It’s barely been a week since Revlon made headlines agreeing to pay out a $850,000 fine to settle claims that it misled shareholders, now its chairman Ron Perelman has been thrust into the spotlight for allegedly bankrolling his daughter’s legal battle...
US beauty behemoth Estée Lauder has announced two organisational changes in its global human resources department and for the North American Clinique brand.
The UK-based Boots Group is attempting to follow on with the success of its No7 skin care range for women in the US with the launch of the men’s skin care line in the country.
Procter & Gamble and Alexander McQueen have announced that the former’s Prestige business has signed a contract to enter into a license agreement to manufacture and sell designer fragrance products.
Specialised in naturals, the services company has been the partner of beauty and health industries since 1978 and has in an effort to become more sustainable, invested 2 million euros in a new drying facility for plant extracts by zeodration.
Revlon has agreed to pay a $850,000 penalty to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it violated federal securities laws by misleading shareholders during a ‘going private transaction.’
Although the Coty IPO has made a significant impact on the company’s own funds, it seems that the flotation has not provided any immediate returns for investors.
Procter & Gamble has taken on the mantle of furthering the fragrance business of Stella McCartney having signed a contract to enter into a license agreement to manufacture and sell its products.
Coty confirmed that it has raised about $1 billion on behalf of existing shareholders for its initial public offering yesterday, putting the shares on the investment today.
Multi-national cosmetics player Coty is set to launch a massive IPO this Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. It should raise in excess of $1bn for the company and experts are predicting a success.
Catherine Walsh is the chosen one tasked with promoting Coty’s corporate image and developing its digital capabilities after the beauty behemoth appointed her to the newly-created role of senior vice president, Corporate Communications.
Following the success of the 10th edition, the show’s organizer predicted the 2013 event would be the biggest to date and records just in have confirmed just that as 2,894 unique visitors attended - up 11 per cent from last year.
The L’Oréal Group has announced that its Lancome brand president Youcef Nabi has resigned and whilst reports speculate over the reasons, there is no official statement from the cosmetics maker.
Could it be third time lucky? Rumours are flying around that consumer goods giants Procter & Gamble and Beiersdorf could be ready to strike a deal, having flirted before; despite the rumours being denied, we take a look at why the deal could make...
Being one of the biggest cosmetics companies in the world will always bring added pressure and scrutiny over everything it does, and for L’Oréal this means ensuring long-term, transparent relationships with high-quality suppliers.
Having cemented its position in the beauty box market, discovery retail firm Birchbox is not resting on its laurels, as it unveils its new global brand identity and website, in a bid to improve and strengthen customer experience and create a lifestyle...
Having announced that out-going CEO Bob McDonald will be replaced by his predecessor, A.G. Lafley, there are now plans afoot to promote four key executives, several reports have stated.
Procter & Gamble filed a lawsuit this month in the Southern District of Ohio against CAO Group, a manufacturer and distributor of dental products over the patent of its Crest Whitestrips.
The color cosmetics maker has appointed Cristina Bartolucci to the position of chief creative director who will work alongside NYX's Founder Toni K. in the areas of product development and overall brand strategy.
The fragrance and cosmetics giant has announced an Initial Public Offering that is set raise more than $1 billion, setting in place funds that could be used to spell out the next step in the company’s ambitions to expand.
Having come under scrutiny over ingredients used in cosmetics and personal care products like many this past year, consumer goods giant Johnson & Johnson has reiterated its commitment to the science of safety and making products that pose no health...
Two years after installing solar panels at its Edison HQ in New Jersey as part of its sustainability focus, Croda will do similar at its manufacturing facility in New Castle, Delaware.
When you are one of the leading cosmetics companies in the world you cannot rest on your laurels. Despite performing ahead of the market and expanding its operations to compete in Asia-Pacific and Central and Latin America, L’Oréal has also turned its...
YSL Beauty, which has been part of L’Oréal Luxe for over four years, has made the mutual decision not to renew its license agreement with Stella McCartney.
Luxury fragrance and cosmetics player Coty has formed a joint-venture with a major cosmetics distributor in Brazil, in a bid to expand its footprint in the country.
Target is back in the courts again as it, alongside Estée Lauder informs federal officials that they cannot agree on whether MAC cosmetics, at the core of their battle are, as alleged, fake.
In an inter-US agreement, Garden State bioEnterprises (GS bioE) has adopted OriginOil's harvesting technology as a key component of its proprietary production system for the high-value product Astaxanthin, which is used in cosmetics.
Direct seller Amway has continued to flex its financial muscle and invest further in manufacturing and R&D by injecting a further $20 million to build its second manufacturing site in Vietnam.
Fragrance licensing company Adrenalina recently sued Selena Gomez, claiming she had not fulfilled licensing obligations, while the starlet has now turned it into a courtroom battle by counter-suing.
Bell Flavors and Fragrances has opened up a new innovation center to complement its manufacturing operations in Guadalajara, Mexico, aimed at increasing product roll out in the fast growing Latin America market.
Activist investor William Ackman says he believes Procter & Gamble’s fortunes will rebound significantly in the space of the next, but criticized the company’s CEO, Robert McDonald.
International Fragrances and Flavors has reported steady sales and a strong hike in its net profits, mainly led by strength in its fragrances division.
Direct sales skin care specialist Nu Skin has posted big first quarter revenue gains as the company’s anti-aging range, ageLOC, continues to take off worldwide and sales in Greater China boom.
In a bid to improve its operational efficiency, International Flavors & Fragrances has announced it will close its Fragrances Ingredients manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia, with job losses expected too.
The luxury cosmetics and fragrance player continues to grow sales at a market-leading rate on the back of particularly strong international sales, with Western European fragrances leading the way.
The Estée Lauder Companies posted solid third quarter results, as sales climbed steadily and profits rose significantly as it realized benefits from its cost restructuring program.
Titanium dioxide producer Argex will up its production of the sunscreen ingredient having signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Valleyfield Enterprises for a long-term lease of at least 235,000 square feet of existing building space located...
Shareowners are set to vote today at Avon's annual general meeting in New York on a resolution requesting that the company remove hazardous chemicals from its cosmetics filed by Green Century Capital Management.
After posting disappointing financial results in 2012, Japan-based global cosmetics player Shiseido says that it is looking to implement a significant number of changes including an emphasis on its domestic market.
Procter & Gamble is turning to a combination of sustainable product development and collaborative projects in an effort to maintain the momentum in reducing its carbon footprint.
Avon Products’ comprehensive restructuring scheme appears to be having the intended affect as the company posts better than expected figures for its all-important first quarter.
Avon Products has confirmed that its non-executive chairman, Fred Hassan, has resigned from the board of directors, while announcing his replacement with immediate effect.
Plandai Biotechnology, a producer of highly bioavailable plant extracts, has entered into a license agreement with Phyto Nutricare, a UK company, to develop Phytofare extracts for nutricosmetic applications.
Procter & Gamble continued to post stronger quarterly results, with profits also bouncing back, but both beauty and grooming sales are down as the company continues to fight in order to maintain its market share in these categories.
A lack of synergy between the different categories in Procter & Gamble’s portfolio may mean divesting from color cosmetics and fragrances to improve business performance, a leading analyst claims.
Fragrance player Inter Parfums has posted a big hike in its first quarter sales on the back of a particularly strong performance in the European market, as the door is finally closed on the Burberry licensing agreement.
Unilever says that its business in the United States has hit zero waste to landfill targets at all 26 of its manufacturing and non-manufacturing headquarter facilities in the region.
