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People want healthier choices that are easy and still taste good. Not a project, but a more rewarding routine. For food and beverage, that changes where growth comes from. Explore the trends driving the shift:

Europe has what it takes to lead but faces a defining choice: become a global power or become a playing field for others. By turning these advantages into deployable capability, productive investment, and strategic freedom, Europe can shape its own future. The choices Europe can make now to move from dependence to strategic optionality: #Europe2040

Supply chain is at the center of corporate strategy. In the latest episode of @SAP's The Future of Supply Chain podcast, Kearney’s Suketu Gandhi discusses why operations leaders are being invited to the table, what separates transformation leaders from the rest, and how AI is moving from experimentation to industrialization. Listen to the full episode:

"For fashion executives, the equation is changing. Regulation is increasingly evidence, and post-use systems, but that investment does not create a return by itself," shares Kearney's Nora Kleinewillinghoefer in @wwd. Find more exclusive insights from the Circular Fashion Index (paywall) ⬇️

Better product decisions start with better signals. That's where Velocity AI comes in. In this episode of Innovation Unpacked, Sean Ammirati (Growth Signals) and Kushal Fernandes (Kearney) join Beatrice Lansbergen to explore how Velocity AI can help teams pressure-test decisions, surface risk, and keep product development connected as markets and technology change. 🎙️Listen here:

What makes you stop, browse, and buy when you travel? Human connection makes luxury special. AI and data can enhance it with more personal, relevant interactions across the customer journey. At TFWA Cannes, Victor Graf Dijon von Monteton and Alex Liu explored what this means for the future of travel retail. Read Kearney's new report: Photo credit: © Anne Emmanuelle Thion

Europe's data center growth is entering a more constrained phase. See where Europe's next buildable capacity may emerge:

The food and beverage industry has traditionally organized around categories. Consumers do not. Leaders need a more precise view of what consumers need from each occasion: convenience without compromise, moderation without sacrifice, and functionality they can clearly understand. Learn more in the first article of our new series:

A great contract on paper doesn't always mean a supportable one. Which means seeing if your supply chain can actually support the commitment, and what trade-offs will be required if it cannot. Learn more:

"If AI is going to drive meaningful P&L impact, the leaders who own the P&L must own the change," Kearney's Khalid Kahn shares with @TechTargetNews. More from Khan on what leaders need to do next ⬇️

Kearney was pleased to take part in @wef's Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders (AMGFL), held in Dubai from 13–15 October. Rudolph Lohmeyer and Hani Tohme represented Kearney alongside more than 500 leaders and experts from business, government and international organizations. Across discussions on AI and human agency, science and innovation, growth, geopolitics and trade, leadership, and climate and nature, the meeting reinforced a central leadership challenge: preparing for an increasingly complex world while acting decisively to shape what comes next.

"Serious people who do not take themselves too seriously." More from MSD's Cyril Schiever on the trust behind 100 years of working with Kearney:

AI activity does not equal AI impact. Experimentation is spreading fast, but the way the enterprise operates may not be changing with it. Three misconceptions tend to get in the way. Find out what they are and what to do instead:

Curious what happened at NYC Climate Week 2026? The Kearney team came back with four takeaways from the field:

On Monday, October 19, Kearney is moderating a conversation at The MedTech Conference. We’ll explore the choices shaping the next generation of MedTech supply chains: reducing single-source risk, balancing global efficiency with regional proximity, identifying no-regret moves, and using analytics and AI to make faster, more informed decisions amid uncertainty:

How do you scale something as personal as coaching? Kearney and Circl found a way to grow impact without losing the human connection. Read the story:

“A large part of the aspirational customer base was never as insulated as their income implied.” Nora Kleinewillinghoefer on what’s really behind luxury’s demand slowdown with @standardnews:

RT @FII_Institute1: What makes an opportunity investable when capital is already available? Our new report with @Kearney finds weak economics remains the leading reason capital is delayed, resized or stopped.

Rather than choice benefiting consumers, much of the choice being provided is transferring work back onto them. When does choice stop feeling like freedom? For the future consumer, more options can mean more work: more to compare, verify, coordinate, and decide. The Kearney Consumer Institute surveyed more than 21,500 consumers across 20 countries to understand how these compounding pressures are reshaping what people expect from brands:

Exclusive insights from @WWD on Kearney’s 6th annual Circular Fashion Index ⬇️