Consumer giants rang a call on Donald Trump’s commercial war

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The world’s largest consumer goods teams have warned that the US President Trump’s commercial war has already been a threat of fragile consumer thinking and consumers to grow fresh price.

Food and personal care giants cut financial points throughout Thursday as a result of the pepsico and Procter & Gamble (P & G), Tariff-related uncertainty. Meanwhile, Unilever and Nestlé, tired buyers will have to win higher prices.

Pepsi, a manufacturer of soft drinks and doritos chips, in profit, in 2025, was likely to predict the first growth. The company accused tariffs and economic uncertainty for 1.8 percent discount on sale in the first three months of the year.

“Probably, as a few months ago, we don’t feel very good about the consumer,” he said, “said Financial Officer Jeymie Caulfield analysts.

P & G, tidal laundry detergents and gilette razors, lowest quarter prices reduced the rising prices and profit management.

“The main driver …. In a short time, the reduction of nervous consumer consumer consumer,” Andre Schulten, the Chief Financial Officer of Correspondents. “He said that consumers had received” wait and see “in the exchange rate, mortgage and politics.

P & G is now waiting for 2 percent, 3 percent, 3 percent and 5 percent growth to expect organic sales to increase.

The results of the group “How heavy external pressure” was found that Blake Droesch, Emarkeer in EMarker, a decrease in the necessary categories such as the settlement and toothpaste, stressed the fragility of consumer costs.

The stock price of the P & G, if 4 percent of Pepsi falls, reduced 5 percent after trade update.

Warnings from US Consumer Goods Giants Widespread corporate concern Toll will receive the US economy with Trump tariffs.

European consumer groups, Unilever and Nestlé, they maintained financial management, warned growing consumers on Thursday.

“We’ve included in 2025 with a consumer who does not want to say at least,” said Nestlé, Nestlé President Laurent Freixe, during the call during an investor call during the investor.

Fernandez Fernandez, a newly appointed CEO Fernandoz in London, will be limited to the direct impact of tariffs on the group’s profitability, but the impact of consumer feelings still posed risks. Fernandez also asked higher commodity prices and currency volatility, as well as concerns.

After the CovID-19 pandemic, the producers of home brands increased due to significant high costs. However, the tariffs that threatened Trump by pushing inflation again, there are concerns that many consumers will not increase the stomach.

Jefferies analyst David Hayes, said that companies are fighting for how the expenses of the expenses without losing customers.

“Nestlé and some extent the unilever reacted to the price increase in both the flag and both the price increase, it is not clear that P & G will not be able to fully exceed higher expenses to consumers.

Nestlé, Nestlé, Nespresso and Kitkat’s Swiss team, after being sold to the purchaser, reduced the price of 1 percent in the United States, he said.

Fernandez, Unilever, in the inflation of some commodity prices, especially in personal care and ice cream units, but the prices are “cautious”, he said.

Magnum ice cream and pigeon soap producer increased by 1.7 percent in the first quarter, but the volume of goods sold increased by only 1.3 percent. In total, in the first three months of the year, its main sales increased by 3 percent.

Schulten, P & G, said that the group will consider increasing prices to compensate for any effect of Trump tariffs. The company also plans to change the sources of supply, how the product forms and productivity.