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Food Retail Commercial Advisory

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Riva Consulting

Rob Hilton Founder & Principal Consultant

 Of the hundreds of conversations, presentations and pitches I've sat through — across categories, suppliers, insight agencies and innovators — only three truly stuck with me.


What made them different wasn't polish, or scale, or spend - it was the approach. Each one was grounded in something rare. Each one was opportunistic — alive to a moment in the market — yet strategic. It was no surprise that, in every case, commercial success followed.

That's the standard I hold myself to. Inquisitive and driven, my role is simple: take the opportunistic and make it strategic. Take the strategic and make it agile. And in the space between the two — create value.


I bring business breadth and a deep back catalogue of category understanding. An instinct for what customers think, built from the shop floor up. And a network spanning FMCG leaders and the most ambitious challenger brands.

That's what Riva Consulting is built on, values led and it's how I help clients move faster, sharper and with more conviction than ever before. 

Experience

17 years

1100+ NPD launches

£1.5bn P&L

Breath and depth of food retail with leadership roles in Tesco across Commercial, Project Management, Operations and Insight.  

£1.5bn P&L

1100+ NPD launches

£1.5bn P&L

Deep category and commercial knowledge with the levers to optimise for commerical success. 

1100+ NPD launches

1100+ NPD launches

1100+ NPD launches

Strategic planning for category growth across Own Label and Branded portfolios 

Services

01. Commercial Strategy

02. Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation

02. Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation

 Category vision, concept development, channel strategy, growth planning, multi year pipelines, P&L management, pricing, waste management, E2E supply chain assessment and optimisation

02. Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation

02. Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation

02. Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation

Commercial negotiation, commodity buying models and end-to-end value optimisation, cost mitigation, tender submissions, merchandising and range changes

03. Proposition Development

03. Proposition Development

03. Proposition Development

  Range architecture, innovation pipelines, branded partnerships, promotional optimisation, insight, Dunnhumby, AI future food strategy

04. Capability & Leadership

03. Proposition Development

03. Proposition Development

Building high-performing teams, navigating organisational change, commercial capability  

Bespoke Solutions

Every commercial challenge is unique and so it follows that all our solutions are flexible including fractional and project led opportunities. Please make contact to discuss your requirements.  

Contact Us

Rob@rivaconsulting.co.uk


07793678815

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