CPG Manufacturer Consulting


An in-depth understanding of what it takes to succeed
"Our experience covers most food and beverage, HBC and
general merchandise categories; and nearly every retail
channel, sales model and distribution mode"


WWA is a valuable resource to national and multinational consumer packaged  goods manufacturers from the US, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Over  the past 23 years we have helped clients achieve their near term and longer range performance goals. Our areas of expertise include the following:

Organization Effectiveness

Strategic Direction

  • Corporate Strategic Plan Facilitation
  • Competitive Positioning
  • Consumer Positioning
  • Banner Strategies
  • Merchandising Strategies

Organization/Process Design

  • Corporate Structure
  • Sales and Marketing Structure
  • Top down/Cross Functional Processes
  • Performance Measures
  • Change Management

Competency Enhancement

  • Competency Assessment
  • Learning Strategy
  • Customized Program Development
  • Training


Customer Alignmnet

Customer Alignment

  • Trade Attitude Surveys
  • Alignment Strategy/Plan Development
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Planning Processes
  • ROI Measurement

Strategic Collaboration

  • Strategy/Plan Development
  • “Top-to-Top Communications Model
  • Process Facilitation
  • Training

Category Management Evolution

  • Category Management
  • Design/Application
  • Shopper Centric RetailingSM Response/Application
Marketing/Merchandising (Shopping Experience)

Brand Marketing

  • Marketing Plan Development
  • New Market Entry
  • New Product Launch
  • Portfolio Management

Trade Promotion Optimization

  • Trade Spend Assessment
  • Strategy/Tactics
  • Management Guidelines

Merchandising Solutions

  • Strategy/Tactics
  • Store Segmentation
  • Assortment/Space Optimization

Shopping Moment Research SM

  • Job Labs (Qualitative)
  • Growth Concept Development
  • Consumer Response (Quantitative)

Our long-term strategic involvement with retailer clients allows us to truly understand where they are heading during the next three to five years, and the implications for consumer packaged goods manufacturers. This insight enables us to bring exceptional strategic value through leading edge thinking when determining how to respond to rapidly changing industry dynamics.



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