Press Releases

Only five percent of Australians eating enough fruit

24 June, 2019

Latest Insights Reveal That While the Majority of Australians Feel Healthy and the Health Food Segment is Growing, Only Five Percent of People are Meeting Fruit Intake Guidelines

IRI and Priceline announce partnership to strengthen the retailer-supplier collaboration process

03 June, 2019

IRI, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies today announced a significant expansion to its partnership with Priceline. The expanded partnership will allow Priceline to leverage IRI’s industry leading insight and analytics...

IRI's Alistair Leathwood to present at 2019 Naturally Good Business Summit & Naturally Good Expo

17 May, 2019

IRI has been invited to participate in two sessions at the upcoming Naturally Good Business Summit in Sydney.

Australian FMCG retailers facing unprecedented change to meet shoppers’ demands

13 May, 2019

Alistair Leathwood, Chief Commercial Officer, Asia Pacific, IRI has outlined the challenges facing the retail sector, largely fuelled by advances in technology which have led to an explosion of consumer touchpoints in the market space.

IRI's Alistair Leathwood to Present at AFGC's Food & Grocery Australia Conference

08 May, 2019

IRI is facilitating the concurrent session with YouFoodz, Koala Eco and Dr Vincent Candrawinata at the AFGC’s “Food and Grocery Australia” conference on Health & Wellness on 30th May 2019.

IRI Announces New Managing Director for Asia Pacific

01 May, 2019

IRI®, the big data and technology expert for consumer industries, has announced the appointment of Paul Hinds to the role of managing director for the Asia Pacific region.

Nervous Australian shoppers giving up favourite brands to save money

15 April, 2019

Sydney, Australia – 11 April 2019 – IRI today announced the results of their recent research into understanding the economic needs of shoppers. Early results indicate that Australians are feeling more concerned about their financial situation, with 51 percent of respondents fe...

IRI Appoints Alistair Leathwood as Chief Commercial Officer for Asia Pacific Region

06 March, 2019

IRI, the big data and technology expert for consumer industries, has announced the appointment of Alistair Leathwood to the role of chief commercial officer for the Asia Pacific region.

IRI Appoints Baljit Dail as President of IRI Global

13 February, 2019

CHICAGO — Feb. 13, 2019 — IRI®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced the appointment of Baljit “Bal” Dail as president of IRI Global, effective April 1, 2019. In this role, Dail will lead and support I...

New Mountain Capital and Vestar Capital Partners Close Investment in IRI

03 December, 2018

New Mountain Capital (“New Mountain”) and Vestar Capital Partners (“Vestar”) announced today that they have closed the transaction through which Vestar will lead a new investment in Information Resources, Inc. (“IRI”).

Vestar Capital Partners to Lead New Investment in IRI

15 November, 2018

Transaction Supports Next Phase of IRI’s Growth, Fueling Further Innovation and Capabilities Expansion

Rise of Plasticphobia in Europe highlighted by three-quarters of grocery shoppers wanting to buy products with environmentally friendly packaging

14 November, 2018

IRI’s European Shopper Survey reveals Italian shoppers care most about this issue while German shoppers are less likely to worry about packaging on the groceries they buy

Premium prices pose a barrier to the rise of ‘conscious consumerism’ among European shoppers

22 October, 2018

IRI’s European Shopper Survey reveals consumers in Italy, Greece and Spain relate more closely to retailers who claim to care about the environment

Millennials maintain their ‘amore’ for big brands

22 October, 2018

IRI’s European Shopper Survey reveals younger generations of consumers prefer global brands to local when shopping for groceries Two-thirds of younger millennials use the internet for new grocery product research

IRI Reveal European Food Manufacturers at Risk of Losing Control on Nutritional Labelling

19 September, 2018

Food manufacturers need to get serious on nutritional labelling or risk losing control of the issue entirely according to analysis by IRI, the big data and technology expert for consumer industries.

Google Selects IRI to Join New Measurement Partners Program

18 July, 2018

IRI to Provide Marketing Mix Analysis Solutions That Boost Return-on-Marketing Investment by as Much as 12 Percent

IRI’s Emma Gillingham to present at Shop! Professional Development Series on the Path to Purchase.

11 June, 2018

IRI’s Emma Gillingham to present at Shop! Professional Development Series on the Path to Purchase.

IRI appoints Craig Irwin as Managing Director for New Zealand

25 May, 2018

IRI, the big data and technology expert for consumer industries, has announced the appointment of Craig Irwin as Managing Director for New Zealand.

IRI Recognised by Independent Research Firm as a Strong Performer in Marketing Measurement and Optimization Solutions

23 May, 2018

Independent Research Firm Cites IRI for Strong Technology Foundation, Impressive Data Assets and Industry Expertise

‘On-the-go’ consumers driving sales of snacks across Europe – IRI 2017 top selling FMCG categories

04 April, 2018

Demand for convenience and food and drink ‘on-the-go’ is helping to drive sales of snacking products, particularly crisps and salty snacks, across Europe.