Diagnose
Identify the commercial opportunity and the constraints that matter.
What ESI buildsGet to the shelf.
Get to the shelf.
Build the business behind it.
ESI brings distributor and retail relationships together with the strategy, product, supply and execution expertise consumer brands need to grow.
Find the capability your brand needs ↓
Five capabilities. Clear ownership.
What does your brand need to accomplish?
Start with the outcome closest to your business. Each capability below opens a dedicated page showing where ESI steps in and what we take ownership of.
Define the path to growth
Growth Strategy, Brand & Commercial Architecture
Turn a promising product into a clear commercial proposition.
Positioning, portfolio choices, pricing and channel strategy aligned around where your brand can compete—and what it will take to win.
Explore growth strategy ↗
Build a retail-ready product
Product Development, Packaging & Retail Readiness
Get the product, package and presentation ready for the buyer.
Product development, sourcing coordination, packaging, case packs and merchandising brought together for the intended channel.
Explore product & packaging ↗
Support the demand
Supply, Fulfillment & Operating Infrastructure
Make sure the business can deliver what sales promises.
Manufacturing, inventory, fulfillment and replenishment connected to margin, service expectations and the next stage of volume.
Explore supply & operations ↗
Get distribution. Enter retail.
Distribution, Marketing Activation & Market Expansion
Put relationships and execution behind your route to the shelf.
Distributor and retailer access, buyer development, trade activation and field execution—working together to pursue placement and support sell-through.
Explore distribution & retail ↗
Lead the next stage
Growth Operations & Strategic Readiness
Keep growth accountable as the business becomes more complex.
Embedded leadership, forecasting, cross-functional coordination and investor or exit readiness, with clear ownership of the work.
Explore growth operations ↗Market access + the ability to execute
Opening the door is only part of the job.
Distributor access and retail entry are central reasons brands bring ESI into the business. But the right introduction needs a credible proposition behind it: a product the buyer can place, economics that work and a supply operation that can deliver.
Our senior leaders coordinate experienced operators and specialist partners across those functions. Your brand gains connected expertise and hands-on ownership, without having to assemble and manage every discipline separately.
Brand & strategyProduct & packagingSupply & fulfillmentDistribution & retailGrowth leadership
One team, from opportunity through execution.
Architect
Connect the product, channel, economics and operating requirements.
Activate
Lead partner coordination, buyer preparation and launch-critical work.
Operate
Keep performance, replenishment and decisions under clear ownership.
Advance
Prepare the business for more doors, new markets and its next stage.
You do not need to diagnose the solution first.
Tell us where the brand stands and what you want to achieve. We will help identify where ESI should step in.