capable employees, 34% of hybrid workers were engaged in May 2026, compared with 37% of exclusively remote workers.[34]
  • Among U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred hybrid work in November 2025, compared with 33% preferring exclusively remote work and 6% on-site work.[34]

Upskilling in the fmcg industry

  • More than 70% higher productivity was achieved in processing areas after automation and workforce redesign at a US consumer-packaged-goods plant.[4]
  • Almost 280% higher productivity was achieved in filling and packaging after automation and workforce redesign at a US consumer-packaged-goods plant.[4]

Employee Engagement in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across consumer goods and services organizations, 72% of employees were engaged in data collected from July 2025 through June 2026.[36]
  • Across consumer goods and services organizations, 89% of employees agreed they knew how their work contributed to company goals in data collected from July 2025 through June 2026.[36]
  • Across consumer goods and services organizations, the median employee net promoter score was 23 in data collected from July 2025 through June 2026.[36]
  • Globally, 20% of employees were engaged in 2025, according to Gallup’s World Poll benchmark.[34]
  • Across consumer goods and services organizations, 18% of employees were thinking of or actively seeking jobs elsewhere in data collected from July 2025 through June 2026.[36]

DEI in the fmcg industry

  • 26% of organizations had gender-representation goals in 2024, down from 34% in 2023.[37]
  • 63% of organizations had partnerships with DEI-focused organizations in 2024, compared with 54% in 2023.[37]
  • 73% of organizations incorporated DEI commitments into company values in 2024, according to Paradigm data.[37]
  • 66% of organizations had a DEI budget in 2024, according to data from 220 organizations using Paradigm’s platform.[37]
  • 40% of organizations had a senior leader fully dedicated to DEI in 2024, compared with 27% in 2023.[37]

Change Management in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across consumer products leaders in 23 countries, 48% reported productivity benefits from digital transformation in 2025.[12]
  • Across consumer products leaders in 23 countries, 78% at digitally mature companies felt prepared for change, compared with 46% at less digitally mature organizations.[12]
  • Across consumer products leaders in 23 countries, 51% cited cost as a top challenge and 34% cited time to implement technology in 2025.[12]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer behavior is moving across channels and loyalty is under pressure, with 59% of consumer-goods shopping estimated through digital channels in 2024 and 36% of consumers saying they were less loyal to stores and brands in 2024.

Customer experience in the fmcg industry

  • 4% of supermarket customer experiences were rated very poor globally in 2024.[38]
  • 73% of consumer-goods shoppers said brands treated them as unique individuals in 2024.[3]
  • 3% of companies were classified as customer-obsessed in the United States in 2024.[39]
  • 6% of consumers globally reported a bad customer experience with supermarkets in 2024.[38]
  • 59% of consumer-goods shopping was estimated to occur through digital channels in 2024.[3]

Customer retention in the fmcg industry

  • 0.28% was the reported customer-retention performance change for B2C product companies in Spring 2024.[40]
  • 59% was the average three-year retention rate among retail leaders using customer-movement strategies based on 2023 data.[41]
  • 20% of consumers shopped with brands offering points or loyalty rewards in 2024.[42]
  • 36% of consumers said they were less loyal to stores and brands in 2024.[42]
  • -3.0% was the reported change in customer-retention performance for consumer packaged goods companies in Spring 2024.[40]

Customer acquisition in the fmcg industry

  • 51% of consumers discovered a new product or brand on social media during the six months ending November 2024.[43]
  • 5.9% was the reported customer-acquisition performance change for B2C product companies in Spring 2024.[40]
  • 7.39% was the average change in overall marketing spending among consumer packaged goods companies in 2025.[40]
  • 46% of social users used TikTok for product discovery in the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report.[44]
  • 60% of social users used Facebook for product discovery in the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report.[44]

Customer loyalty in the fmcg industry

  • 63% of CPG shoppers identified high-quality products as a factor that most positively affected brand loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 48% of CPG shoppers demonstrated loyalty by using a brand’s loyalty card or scheme in 2024.[45]
  • 74% of consumer-goods consumers reported switching brands during the year preceding Salesforce’s 2024 report.[3]
  • 46% of CPG shoppers identified brand longevity as a factor that positively affected loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 52% of CPG shoppers demonstrated loyalty by recommending a brand to friends or family in 2024.[45]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Marketing investment shifts toward digital and discounts, with 76% of consumer-products executives planning more sales discounts and promotions in 2025 than in 2024.

Marketing in the fmcg industry

  • 76% of consumer-products executives said their companies planned to offer more sales discounts and promotions in 2025 than in 2024.[10]
  • 63% of global marketers planned to allocate their media spending to digital channels in 2024.[46]
  • 12% of CPG marketing spending went to retail media in 2024.[47]
  • 9.7% of consumer-goods company revenue was allocated to marketing budgets in 2025.[48]
  • 69% of consumer-products executives said their companies planned to increase marketing and advertising expenditure as a percentage of revenue in 2025.[10]

Digital marketing in the fmcg industry

  • 69.3% of United States CPG digital-advertising budgets were projected to go to mobile advertising in 2024.[41]
  • 31.2% of CPG digital-advertising budgets were allocated to social networks in 2024.[49]
  • 72% of CPG marketers planned to increase digital display and video spending in 2024.[50]
  • $49.95 billion was projected for United States CPG digital advertising spending in 2024.[41]
  • 57.9% of United States CPG digital-advertising budgets were projected to go to display advertising in 2024.[41]

Branding in the fmcg industry

  • 46% of CPG shoppers ranked brand longevity among the strongest drivers of brand loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 30% of CPG shoppers ranked consistent branding among the strongest drivers of brand loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 63% of CPG shoppers ranked high-quality products among the strongest drivers of brand loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 74% of consumer-goods consumers switched brands during the year preceding Salesforce’s 2024 report.[3]
  • 6.2% was the reported brand-value performance change for B2C product companies in Spring 2024.[40]

Social media in the fmcg industry

  • 46% of social users used TikTok to discover products in the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report.[44]
  • 40% of social users used YouTube to discover products in the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report.[44]
  • 29% of CPG marketers planned to maintain social-platform spending in 2024.[50]
  • 60% of social users used Facebook to discover products in the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report.[44]
  • 61% of social users used Instagram to discover products in the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report.[44]

Influencer Marketing in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • 96.39% positive campaign sentiment was recorded for CPG influencer campaigns in 2025.[51]
  • 15.7% ad-recall lift was recorded for CPG influencer campaigns in 2025.[51]
  • 46% of FMCG/CPG marketers had dedicated and growing creator or influencer budgets in 2026.[52]
  • 24% of consumers globally bought products from influencers or celebrities in October–November 2024, according to a consumer-product and retail survey.[43]
  • 22.2% brand lift was recorded for CPG influencer campaigns in 2025.[51]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational systems and traceability are differentiators, with 90% of Nestlé’s factories covered by its single manufacturing system in 2025 using real-time data to optimize line performance.

Process optimization in the fmcg industry

  • €150 million was Unilever’s planned European investment in supply-chain transformation to improve efficiency and unlock growth.[53]
  • 90% of Nestlé’s factories were covered by its single manufacturing system in 2025, using real-time data to optimize line performance and minimize downtime globally.[54]
  • 10% was the incremental saving achieved in some Nestlé sourcing transactions through its online procurement tool in 2025.[54]
  • 25% was the reduction in Unilever Foods’ SKU count since 2019, alongside a 20% reduction in ingredients and nearly one-third fewer formulation components.[53]
  • 40% of routine sales tasks were automated by Nestlé’s virtual sales assistant in pilot markets in 2025.[54]

Operational efficiency in the fmcg industry

  • 90% of Nestlé factories were using its standardized manufacturing system in 2025, with connected sites ranking in the top quartile among peers.[54]
  • 200 million Swiss francs of white-collar operational-efficiency savings had already been achieved by Nestlé in 2025.[54]
  • CHF1.1 billion in Fuel for Growth savings was delivered by Nestlé in 2025, more than CHF350 million ahead of its target.[54]
  • 7,500 mainly office-based roles were included in Unilever’s productivity program by 2025.[53]
  • CHF1 billion in additional ongoing efficiencies was achieved by Nestlé in 2025 outside its Fuel for Growth program.[54]

Quality management in the fmcg industry

  • 55 USDA food recalls occurred in the United States in 2024, a 38% decline from 2023.[55]
  • 241 FDA food recalls occurred in the United States in 2024, an 8% increase from 2023.[55]
  • 101 U.S. food recalls in 2024 involved undeclared allergens, representing 34% of total recalls.[55]
  • 296 U.S. food recalls were recorded in 2024 across FDA and USDA oversight.[55]
  • 95 food recalls were coordinated by Food Standards Australia New Zealand in 2024, 16% more than in 2023.[56]

Supply chain in the fmcg industry

  • 335 Nestlé factories were covered by its single manufacturing system, with nearly 90% connected by 2025.[54]
  • CHF9.2 billion was Nestlé’s free cash flow in 2025, supported partly by supply-chain optimization and working-capital discipline.[54]
  • 4.8% of sales was Nestlé’s capital-expenditure ratio in 2025, after reducing investment from a period of elevated capacity expansion.[54]
  • More than 25% of Unilever Foods’ SKUs were removed since 2019, reducing portfolio complexity in the supply chain.[53]
  • €150 million was allocated by Unilever to European supply-chain transformation focused on efficiency and growth.[53]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the consumer goods sector (sector benchmark)

  • 63% of surveyed brand owners contract out between 10% and 49% of their business to contract packaging or manufacturing providers, in 2024.[57]
  • About 40% of surveyed manufacturing professionals outsource more than half their production, spanning CPG, industrial manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, in 2025.[58]
  • 25% of surveyed consumer packaged goods brands outsource none of their operations, while most others outsource between 1% and 49%, in 2026.[59]
  • 42% of consumer packaged goods brand owners plan to increase outsourced work over the next two to three years, according to a 2026 survey.[59]
  • 30% of output is outsourced on average by brands surveyed across CPG, industrial manufacturing and pharmaceuticals in 2025.[58]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Price-led value growth shows in execution metrics: average FMCG price growth was 2.6% in 2025, down from 4.1% in 2024, per NielsenIQ.

Pricing strategy in the fmcg industry

  • 25% was the approximate increase in CPG-delivered costs in the United States from 2020 to 2024.[9]
  • 3.0% was Unilever’s expected underlying volume growth contribution for 2026, with pricing expected to lead second-half sales growth.[53]
  • 3.6% was Unilever Personal Care’s price growth in 2025.[53]
  • 30% was the approximate increase in U.S. CPG shelf prices from 2020 to 2024, according to PwC.[9]
  • 2.8% was Nestlé’s pricing contribution to organic growth in 2025 globally.[54]

Cost reduction in the fmcg industry

  • 460 basis points of gross productivity savings were included in P&G’s fiscal-2026 core operating margin.[60]
  • More than CHF1 billion of savings were generated by Nestlé’s ongoing efficiency initiatives in 2025 outside Fuel for Growth.[54]
  • 300 basis points of P&G SG&A savings were reported in fiscal 2026, partly offsetting reinvestment in marketing and overheads.[60]
  • 20 basis points of incremental cost savings were recorded by Nestlé in 2025 against advertising and marketing investment.[54]
  • CHF1.1 billion in Fuel for Growth savings was delivered by Nestlé in 2025.[54]

Profitability in the fmcg industry

  • CHF14.4 billion was Nestlé’s underlying trading operating profit in 2025.[54]
  • 14.2% was Nestlé’s reported trading operating profit margin in 2025.[54]
  • 16.1% was Nestlé’s underlying trading operating profit margin in 2025 globally.[54]
  • 20.0% was Unilever’s underlying operating margin in 2025, up 60 basis points year on year.[53]
  • CHF9.0 billion was Nestlé’s net profit attributable to shareholders in 2025.[54]

Financial planning in the fmcg industry

  • €5.9 billion was Unilever’s free cash flow in 2025.[53]
  • 4%–5% of sales is Nestlé’s planned normalized capital-expenditure range going forward after 2025.[54]
  • 100% was Unilever’s cash-conversion rate in 2025.[53]
  • 30% of Nestlé sales came from high-potential growth platforms in 2025, guiding targeted investment allocation.[54]
  • CHF3.0 billion is Nestlé’s Fuel for Growth savings target by the end of 2027, supporting its medium-term financial plan.[54]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Innovation often arrives as line extensions: 94% of FMCG launches were new sub-brands or line extensions of existing brands in 2025, while 65% of global CPG launches were renovations in January–May 2024.

Product development in the fmcg industry

  • 35% of global CPG launches were genuinely new products during January–May 2024, while the remainder were renovations such as reformulations, packaging changes or line extensions.[61]
  • 71% of CPG leaders reported using artificial intelligence in at least one business function in 2024, compared with 42% in 2023.[4]
  • $8.4 billion in first-year sales were generated by the 200 leading new CPG products launched in 2024 across food, beverage and nonfood categories in the United States.[25]
  • 29% of North American CPG launches were genuinely new products in early 2024, the lowest proportion recorded by Mintel’s tracking.[62]
  • 65% of global CPG launches were renovations rather than innovations during January–May 2024.[61]

Product lifecycle in the fmcg industry

  • 4.1 percentage points was the five-year growth advantage for frozen-dessert products with plant-based claims over comparable products without those claims in the United States.[4]
  • 63% of global CPG launches were renovations in 2023, including line extensions, reformulations, new packaging and relaunches.[61]
  • Nearly half of the digital shelf was occupied by sustainable FMCG products in 2024.[63]
  • 7.8% was the compound annual growth rate of sustainable FMCG products between 2020 and 2024, 2.4 percentage points faster than conventional products.[63]
  • 8.5% was the five-year growth rate for frozen-dessert products with plant-based claims in the United States, versus 4.4% for comparable products without such claims.[4]

After-sales in the fmcg industry

  • 46% of consumers purchased products directly through social media in 2024, up from 21% in 2019, increasing the importance of post-purchase brand support in social commerce.[9]
  • 41% of CPG businesses identified investment in better data and analytics capabilities as a top-three initiative, supporting more personalized direct-to-consumer service.[16]
  • 16.9% of annual sales were expected to be returned in 2024 by large United States retailers, including retailers selling consumer packaged goods.[24]
  • 91% of CPG manufacturers intended to deepen retailer collaboration initiatives, citing supply-chain resilience and waste reduction as key drivers in a 2024 industry study.[17]
  • 67% of consumers used social media to discover new brands in 2024, making digital responsiveness an important part of the FMCG customer experience.[9]

Value proposition in the fmcg industry

  • 17% of United States consumers ranked sustainability or environmental impact among their top three meanings of value for money in 2024.[22]
  • 72% of consumers perceived private-label products as equal in quality to branded alternatives in the EY Future Consumer Index cited by Ipsos in 2025.[62]
  • 62% of consumers expected their grocery spending to increase over the six months following PwC’s 2024 global survey.[9]
  • 74% of United States consumers ranked product quality among their top three meanings of value for money in 2024.[22]
  • 9.7% was the average sustainability premium consumers worldwide said they were willing to pay in 2024.[9]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Packaging and emissions reporting is tightening, including the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 entering into force on February 11, 2025 and applying from August 12, 2026.

Sustainability in the fmcg industry

  • 21% was the reduction in P&G’s virgin petroleum plastic use per unit of production by fiscal 2024, against its 2017 baseline.[64]
  • 116,000 metric tonnes of recycled plastic resin were used by P&G in fiscal 2024 globally.[64]
  • 17% of P&G consumer-packaging resin came from recycled sources in fiscal 2024 globally.[64]
  • 83.5% of Nestlé packaging was designed for recycling in 2023 globally.[65]
  • 99.6% of P&G manufacturing waste was recycled or reused in 2024 globally.[64]

ESG in the fmcg industry

  • 91% of consumer-staples companies publicly disclosed a supplier code of conduct covering human rights, environment and business ethics in 2024.[31]
  • 94% of consumer-staples companies disclosed at least one action addressing human-rights issues in their value chains in 2024.[66]
  • 38% was the increase in Scope 3 emissions references in UK FTSE 350 FMCG annual reports in the latest analysis.[67]
  • 75.6% was the overall Principle 5 disclosure level for 65 Indian FMCG companies in 2022–23 BRSR filings.[68]
  • 76 ESG mentions per report was the average for FTSE 350 FMCG producers in the latest analysis, up from 67 previously.[67]

Ethics in the fmcg industry

  • 65% of consumer-staples companies explained how they were confident prison labour was not used in their value chains in 2024.[66]
  • 88% of consumer-staples companies disclosed at least three actions addressing human-rights issues in their value chains in 2024.[66]
  • 59% of consumer-staples companies identified forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking or child labour in their value chains in 2024.[66]
  • 29% of consumer-goods and food-product factories audited by QIMA were critically non-compliant in 2021.[69]

CSR in the fmcg industry

  • 2024 was the latest year covered in a longitudinal CSR study of NSE-listed Indian FMCG companies spanning 2014–2023.[70]
  • 2023 was the latest observation year in a content-analysis study of CSR practices among NSE-listed Indian FMCG companies.[70]

Circular economy in the fmcg industry

  • 74.9% of Nestlé packaging was designed for recycling in 2021 globally.[65]
  • 4.3% of Nestlé plastic packaging content was recycled plastic in 2021 globally.[65]
  • 7.7% of Nestlé plastic packaging content was recycled plastic in 2022 globally.[65]
  • 81.9% of Nestlé packaging was designed for recycling in 2022 globally.[65]
  • 9.3% of Nestlé plastic packaging content was recycled plastic in 2023 globally.[65]

Carbon footprint in the fmcg industry

  • 38 million metric tonnes was PepsiCo’s total market-based GHG emissions in 2025 globally.[71]
  • 45 million metric tonnes was PepsiCo’s total market-based GHG emissions in 2022 globally.[71]
  • 41 million metric tonnes was PepsiCo’s total market-based GHG emissions in 2024 globally.[71]
  • 0.41 million metric tonnes per billion dollars of net revenue was PepsiCo’s market-based GHG intensity in 2025 globally.[71]
  • 12 million metric tonnes was PepsiCo’s Scope 3 forest, land and agriculture emissions in 2025 globally.[71]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Cross-border supply remains a core lever: global FMCG supply and sales expansion is supported by global trade context of $35 trillion in goods and services in 2025.

Globalization in the fmcg industry

  • $35 trillion was the value of global trade in goods and services in 2025, including record levels of consumer-goods trade.[82]
  • 60% of developing-country exports came from developing East Asia in 2025, highlighting the region’s importance to global consumer-goods supply chains.[82]
  • 5% was the projected compound annual growth rate for global FMCG retail sales from 2025 to 2029.[26]
  • $6 trillion was the value of South-South trade in 2024, representing about one-quarter of global goods trade relevant to FMCG sourcing and sales expansion.[82]
  • 22% of Bidcorp’s purchases came from non-domestic suppliers in 2025, reflecting international sourcing in foodservice FMCG distribution.[83]

Supplier management in the fmcg industry

  • 1,422 suppliers per $1 billion of spend was the supplier count for sub-$5-billion FMCG companies classified as bottom performers in 2024–2025.[84]
  • $2.4 million was the top-performer spend per supplier for FMCG companies above $5 billion in revenue in 2024–2025.[84]
  • 61% of consumer brands that focused on their supplier networks both expanded their supplier base and deepened collaboration with existing partners during the two years to 2025.[85]
  • 409 suppliers per $1 billion of spend was the median supplier count for FMCG companies with revenue above $5 billion among top performers in 2024–2025.[84]
  • 1,050 suppliers per $1 billion of spend was the supplier count for FMCG companies above $5 billion in revenue classified as bottom performers in 2024–2025.[84]

Stakeholder management in the fmcg industry

  • 1,900 supplier delegates attended Sainsbury’s virtual supplier trade briefing in May 2024.[30]
  • 61% of younger Americans were likely to post organically about brands they liked, according to research on consumer-brand stakeholder expectations.[4]
  • 6 stakeholder groups were identified by Hindustan Unilever as critical to success: consumers, customers, suppliers and partners, planet and society, shareholders, and employees.[86]
  • Nearly 5,000 U.S. consumers participated in research on stakeholder expectations of consumer brands.[4]
  • 5 key stakeholder groups were examined in a Consumer Brands Association and McKinsey study: consumers, retailers, employees, investors, and government.[4]

Distribution channels in the fmcg industry

  • 8.6% was the growth of traditional trade in global FMCG channel data through the first quarter of 2025.[87]
  • 20.9% was e-commerce growth in one North American FMCG regional channel panel through the first quarter of 2025.[87]
  • 8.5% was the growth of the global FMCG on-premise channel through the first quarter of 2025.[87]
  • 51.0% was e-commerce growth in Middle East and Africa FMCG channel data through the first quarter of 2025.[87]
  • 15.1% was the growth of the global FMCG e-commerce channel in NielsenIQ data through the first quarter of 2025.[87]

Key questions about the Fmcg Industry

How large is the global FMCG market in 2025?
Global FMCG retail sales are forecast at $6.6 trillion in 2025.
What growth rate do forecasts imply for global FMCG sales through 2029?
Euromonitor forecasts global FMCG retail sales to exceed $8 trillion by 2029, implying a 5% CAGR from 2025 to 2029.
Which companies lead the fmcg industry?
The Coca-Cola Company stands out for global non-alcoholic beverages because it reported $47.9 billion in 2025 net operating revenues, while Procter & Gamble focuses on household, personal care and beauty products since it reported $84.3 billion in 2025 net sales across consumer product categories.
What does the 2026 technology shift look like for FMCG AI adoption?
About 75% of CPG companies remained in AI pilot or exploration mode in 2026, while 18% were scaling impact worldwide.
How fragmented is the global FMCG market structure by brand and supply?
The sector remains fragmented across branded manufacturers, private-label suppliers, and regional producers, and a reliable public figure for combined global FMCG market share was not available.
Which consumer behavior signals affect competition in 2025?
NielsenIQ reports 50% of global respondents in its 2025 grocery-trends research said they were purchasing more private-label products than ever before.
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