Using design thinking to reimagine our brands and portfolios
Two pronged approach to innovation
Democratising categories in emerging markets; making superior-quality, delightfully designed products available at affordable prices
Pursuing attractive adjacencies and creating new vectors of growth to broaden portfolios
Research & Development + Innovation + Design + Expertise (RIDE)
Integrated platform, combines efforts of key functions in new product development
Streamlines and expedites innovation delivery, ensures agile execution
Meet the people behind our biggest innovations
Innovation
Our Global Innovation Team leads new product development in global categories across North America and Africa
Offers design thinking strategic input for brand architecture, enable cross-pollination and sharing of product ideas and processes, evaluate patents and new technologies
Research & Development
A state-of-the-art global R&D centre at our headquarters in Savannah, supported by local and category-specific R&D teams
Design
Distinctive and delightful designs are a big differentiator for us
Our Global Design Lab integrates design thinking and transforms product capabilities; usually outsourced in FMCG, but we believe it is very strategic to have it internally
Comprises highly skilled graphic and industrial designers from across geographies
Our biggest innovations
Afro Sheen
Crafted with high quality ingredients, Afro Sheen is the go-to brand for your next signature style
