The CPGS consulting model

Focused exclusively on consumer goods, CPGS supports companies and investors across Europe through project-based advisory or interim management

The flexible model combines deep sector expertise with a strong industry network, bringing together the right people for each client’s needs

  • Project-based engagements leveraging deep expertise and an extensive network to support corporate and commercial strategy initiatives; or interim management roles embedded within your team to deliver against specific strategy and transformation initiatives

    Relevant projects: European Energy Drinks Portfolio Strategy · UK Plant-Based Market Entry

  • Commercial due diligence engagements supporting buy-side and sell-side transactions, from initial investment assessments to in-depth strategic and commercial analysis of consumer goods businesses; or project-based/interim management engagements supporting private equity portfolio companies in delivering commercial growth strategies and business transformation initiatives.

    Relevant projects: Buy-side commercial due diligence: European plant-based meat · Sell-side due diligence: Snack bars and cereal

  • Flexible specialist support embedded within project teams, serving as project lead or team member to address resource gaps, accelerate delivery, and bring deep strategic and commercial expertise in the consumer goods sector

    Project delivered in collaboration: Commercial Planning Transformation

Vision

The objective is to help clients reduce uncertainty and maximise the return on strategic investments

combining specialist sector knowledge with evidence-based advice to accelerate decision-making and shape a clear, credible story that aligns stakeholders around the next move

why cpgs

  • Built Exclusively for Consumer Goods

    Food, beverage, household, personal care, consumer health — and nothing else

    Deep category understanding from day one means engagements start at a strategic level — not a basic one

  • Specialisation: The Real Edge in an AI World

    AI has made baseline analysis available to anyone

    The advantage now sits in knowing which questions to ask, which signals to trust, and how to turn complexity into a decision - that’s where deep, sector-specific experience turns information into advantage

  • Senior Expertise, Start to Finish

    No layers of junior analysis to pay for or manage

    You work directly with one or more senior consultants who own the thinking, the analysis, and the recommendations throughout

  • LEAN, AGILE, NETWORK-BACKED

    A lean model built around what is best for the client, not a predefined way of working or staffing projects

    When specialist expertise is needed, we draw on a strong network of consumer goods experts to bring the right capabilities to each engagement