Professional Associations & Conferences in CPG
Professional Associations
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Industry Overview
Created by the CMC Career Coaching and Employer Relations teams, this guide offers insight into preparing for a career in CPG. It details unique characteristics of this industry, what you can expect during the recruitment/job search process, examples of recruiting partnerships, recruiting trends, and data for Kellogg grads who have recruited for this industry.
This webinar provides insights into the CPG and Retail landscapes, trends, and key players. Watch to learn more about roles that MBAs commonly pursue within these industries and relevant professional backgrounds that align with industry needs. Learn when companies in these industries typically recruit and plan your job search accordingly, with actionable advice on how to maximize your chances for securing the right opportunities.
- MBA-Exchange: Consumer Products Industry Report
Industry-specific insights and recent recruiting data, including top employers, hiring trends, jobs by job area, and jobs by location. You must create your MBA-Exchange account with your Kellogg email address to view.
Analyst Reports: Industries
Impress a Recruiter With Your Industry Knowledge
Industry Analyst Reports: 5 Tech Sectors
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Provides analyst reports for hundreds of US industries.
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Statista has added a Consumer Insights tool to their database which allows you to compare global and regional trends in consumer behavior worldwide and includes the Brand KPIs Survey of brands in Germany, the US, and the UK, with actionable information from the most relevant brand KPIs such as brand awareness, brand usage, and brand loyalty.
- Statista This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
- Factiva This link opens in a new window
Business, financial, and general news from thousands of U.S. and foreign sources
Watch a brief to learn how to efficiently search for news
- CMC Library Ledger: Earnings Call Transcripts Made EasyHow to use Factiva to access transcripts of earnings calls for companies.
- Passport This link opens in a new window
Passport is a global market research database providing insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, helping our clients analyze market context and identify future trends impacting businesses globally.
For company analysis, go to the Companies tab at the top of the page, then type the company name into the search.
- Mintel: Beauty & Personal Care Trends 2025Understand what's new and next in consumer behaviour and the impact on beauty and personal care marketing and innovation.
- Mintel: Global Consumer Trends Report 2025A look at the three key trends shaping the consumer landscape for the now, next and future.
- Mintel: Global Food and Drink Trends 2025Understand what’s new and next in global consumer behaviour and the impact on food and drink marketing and innovation.
- Grand View Research - Global Industry Reports This link opens in a new window
Use your EMIS login to access if prompted.
If you do not have one, you can make an EMIS account through this platform using your Kellogg email address.
Detailed monthly global reports covering 47 different industries. The reports provide strategic objective insights into multiple markets, focusing on a wide range of industries including Consumer Goods, Semiconductors & Electronics, Specialty & Fine Chemicals, Food & Beverages, Energy & Power, Advanced Materials, Healthcare, Technology, and Bulk Chemicals. Global Industry Reports first look at the global landscape and then break the markets down by region, including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central & South America, Middle East & Africa. Written by analysts with more than 20 years of research experience, the reports provide expertise covering Trends & Analysis, Competitive Landscape, Company Profiles, and Forecasts.
Industry Pathways and Trends
- Mintel Little Conversations Podcast
A podcast about innovation brought to you by the experts who know consumers better than anyone else.
- CB Insights: Beauty & Personal Care ResearchYou must first create your CB Insights account to access the research.
- CB Insights: Retail & Services ResearchYou must first create your CB Insights account to access the research.
- Consumer Brand Association: CPG Speaks - Insights on DemandWith hard-hitting topics featuring industry leaders, CPG Speaks sessions are packed with relevant, actionable insights for each sector of the consumer goods industry.
Food Innovation & Sustainability Insights
- CMC Food Innovation Sustainability Recruiting InsightsThis brief overview allows you to dive deeper into recruiting for food innovation and sustainability firms in the CPG industry after reading the CMC Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Overview. Includes information about typical functional areas for MBA talent, skills needed, and companies and sectors.
Premium Industry Research
- CB Insights: Ag Tech Research
You must first create your CB Insights account to access the research.
- CB Insights: Alternative Proteins Expert CollectionYou must first create your CB Insights account to access.
- FT Special Report: Sustainable Food and Agriculture
You must create a Financial Times account with your Kellogg email address to access this report.
- PitchBook Emerging Tech Research: AgTech Report Q3 2024You must first create your PitchBook account to access the report.
- PitchBook Emerging Tech Research: Foodtech Q3 2024You must first create your PitchBook account to access the report.
- PitchBook Emerging Sustainable Investing Opportunities: Cultivated ProteinYou must first create your PitchBook account to access the report.
Insights & Trends
News & Podcasts
- Global Ag Tech Initiative: The SignalWeekly newsletter with insights for agricultural technology leaders around the world.