Reducing Packaging Costs and Optimizing Supply Chains for Global Brands

We help the world’s leading consumer goods, food and beverage, healthcare, and retail businesses unlock measurable cost savings, strengthen supply chains, and improve sustainability performance through data-led analysis and independent expertise.

Packaging and Supply Chain Consulting

We connect packaging design, production, and logistics into a single optimized system, uncovering the structural inefficiencies that drive cost and waste across your entire operation.

Our proprietary supply chain modeling platform analyses SKU and pallet data to simulate format changes, quantify savings opportunities, and prove value before any investment is committed.

Sustainability

We help businesses turn sustainability commitments into measurable action, using data-driven insight to balance environmental performance with commercial reality across global packaging systems.

With over 30 years of global experience, James Ross Consulting is the trusted partner for packaging management.

Key Industries

Our experience spans consumer goods, food and beverage, healthcare, pharma, and retail – giving us a unique understanding of how packaging decisions affect every part of the supply chain. Whether optimizing portfolios for global brands or improving sustainability performance for regional producers, we bring data-led insight and hands-on expertise to deliver measurable results across every sector we serve.

Consumer Goods & Services

Driving brand consistency and supply chain savings for CPG, homecare, and household goods manufacturers

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Food & Beverage

Reducing packaging costs and improving supply chain performance for food and beverage manufacturers worldwide.

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Healthcare & Pharma

Supporting compliant, efficient, and innovative packaging solutions across regulated healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains.

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Retail

Optimizing retail packaging, co-pack operations, and logistics systems to reduce cost and improve speed to shelf.

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Case Studies

Every project delivers measurable impact. Our case studies show how James Ross Consulting’s data-led approach has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in packaging and supply chain savings – from cost reduction and sustainability improvements to end-to-end supply chain transformation across global operations.

European Manufacturing Group – $14 Million Annual Savings

Through a full supply chain modelling programme using PackDevPro, James Ross Consulting helped a leading manufacturer identify inefficiencies, implement structural change, and establish new pack development standards across its European network.

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James Ross Consulting delivered $13 million in annual savings for Pinnacle Foods

This was achieved while creating a unified, data-led methodology that reduced emissions, standardized performance, and improved long-term resilience.

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Global Consumer Goods Company – Turning Re-Pack into a Value Driver

James Ross Consulting worked with a global CPG client to transform fragmented co-pack and merchandising operations, cutting waste and redefining the supply chain as a strategic source of agility and growth.

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Services Overview

From packaging cost optimization to global sustainability strategy, our packaging and supply chain consulting services are designed to deliver measurable results. We help clients reduce costs, strengthen supply chains, and improve environmental performance through data-led analysis and independent expertise.

Whether optimizing materials, refining technical processes, or deploying PackDevPro, James Ross Consulting provides the insight and capability to transform packaging and supply chain performance at every stage.

Cost Optimization

Unlock significant, measurable savings across packaging materials, design, and supply chain operations.

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Analytical Services

Benchmark packaging performance against global best-in-class standards to identify cost, sustainability, and competitive opportunity.

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Technical Support

Access independent packaging expertise precisely when and where you need it – from NPD support to FMEA process development with our packaging and supply chain consulting.

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Supply Chain Analytics

Use operational data and PackDevPro modelling to uncover the hidden inefficiencies driving cost and waste in your supply chain.

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Supply Chain Optimization

Connect packaging design, production, logistics, and distribution into a single optimized system that delivers consistent commercial value.

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Sustainability

Build packaging and supply chain sustainability programs that are measurable, commercially grounded, and built to last.

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About James Ross Consulting

Packaging and Supply Chain Consulting

For over 30 years, James Ross Consulting has helped global brands unlock efficiency, sustainability, and value through smarter packaging and supply chain strategies. Independent, data-driven, and trusted worldwide, we combine deep technical expertise with commercial insight to deliver measurable results – from initial diagnostic through to full-scale implementation.

News and Insigths on Packaging and Supply Chain Consulting

Insight and analysis on packaging, supply chain, and sustainability from the James Ross Consulting team.

The EU’s Packaging Rules Are Changing.

What the PPWR Actually Means for Shrink Wrap, Stretch Film, and Supply Chains

The Sustainability Mirage

Sustainable packaging isn’t always what it seems – some quick wins can backfire once you look at the full supply chain.

Pallet, Truck and Network Optimisation

How small packaging changes can deliver big supply chain savings