Friday, when the company announced the news, also marked the accomplished fragrance and beauty executive’s first day in her new role—a role where she’s expected not only to grow the current Parlux Fragrances global business but also to generate new licensing...
Thanks to funding from an anonymous angel investor, GUNAS will soon be selling soaps. The company Sugandh Agrawal founded in 2009 is, according to New York City – based financial advisor Neil Mohinani, currently valued at $5 million and by 2025 that figure...
At the end of May, WES announced its support of 14 women-led businesses in Manitoba. Among the recipients are Heather Urqhart’s Huna Natural Apothecary and a brand called Tiber River Naturals, led by Adriana DeLuca and Michelle Lalonde.
A global licensing agreement, announced late last week, has the fragrance maker and designer accessories and fashion company working in partnership for more than 10 years.
Tupperware Brands Corporation owns 5 beauty and personal care brands: Avroy Shlain, Fuller Cosmetics, NaturCare, Nutrimetics, and Nuvo. As board chair and CEO, Stitzel now leads those brands as well as the company’s namesake food storage and home business....
The design-forward brand announced changes to the OLIKA leadership this month, along with plans to expand the business beyond its signature Birdie and Minnie hand sanitizers.
This week the fragrance maker announced its first quarter sales figures, boasting a net increase of 3.8%. While European product sales account for the bulk of the Inter Parfums business, a nearly 55% lift in US sales gets the credit for this quarter’s...
The 2-day educational event for indie beauty brand leaders takes place next month and features cosmetics and personal care retail experts from Credo, The Detox Market, Whole Foods, Neiman Marcus, Feelunique, Sephora, and more. To learn more about this...
While it was just last month when Mary Kay signed the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles. The company has been focused on women’s entrepreneurship since day one. To find out more about the Mary Kay approach to expanding women’s economic and...
The Salesforce executive will take her seat at the table March 1st; and later this year 2 board members will retire. The leadership changes come at a time of transition for Colgate: the consumer products company’s next CEO takes his post in April.
This week the conscious commerce beauty brand announced the gift, benefiting 50+ nonprofits serving women living with cancer, surviving domestic abuse, or transitioning out of homelessness.
The color cosmetics, skin care, and fragrance brand led by makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury announced the location of its first own-brand retail shop in North America this week. The flagship store is a next step in what has been a steady progression of...
This month the Columbus, Ohio – based cannabis company has opened both physical retail and online retail spaces serving beauty consumers in the US, looking for skin care, bath, and body care formulated with hemp-derived CBD.
At a benefit event in New York City last week, Linda Treska, founder of the waterless makeup brand Pinch of Colour, announced the launch of Blue Angel Charity, a nonprofit working in tandem with the brand to “combat the global water crisis.”
This week, the global consumer brands company (which owns Tom’s of Maine, Irish Spring, Lady Speed Stick, and other personal care brands) announced that Noel Wallace, currently COO at Colgate-Palmolive, will become CEO in April.
Last week, Flotek Industries announced that it is selling the Florida Chemical Company to the Archer Daniels Midland Company for $175 million. For ADM, it’s an opportunity to bolster its flavors and fragrances business.
The luxury fragrance company Laura Slatkin founded 10 years ago is poised for international growth, new digital initiatives, and expansion into even more product categories. And Dempsey, who brings substantial industry experience to the role vacated by...
The personal care ingredient maker announced the deal late last week. By adding LEUNA-Tenside GmbH to the Vantage business, the company hopes to expand its specialty personal care offerings and grow its reach in Europe.
This week the Indie Beauty Media Group announced a multifaceted partnership with Germany-based beauty retail giant Douglas. It's the fourth retail partnership struck by the organization behind the—now global—Indie Beauty Expo events and the second...
At the start of the New Year, Alan Jope will take over as CEO of the multinational consumer goods company. Having most recently led the beauty and personal care business—Unilever’s largest division—and been with company his entire career, Jope has the...
Camillo Pane took on the CEO role in July of 2016 just about one year after he joined Coty’s category development team. Now Pane is out and Pierre Laubies, an executive who’s apparently adept at reducing the debt burden of CPG companies, is in as CEO...
This month the British fragrance company announced Cardinali’s new role as Business Development Manager for its USA division, making CPL the latest in a string of global fragrance makers to solidify plans to advance and expand business in the United States.
Biobased process technologies provider, Genomatica, explains its strategic decision to focus on natural products and supportive technologies over petrochemical alternatives.
At the start of the week, IFF announced it had formally completed the acquisition—now being described as a combining of companies—and rang the opening bell at the NYSE on Monday to celebrate.
The direct-sales beauty, personal care, and wellness company announced plans this week to streamline operations in New York State. Avon is closing offices and reducing staff, all in an effort to “fuel growth,” according to company executives.
The New York-based beauty and personal care ingredient maker announced this week that a collective of South Korean entities will acquire Momentive in a deal valued at just over $3 billion.
Upon celebrating 40 years in the makeup pencil and pen supply business at a reception last night in New York City, the company announced plans for a first North American manufacturing facility.
At last month’s BeautyX Summit here in New York City, CEO and founder Rebecca Story spoke on a panel about Fundraising as a Woman of Color. In her video interview with Cosmetics Design, she shares key takeaways as well as insight into how she’s addressing...
Founders of indie beauty and wellness businesses have one final chance to take advantage of a BeautyX educational event this year. The two-day seminar on financing, funding, and investor capital—complete with panel discussions, case studies, networking...
Relocating an emerging cosmetics or personal care brand from its comfortable, original market to stores and consumers an ocean away is no doubt challenging. But companies like Umma represent a new generation of beauty distributors, accelerating and investing...
The beauty sampling company announced the transaction late last week. It’s a deal that lets Arcade take over a nearly 80,000 square-foot facility in New Jersey and lets Suite K refocus their beauty and personal care contract manufacturing business.
As global players, the well-being of cosmetics and personal care companies depends, in large measure, on an open international marketplace free from excessive duties, which have a tendency to depress manufacturing growth and, in turn, dampen robust industry...
In June, the private equity firm Gryphon Investors invested heavily in the masstige beauty brand. Now Grace Ray, a cosmetics and personal care industry leader, has accepted the board’s invitation to join the company as CEO at the end of the month. And...
Monday in New York City, Cosmetics Design sat down with Stefano Curti, the privately owned company’s new global president, to discuss how he plans to grow “the largest indie company in beauty” into a consummate multinational, leading the industry in skin...
Reports are circulating this week that P&G will pay close to $250m for the popular skin care brand founded by Lilli Gordon and known as First Aid Beauty.
Late last week the color cosmetics brand best known for its 3-free nail polish was acquired by Astral Brands. It’s the latest resolute move from this privately help beauty corporation as it buys and builds brands on the way to becoming a formidable power...
Again Coty has partnered with the market expansion services company, in this instance to advance the beauty maker’s professional hair care business in Singapore and Malaysia.
The international fragrance maker has embarked on a two-phase facility improvement project, which will in turn expand the company’s capabilities—blending raw materials, essential oils, and molecules—in Mexico and the surrounding region.
At the start of the month, Sun Chemical announced the deal—one that moves Sun as tep closer to its goal of being the preeminent pigment supplier in the global makeup manufacturing industry.
Registration is open through the end of June for both entrepreneurs and investors interested in participating in the event next month. The Beauty Pitch Angels program is essentially an interactive venue for emerging cosmetics and personal care brands...
The digital-first, millennial-focused beauty and hair color brand announced the deal Monday; explaining that with the benefit of private equity funds, Panagakis will facilitate an expansion of Lime Crime into new categories and even more retail channels...
The privately-owned beauty company is known for its portfolio of non-competing color cosmetics brands, like Physicians Formula and wet n wild. With this latest deal, Markwins adds an MUA brand to the mix and there are plans to expand Markwins with acquisitions...
On Friday, the accomplished beauty executive became president of the Bare Escentuals business, taking leadership of two color brands: bareMinerals and BUXOM. The new role is in addition to her work as president of Shiseido’s Global Makeup Center of Excellence,...
Last Wednesday, Perelman became president and CEO of the multinational beauty company. Her overarching objectives are to accelerate Revlon’s growth and foster disruptive and innovative change from within the cosmetics and personal care company.
The multinational fragrance, cosmetics, and personal care company released its 2018 third-quarter financials this week. With net revenue up nearly 10% for the quarter, CEO Camillo Pane calls Coty’s performance “steady…with modest positive organic top...
Late last year the company’s flavors division launched a full-service platform for beverage entrepreneurs. And, it was only a matter of time before Symrise invested in the development and expansion of its beauty and fragrance clients too.
Global personal and home care provider Henkel has reported strong growth for its 2017 results, with gains driven by its exposure to new markets, including Latin America.
Late last week Revlon announced a global licensing deal with the London fashion brand, adding AllSaints to an impressive perfume and fragrance portfolio that already includes brands like Juicy Couture, Elizabeth Taylor, and Christina Aguilera.
We are bringing you some of the highlights from our recent Latin American beauty market coverage, which includes interesting moves from brands and suppliers, industry expos and market trends.
The global ready-to-wear brand has just signed a deal with TPR Holdings, giving the consumer products investor the worldwide fragrance license for the brand. It’s the second such deal TPR has signed in as many months.
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