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Ernst &Young Global Consumer Products Center - Ernst & Young - Global

Consumer Products: delivering the goods

In today's fast paced environment, consumer products companies must be leaner and more agile than ever before, with a relentless focus on execution. At the same time, it’s imperative to anticipate trends, identify implications and make informed decisions that support your business goals and differentiate you from the rest.

Our global reach
Our worldwide team of industry-focused assurance, tax, transaction and advisory professionals have the deep sector knowledge and technical experience to interpret the market and help you compete powerfully.

Improving execution
From realizing the full value of your transactions, increasing customer and brand profitability to driving down costs and building an agile and resilient supply chain, we commit to delivering on our promises so that you can deliver on yours.
Beverage industry growth opportunities
Beverage companies are aiming for growth by leveraging consumer insights, focusing on rapidly expanding emerging markets and looking for acquisition opportunities. Learn more.
Consumer Products Deals Quarterly: Q3 2011

Deal volumes decreased in the third quarter, but activity in Asia Pacific continued to grow. Read more about this quarter's trends.

Consumer products IFRS financial statements survey

Consumer product companies answered our questions about their IFRS practices. How does your entity compare to their benchmarks?

Building profitable retail relationships
Commercial demands of retailers and broader economic challenges are squeezing consumer product companies. Discover how you can build profitable relationships in this environment.
Cracking Russia: consumer product approaches in 2011

Consumer products companies are struggling to crack Russia. Many are failing to meet market growth estimates and are lagging uncomfortably behind headquarters’ expectations. What are the lessons from 2011 so far and what are the critical success factors? We look at what’s been achieved and what lies ahead.

Eleven risks for global consumer products companies

How well do you know the risks facing your business? We analyze the top 11 risks facing global consumer products companies in 2011 and beyond. Learn more and gain insights on how to respond to these challenges.

Cash on the table: working capital in consumer products

Significant changes face the consumer products industry. Increased competition and consolidation in retail and volatile commodity prices have forced the industry to intensify its focus on cash, cost efficiency and working capital. As these changes sweep the industry, is consumer products prepared to reduce their need for working capital even further?

How successful are your cost reduction programs?

While many leading consumer product companies have implemented cost reduction initiatives as a result of the global recession, 70% of them have not improved their cost/revenue ratio. Don’t become another statistic! Instead, learn which strategies can make all the difference in creating sustainable cost improvements over the long-term (pdf, 243.4kb) 

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Contacts

Learn more about our our approach to developing solutions. A complete list of our Global Consumer Products Leaders is available on our contacts page.


More consumer products thought leadership: 

Top 10 risks and opportunities: retail sector

Market volatility, pricing pressure, variations in market performance, demanding stakeholders — all have contributed to a global economy that encourages competitive drive. With that drive comes opportunity. We explore the top 10 risks and opportunities in the retail sector.

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