We are pleased to announce that Paul Stainton has joined the office of IPLC in the UK in the position of Partner UK. Paul has worked for over 33 years in the buying departments of the Co-Op and Aldi in the UK, leading buying teams responsible for multi-million-pound turnovers. As the very first buyer at […]
Private Label and Contract Manufacturing Preview: Affordability and Diversification Drive M&A | Mergermarket | 9 December 2020 By Barbara Pianese This is an overview of Mergermarket proprietary intelligence in the private label and contract manufacturing space in the past four months, featuring existing opportunities in the market. It is a known fact that in times […]
The United Kingdom continues to respect all European rules and retains access to the internal market and to the Customs Union now that it is still in the transition period. Currently, the United Kingdom and the European Union are engaged in negotiations on their future relationship, in order to determine in particular the trade rules […]
We are pleased to announce that Carin van Leeuwen has joined the office of IPLC in the Netherlands in the position of Partner Benelux. Carin has worked for many years in various commercial positions with the leading producers in the dairy industry, holding responsibility for the negotiation of large private label contracts with national retailers. […]
The Big-four UK retailers have seen an erosion of their market share from 75.5% in 2007 to 66% in the latest Kantar data. This equals a value loss of over £13bn, with Aldi and Lidl gained over £12.3bn, mostly in Private Label. In March this year Tesco launched its ‘Aldi Price Match’ campaign. It stated […]
IPLC has opened a new office to expand its consulting activities in the Nordic Countries. Jonas Kærgaard Petersen will be joining IPLC as a partner for Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. Jonas has a strong international background and completed a career of almost 15 years at the Nopa Nordic Group, a Danish private label manufacturer […]
On 10 June, IPLC organised a webinar in which we discussed the findings of the IPLC research report: The Race Towards Sustainable Private Label, Carrot, Stick or Collaboration. Over 130 participated in the webinar and by means of a video and handout we are pleased to share the contents with you. The discussion was moderated […]
On Saturday 23 May, after a brief illness, Brian Sharoff passed away at the age of 77. As president of the Private Label Manufacturers Association, he has had a tremendous impact on the development of Private Label around the world. I first met Brian not long after I had participated in one of the earliest […]
In view of the impact of the Coronavirus COVID-19 crisis on the Food Supply Chain, our consultants have prepared a report to share their personal observations in their respective markets. The attached document shares an impression of their perception of the situation. We acknowledge this report is far from complete and is a snap shot […]
