Industry buzz
France’s Aroma-Zone continues its meteoric rise: with sales up 52% in 2025
Aroma-Zone, the French specialist in essential oils and natural cosmetics, reported strong sales growth last year and aims to continue...
L Catterton moves to build new giant beauty retailer in Brazil
L Catterton has announced the combination of two major beauty retail chains in Brazil – Bel Cosméticos and Mundo do Cabeleireiro –...
Quadrivio Group acquires majority stake in Les Secrets de Loly
Quadrivio Group has taken a majority stake in French brand Les Secrets de Loly through Quadrivio & Pambianco’s private equity...
Henkel acquires mass market hair care and styling brand Not Your Mother’s
Henkel has signed an agreement to acquire Not Your Mother’s, a hair care and styling consumer mass market brand in North America, owned...
Lierac taps Lumson to redesign packaging for Premium Le Sérum Absolu
Lierac has entrusted the Italian primary packaging manufacturer to reinterpret its packaging for Premium Le Sérum Absolu through a new...
IBG launches first fully owned hair and scalp care brand, Liva, at Walmart
Innovative Beauty Group (IBG), a global leader in beauty solutions for brands and retailers, has launch of Liva, its first fully owned...
Cosmogen developed the Packaging for Benefit’s The POREfessional Degunker
Inspired by Cosmogen’s ReUse range, the packaging of Benefit’s The POREfessional Degunker features: a PE tube with an oval-shaped head; a...
Shellworks raises 15 million euros to scale its alternative to traditional plastic
UK-based Shellworks, the developer of Vivomer — a bio sourced material made through fermentation — has raised EUR 13 million (around USD...
Robertet takes a stake in cosmetic ingredient supplier Aethera Biotech
The French specialist in natural raw materials for perfumery, cosmetics, and aromas strengthens its partnership with the Italian...
Intercos posts higher profit in 2025 despite slight fall in sales
The Italian manufacturer reported a consolidated net profit of EUR 50.1 million for 2025, up 2.6% compared with the previous year....
