Consumer and manufacturing | PA Consulting

Consumers expect more — whether it's innovative, personalised, and sustainable products or exceptional digital experiences. They want them when, where and how they want them.

Successful consumer, retail and manufacturing companies innovate constantly to not just stay ahead, but to build a more sustainable future. They are creating new revenue streams, transforming operations, and building competitive advantage.

Our unique teams of strategists, designers, scientists, technologists, and engineers can help at every step of the journey. Making successful growth a reality for your business.

How will your organisation embrace a demand driven world?

Featured insight

Better growth, better future

Why should business leaders answer the call to build a more positive human future?

The future of wellness

The future of wellness

How wellness leaders can deliver stackable, seamless, and hyper-personal solutions for evolving consumer needs.

The future of wellness

Design for sustainability

Empowering sustainable innovation across products, packaging, and manufacturing to create new growth platforms, de-risk existing portfolios, advance sustainable solutions, and captivate consumers.

Three futuristic space gaming characters

The future of gaming

How gaming brands can evolve to meet the needs of next-gen gamers.

Three futuristic space gaming characters

Just Eat Takeaway.com delivery driver

The Rapid Evolution

Partnering with Just Eat Takeaway.com we explore the future of on-demand delivery.

Just Eat Takeaway.com delivery driver

Consumer experiences

Creating richer, more personalised and connected consumer experiences that shape the future

Dry Molded Fiber

The scalable and affordable alternative to single use plastics

Global Innovation and Technology Centre

Where we turn ideas into physical and digital reality.

Sub-sectors

Find new ways to connect with consumers and shape your next super brand.

Understand, define, and build impactful, strategic relationships with consumers.

Embrace disruption with new technologies, supply chains, and business models.

Optimise and re-invent underperforming technologies, processes, ingredients, and products and better understand your customers to unlock new growth opportunities.

Expert views

Brands have a big responsibility and a big opportunity to respond to the shift in demand.”

Jorge Aguilar Growth strategy

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We’re in the age of organisational agility. Whatever the disruption of the moment, the most successful organisations are the most agile.”

Tina Hjort-Ejlertsen Agile transformation

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The FMCGs that fully commit to true personalisation and understand the power of a holistic approach, embrace data and enable flexible manufacturing will be clear winners.”

Rhea Pattern Growth strategy, consumer and manufacturing

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Client stories

Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker

Trialling a paper-based bottle to push the boundaries of sustainable packaging innovation

Johnnie Walker

Hydrow Wave

Bringing an industry-leading rowing experience to the masses

Unilever

Unilever

Using AI to empower people to supercharge innovation and drive growth

Unilever

Mondelēz International

Aiming for long-term net zero carbon goals by accelerating new products and technologies

Dizzie

Dizzie

Unlocking the reuse and refill potential of consumer packaging

Dizzie

A person holding a crate of avocados.

Avocados From Mexico

Becoming a US lifestyle phenomenon

A person holding a crate of avocados.

Danu Sports

Danu Sports

Unlocking athletic potential

Danu Sports

Center for Regenerative Design & Collaboration

Turning plastic waste into a low-carbon concrete additive

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