From my experience. In May 2015, I led a project team of 10 core members and more than 100 extended team members to complete a complex project one month ahead of the deadline, 100% in quality, and below the projected cost. Despite the project’s many challenges, the team felt an incredible sense of accomplishment. One

The debate is open Refill systems have been discussed as a driver for optimising the sustainability of household care and personal care products. The thought of the consumer refilling bottles in store ate the point of sale or at home is promising with regards to reductions in the number of trucks needed for distribution, a

Reduced spending in organic/eco products had significant impact on the market place The last years inflation was the highest in decades in the EU and in other part of the worlds. It was accompanied by a reduction of consumer spending and a reconsideration of where to spend money. Lebensmittelzeitung reported in February 2023, that in 2022

On my recent visit to the Biofach/ Vivaness – Europe’s largest trade fair for organic food and cosmetics, I stumbled across the booth of Prestige Inc, Canada. Jo-Ann, their International relations consultant filled me in on the recent developments in the field of organic maple sirup. For me maple sirup was the appropriate topping of

The final part of the series “The three questions R&D gets asked most often” will deal with probaly the most controversial question of all of them – Money. Part 4: Why is R&D so expensive? It may seem obvious to most of us, yet for one reason or the other it needs to be restated

What do we see? The trend to paper packaging for household care products that was started by start-ups like smol, is now being picked up by major manufacturers. We have seen Henkel and more recently Unilever changing packaging of laundry detergents from plastics to paper and cardboard. Also smaller brands like dalli offer paper-based packaging for laundry