The FMCG Conglomerate Is Over. Paris Just Confirmed It.

dbAccess Conference - Day 1

Jun 03, 2026

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Day One signals from the dbAccess Consumer Conference — and what they mean for the decisions you are making now.

Day One of the dbAccess Consumer Conference in Paris brought us insights on Nestlé. Unilever. Estée Lauder. Church & Dwight. Essity.

Different categories. Different geographies. Different balance sheets.

Same conclusion: the sprawling, diversified FMCG conglomerate is being dismantled, and the companies doing the dismantling are not waiting for market confirmation.

That is not merely a cyclical adjustment. It is a structural shift that I have been talking about for the past 18 months.

Here are the five signals Paris sent.

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