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Cascadia Managing Brands

Consultants specializing in the non-alcoholic beverage industry; large and small companies alike;

Brand managers

Outsourced VP Sales or VP Marketing

We implement the agreed upon strategy whether we were involved as consultants or not

A La Carte

Consulting

Sales

Marketing

Brand Management

Need to Know

How many of you have purchased a new, non alcoholic beverage for the first time at Costco?

How many of you have purchased a new, non alcoholic beverage for the first time at a Drug Store?

How many of you have purchased a new, non alcoholic beverage for the first time at a deli?

Key Takeaway: Dont Try to fit a round peg into a square whole. Plan your journey into the channels carefully, especially how it relates to effecting your distribution network and/or your pricing and brand positioning

The chain of businesses or intermediaries through which a good or service passes until it reaches the end consumer. A distribution channel can include wholesalers, retailers, distributors and even the internet.

DEFINITION of 'Distribution Channel

Channel Management

What is Channel Management?

Channel = types of stores

Management gets broken down into two parts:

PLANNING

Managing

Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan

Dont Expect What You Dont Inspect

Whos Checking the Checker?

Channel Strategy

Decide which channels you want to conquer and in what order

Understand there are ramifications to each strategy you need to understand before moving forward

Drug Channel

Food Chains

Department Stores

Natural/Specialty Distributors

Grocery & Drug Wholesalers

Specialty Retailers

Mass Merchandisers

Convenience & Gas

Internet & Consumer Direct

Examples of Distribution Channels

Types of Distribution

DSDDirect Store Door

Convenience Broadliner

Food Service Distributor

Club

Direct to Retailer

Natural Distributor

Specialty Food Distributor

General

Wholesaler

Warehouse

Know Your Channels

The answer is 261,061

What is the question?

How many stores are there in the US that sell beverages?

Channel Breakdown# US Stores

# Stores USConvenienceSupermarketsDollarDrugMass MerchNatural/SpecialtyOtherClubMilitary148126.036569.021311.020000.013570.09133.05000.04000.03352.0

% of Non Alcoholic Beverage Sales By Channel

*National Average, Regions Are Very Different; Plan Accordingly

Channel Margins

Manufacturer Gross Profit Target = 45%

45%-55%

C-Store

25%-35%

40%-50%

Drug

45%-50%

Club

11%-13%

*6%-

8%

Major Natural Food and Gourmet Chains work on 40% - 44% Margin

DSD

30%-33%

Grocery

33%-35%

40%-44% for WFM, TFM

GroceryProduce or Dairy

Natural Foods Distributor

Almost The End

This is not a difficult business. Do not over think it;

Planning is critical;

If you dont know something, ask for help;

Be entrepreneurial

Use the rules we discuss today as guidelines, not absolutes!

The End &Thank You

www.cascadiamanagingbrands.com

[email protected]

201.962.8622

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