The FMCG Marketing Daily | Kraft Heinz pours nearly $100M more | Diageo to nearly double Guinness production | Papa Johns changes CMOs, ramps up

The FMCG Marketing Daily — August 07, 2026 In this episode: • Kraft Heinz is making a rare, explicit bet that marketing spend — not cost-cutting — is the lever that will reverse its multi-year volume decline. • New Diageo CEO Dave Lewis has unveiled a sweeping strategic overhaul that bets the company's future on Guinness while carving $1 billion in costs — a portfolio prioritisation decision with massive implications for every brand that isn't Guinness. • Papa Johns' CMO change and pivot back to mass marketing is a live case study in what happens when performance marketing over-rotation leaves a brand without enough broad reach to sustain sales. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: CPG, brand strategy, retail media, campaign intelligence, consumer goods, advertising, CMO

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The essential morning briefing for brand leaders in fast-moving consumer goods. Hosted by Marco and Klara — two senior strategists with decades of experience inside global CPG companies and consultancies. Every episode covers retail media and distribution shifts, brand and competitor moves from Unilever, Coke, Nestlé, and challenger brands, and the macro and regulatory forces reshaping the category. Authoritative. Analytical. No noise. Built for brand managers, trade marketers, CMOs, and agency directors who need to stay ahead.