Retail & HoReCa Advisory — Est. 2017

Architectinghigh-yield retail& HoReCa supply chains.

We advise supermarket networks and hospitality groups on sourcing, private label and trade negotiations — across food and non-food — turning procurement into a margin engine, not a cost centre.

Trusted across 18 European markets
UK supermarket shelves stocked with preserves and pound sterling price labels
£1.4B+Portfolio volume managed

Networks our principals have served

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Our Approach

A doctrine, in four chapters.

Every mandate moves through the same disciplined arc — diagnose, engineer, source, negotiate. No theatrics. Compounding margin.

Chapter 01 — Diagnose

Market & Shelf Intelligence

We decode category velocity, price architecture and shopper behaviour before a single negotiation begins — so every mandate starts from evidence, not opinion.

  • Category & velocity audits
  • Price-gap benchmarking
  • Shopper mission mapping
Chapter 02 — Engineer

Category & Velocity Engineering

Assortments are rebuilt around contribution per metre. We prune tail SKUs, rebalance brand tiers and design planograms that compound basket economics.

  • Assortment rationalisation
  • GMROII uplift programmes
  • Planogram economics
Chapter 03 — Source

Global Supplier & Private Label Sourcing

From EU cellars to certified non-food factories, we open vetted supplier networks — and build private label architectures that defend margin against discounters.

  • Vetted supplier shortlists
  • Private label concept-to-shelf
  • Dual-source contingency
Chapter 04 — Negotiate

High-Stakes Trade Negotiations

Joint business plans, rebate engineering and terms harmonisation — executed at the table alongside your team, with a 98.4% target-closure record.

  • JBP structuring
  • Rebate & terms engineering
  • Listing-fee negotiation
Strategic Services

Five disciplines. One P&L obsession.

Advisory Domain

Category & Supplier Sourcing

We open vetted supplier networks across 18 European markets and beyond — benchmarking true landed cost and building dual-source resilience into every category.

Key Deliverables
  • Vetted supplier shortlists with audited capacity
  • Landed-cost benchmarking vs. incumbent terms
  • Dual-source contingency maps per category

Every supplier passes financial, quality and ESG screening before introduction.

ROI Benchmark

16% average landed-cost reduction

Sectors

Two worlds. Food and non-food.

Sainsbury's and Aldi supermarket aisles in the UK
Sainsbury's and Aldi supermarket aisles in the UK
Supermarkets & Hypermarkets — Food

Food & beverage, engineered.

Category leadership for grocery networks — from discount pressure to premium own-label ambition.

  • 01Fresh & chilled category resets engineered for velocity
  • 02Private label tiers that defend margin against discounters
  • 03Frozen & ambient planograms tuned to basket economics
  • 04Supplier dual-sourcing across 18 European markets
Contact
info@e-connect.uk
London

Strictly confidential — NDA on request