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Case studyConsumer goodsPricing & Revenue2026

Harbour Foods

A 40-SKU price ladder rebuilt around three tiers; discounting moved from the sales floor to a monthly policy.

Result+5.8 pts gross margin

The problem

Margin had slid for six quarters while volume held. Every deal was a negotiation.

The moves

  1. 01Price architecture
  2. 02Discount policy
  3. 03Packaging

The outcome

Gross margin +5.8 pts in two quarters, volume −1%, sales cycle 9 days shorter.

Result+5.8 pts gross margin
On the record
“They did not give us a deck. They gave us a price list we could defend.”
Marta Lindqvist, CFO
Case studyConsumer goodsPricing & Revenue2026

Harbour Foods

A 40-SKU price ladder rebuilt around three tiers; discounting moved from the sales floor to a monthly policy.

Result+5.8 pts gross margin

The problem

Margin had slid for six quarters while volume held. Every deal was a negotiation.

The moves

  1. 01Price architecture
  2. 02Discount policy
  3. 03Packaging

The outcome

Gross margin +5.8 pts in two quarters, volume −1%, sales cycle 9 days shorter.

Result+5.8 pts gross margin
On the record
“They did not give us a deck. They gave us a price list we could defend.”
Marta Lindqvist, CFO
Case studyConsumer goodsPricing & Revenue2026

Harbour Foods

A 40-SKU price ladder rebuilt around three tiers; discounting moved from the sales floor to a monthly policy.

Result+5.8 pts gross margin

The problem

Margin had slid for six quarters while volume held. Every deal was a negotiation.

The moves

  1. 01Price architecture
  2. 02Discount policy
  3. 03Packaging

The outcome

Gross margin +5.8 pts in two quarters, volume −1%, sales cycle 9 days shorter.

Result+5.8 pts gross margin
On the record
“They did not give us a deck. They gave us a price list we could defend.”
Marta Lindqvist, CFO

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