Consumer Products

With a focus on food, drink and household goods, our Consumer Products team advises over 40% of the world’s top 50 brands and their suppliers across the entire supply chain – from manufacturers and producers to distributors and technology providers.

Our services cover three distinct sectors:

  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods - which covers low-priced items that are used with a single or limited number of consumptions.
  • Food and Beverage - covering all food and drink products served in hotels, restaurants, bars and other venues and establishments.
  • Retail - the sale of goods or commodities in small quantities directly to consumers.

We give practical and commercial advice across a full range of areas important to the sector including:

  • Advertising, loyalty and promotions
  • Brand protection
  • Comparative advertising
  • Competition
  • Compliance
  • Counterfeiting
  • Distribution agreements
  • Expansion into international markets
  • Franchising and brand licensing agreements
  • Insurance
  • Joint ventures
  • Labelling
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Online branding issues
  • Outsourcing
  • Product liability
  • Reputation management
  • Social media
  • Supply contracts
  • Sustainability