Colgate

Compliance

Request:

  • Audit and support to assess and pass through raw material cost fluctuations imposed by suppliers onto industrial pricing.

Our actions:

  • We guided Hill’s Pet Nutrition in its pricing strategy for annual negotiations with distributors, focusing on French and European regulations.
  • We acted as an independent third party on regulatory aspects of commercial negotiations for food products.
  • We developed and adapted our methodology in compliance with frequent legislative changes (Egalim I, II, III, emergency laws) and considering the challenging economic context of recent years (COVID-19 pandemic, strong inflationary pressures).
  • We ensure continuous monitoring of relevant issues and provide fast, accurate handling of urgent matters.

Our expertise:

  • This expertise helped Hill’s achieve its strategic and regulatory objectives in a context governed by laws such as EGAlim III and Regulation (EC) No. 767/2009, resulting in outcomes aligned with its financial ambitions.

Arnaud Cluzel
Arnaud Cluzel
Partner
Disputes / Special Operations
“The keys to victory? A detailed analysis of the vulnerabilities of the opponent, research and investigative skills, comprehensive strategic thinking, a work revised twenty times, a proven argumentative structure, a perfect technical mastery of the case, a strong sense of pedagogy, a high capacity for improvisation, and a quick wit."

Associated services

Strategy
Special operations

Strategic review and advice for SME and ETI managers.