B
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20%
20% -- manufacturing cost reduction for CPG brands with SKU rationalization programs (2026)
Removing roughly 40% of a brand's SKU count in CPG rationalization programs reduced manufacturing costs by nearly 20%.
- Represents an approximation ('nearly 20%')
- Contingent on removing roughly 40% of a brand's SKU count
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20%
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2026
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50
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60
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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McKinsey
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Tier C
https://getfairview.com/blog/operating-intelligence-for-food-beverage ↗
Source Article
Operating Intelligence for Food and Beverage Companies
Why F&B Operating Data Is Uniquely Fragmented
A software company has one product and a handful of data sources. A food or beverage brand has ingredient invoices from six suppliers, production runs across two co-packers, retail shipments through three distributors, a growing DTC channel, and a financ…
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McKinsey
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McKinsey analysis of CPG SKU rationalization programs, as cited by Fairview
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CPG brands with SKU rationalization programs: 20% manufacturing cost reduction. Source: McKinsey (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cpg-sku-rationalization-manufacturing-cost-cut
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cpg-sku-rationalization-manufacturing-cost-cut" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>20%</strong> -- manufacturing cost reduction for CPG brands with SKU rationalization programs<br><small>Source: McKinsey (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cpg-sku-rationalization-manufacturing-cost-cut" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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