Consumer Goods

The twin limestone towers of Procter & Gamble's headquarters in Cincinnati behind a row of flagpoles and a paved plaza, under a deep blue sky.

P&G Raised Prices Just 0.4 Per Cent and Sold 2.4 Per Cent More Volume. It Expects a $1.4 Billion Commodity Hit, Most of It Still to Come.

Procter & Gamble said on 22 October that first-quarter organic sales rose 4.0 per cent, with volume up 2.4 per cent and pricing up only 0.4 per cent. It kept its full-year guidance but expects a $1.4 billion after-tax commodity headwind, assuming Brent crude at $100 a barrel, and says most of it has not yet reached its accounts.

By Daniel Okafor 11 hours ago

Rows of Lay's potato chip bags in yellow, pink, blue and green packaging on metal supermarket shelves, with Chinese-language labels and price tags.

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PepsiCo Cut Chip Prices by Up to 15 Per Cent in February. Now It Is Raising Them and Lowering Its Profit Forecast.

PepsiCo beat revenue forecasts on the strength of its international business but lowered its earnings outlook for 2026, said recovery in North America was taking longer than planned, and confirmed it will raise prices on some chips and sodas after cutting them earlier in the year.

By Cory Chamberlain October 8, 2026

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P&G Raised Prices Just 0.4 Per Cent and Sold 2.4 Per Cent More Volume. It Expects a $1.4 Billion Commodity Hit, Most of It Still to Come.

PepsiCo Cut Chip Prices by Up to 15 Per Cent in February. Now It Is Raising Them and Lowering Its Profit Forecast.