1. A guide to our industry expertise
Food and beverage

2. An industry facing rapid changes
In the current economic environment, the food and Grant Thornton has the right experience and can
beverage industry faces a range of new challenges provide tailored, strategic advice and services to help
from increased public awareness about food safety organisations like yours grow. We can help you deal
and monitoring to social media providing a platform with the performance challenges ahead in a difficult,
for people to persuade companies to be more aware changing economy.
of the importance of incorporating more
environmentally sustainable practices. Traditional The Grant Thornton global advantage
challenges are also becoming more complex. • we are one of the world’s leading organisations
The fast food convenience market driver is of independently owned and managed
waning as local, ‘field-to-table’ movements gain accounting and consulting firms, with access to
prominence, disrupting the traditional mass the expertise of more than 2,500 partners in over
distribution supply chain. Private independent labels 100 countries
have also become more profitable, effectively • we are experienced at working with food and
skewing retailers’ traditional stock-keeping units beverage companies and already provide
(SKUs). To combat these changes, many food and assurance, tax and advisory services to food and
beverage businesses are taking action to adapt by beverage companies globally
tapping into new trends, like ‘at-home’ cooking and • we advise food and beverage clients on a range of
local sourcing, and many are having success. industry-focused topics, including supply chain
In the face of such challenges, Grant Thornton management, food safety and product recalls, fair
can help. Your business needs a trusted advisor with trade and country of origin labeling, credits and
extensive sector experience and a demonstrable incentives, and regulatory compliance
client service track record who can help you align • we advise and provide solutions for a change
your direction in the market place and advise intensive industry.
you about the opportunities available to you.

3. Grant Thornton knowledge
and experience
Grant Thornton helps domestic and Sectors we support:
international food and beverage • agriculture/agribusiness
companies throughout the supply chain • bottlers
navigate today’s ever changing complex • brand manufacturers
business environment. We offer guidance • food processing
on restructuring and reorganisation, • food service/catering
process improvement, supply chain • food wholesale
management, mergers and acquisitions, • private label manufacturers
tax, audit and other advisory matters. • retail.
If you want solutions that create value
for your business, your stakeholders, and,
especially, your customers, then Grant
Thornton can help.

4. Our food and beverage services
Grant Thornton understands the food and Grant Thornton’s experience
beverage business • credits and incentives
• cost segregation • income and franchise tax services
• employee overtime taxation • international expansion
• fair trade and country of origin labeling • transaction support
• food safety and product recalls • operational or performance improvement
• mergers and acquisitions • IT strategic planning
• operational processes and efficiencies • procurement consulting
• profit management • regulatory compliance
• state and local tax • supply chain optimisation.
• supply chain management
• trade spend management.

5. A natural choice for international
companies
Consumer behaviour can shift rapidly, Global contacts
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placing heightened demands on your
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