Consumer Products

With waning trends in consumer confidence, an increase in international and domestic competition with added government regulations and market saturation, the consumer product industry is seeing slim profit margins and market share. With these challenges you and your company face in the industry marketplace, it is important to have a partner who understands your needs and can provide personalized, client service and solutions. Beyond traditional accounting, auditing and tax services, at WithumSmith+Brown, PC (WS+B), our clients know our business goal is to put their company in a position of strength.

QUALITY SERVICE AND EXTRAORDINARY INSIGHT

Our Consumer Products Group can offer a wealth of resources to help navigate the issues unique to your industry. With our broad base of client experience from multi-national retail and food & beverage chains to automotive dealers, we can help create reliable, smart solutions that would fit your business needs and growth objectives. We strive to always provide our clients with the most personalized and knowledgeable support. They benefit from the continuity of their engagement team and the rapport which develops in time from this crucial business relationship. Our long-standing and ever-growing client base is a testament to our commitment to our clients' success.

The consumer products industry is expansive and complex but our Consumer Products Group knows the marketplace and have over 20 years experience serving these industries:

• Automotive Industries
• Food & Beverage
  • Multi-national Supermarkets
  • Restaurants
• Franchises
• Hotel and hospitality industry
• Online and Brick-and-mortar Retail Stores

OUR CONSUMER PRODUCTS SERVICES

The Consumer Products Group at WithumSmith+Brown, PC have extensive client experience, industry knowledge and technical expertise to give your business the competitive advantage. We can provide your business with the following relevant services:

• Bank financing assistance
• Benchmarking studies
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Business succession planning
• Business valuations
• Buy-sell arrangements
• Cash flow analysis
• Computer/IT consulting
• Dealer statement analysis and benchmarking
• Dispute resolution and litigation support
• Due diligence and related merger & acquisition services
• Employee compensation and pension plans
• Estate planning
• Financing and floor-planning assistance
• Forecasting and projections
• Franchise reporting requirements
• Gross profit analysis
• International Expansion
• Inventory control systems
• LIFO reserve management and other link-chain LIFO services
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Profitability analysis
• Strategic business planning
• Union negotiations