Karen Doskow, Kline Consumer Products Expert, presented at the conference on organic and natural products Ride the Next Natural/Organic Wave held in the New York Hilton Hotel this week. This conference and exhibition focused on the regulatory issues for packaging and product claims, technology surrounding this market, and the next wave of new ingredients and areas of focus, as seen in three all natural/organic tracks with almost 50 sessions and 40 corporate exhibits.

Worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company is pleased to announce that Jeanne Huang, personal care industry analyst in the firm’s Shanghai office, will be delivering a presentation at the 2008 in-cosmetics Asia conference being held November 4 – 6, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company today announced that cosmetics and toiletries analyst Karen Doskow will be speaking at the September 10 Emerging Global Markets program at the upcoming HBA Global Expo being held September 9-11, 2008, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

Estée Lauder’s acquisition of a minority share in India-based spa products marketer Forest Essentials has not only landed the cosmetics giant a stake in the country’s biggest selling spa brand, it may also pave the way for Forest Essentials to expand globally, according to analysts at worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company. Kline’s consultants predict the move could spur future expansion in Lauder’s specialty retail strategy to capture a bigger piece of the $6.3 billion personal care market in India.

Shell secured the top spot as the global market share leader, supplying 13% of all finished lubricants in 2007, according to data from a soon-to-be-released study by analysts at Kline & Company, a worldwide consulting and research firm.

Worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company today announced that two of the firm’s executives, Carrie Mellage and Gillian Morris, will present at the upcoming 5th Annual Cosmeceuticals Conference being held June 26-27, 2008 at the Marriott East Side Hotel in New York City.

U.S. drug retailers are looking for a more interactive relationship with over-the-counter drug marketers and have gone so far as to identify a “gold standard” for the marketer/retailer relationship, built on communication and sales support, according to the latest research from worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company.

Environmentally sustainable products and manufacturing processes are making big gains in the cleaning products industry, but there are still substantial opportunities for companies to garner larger shares, according to researchers at Kline & Company, a worldwide consulting and research firm.

Continued expansion in the Brazilian economy has afforded cosmetics and toiletries marketers one of the most robust markets in the world in recent years, according to new data compiled by worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company. With nearly 14% growth in cosmetics and toiletries sales in 2007, Brazil now ranks fourth in the global market and is poised for further double-digit growth over the next five years.

Kline, the worldwide consulting and research firm, today announced the opening of its new office in Prague. Following close on the heels of Kline’s Oxford, UK, office opening this past December, this new location in the Czech Republic demonstrates the firm’s continued commitment to providing its growing European client base with the highest level of service.