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Recovering costs got harder in 2026
Global instability has driven sharp increases across commodities, fuel, shipping, transport, raw materials and packaging, and the effects will be felt long after the headlines fade. At the same time, retailers are focused on offering shoppers value under cost-of-living pressure, simplifying ranges and resetting commercial packages. Recovering your input costs in 2026 is harder than it has been in years.
WHAT IT DELIVERS
Built from more than 400 real cost recoveries
This one-day, deep-dive workshop gives your team the tools, insight and confidence to negotiate a cost recovery with your retail partners. NextGen has helped suppliers implement more than 400 Cost Price Increases over the past five years, and the program is built from exactly that experience. Delivered in-house, it works on your own brands, categories and data, so the learning turns straight into action.
Current CPI strategies
A clear read on 2026 CPI strategies and the negotiation levers that matter.
A whole-company plan
A framework for a total-company comms strategy: who does what, when and how.
A position you can defend
The skill and confidence to build a compelling CPI position to take to retailers.
A tailored playbook
A negotiation playbook aligned to your own CPI priorities.
WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY
What your team leaves with
A plan, not just a warning.
Code confidence
A clear sense of when and how to leverage the Grocery Code.
Retailer CPI strategies
ELEMENT 01
Understand how retailers are approaching CPI submissions from suppliers, and anticipate their tactics in 2026.
THE PROGRAM
Six connected elements.
Communicating to trade
ELEMENT 03
Structure and present your CPI position for maximum impact.
Leveraging the Grocery Code
ELEMENT 05
Use the Grocery Code of Conduct as a strategic tool in your toolkit when negotiations get tough.
Setting up your CPI
ELEMENT 02
Define your optimum recovery position across consumer, shopper, competitor, category, commodities and your bottom line.
Managing the dialogue
ELEMENT 04
Build the strength of your CPI argument through effective communication between supplier and retailer.
Negotiating the end game
ELEMENT 06
Get the CPI over the line without sacrificing a portion of your input cost recovery.
AFTER THE WORKSHOP
We pressure-test it before you go to trade
The support does not end when the day does. The NextGen team works with participants after the program, pressure-testing your CPI argument and positioning before you take it to the retailer, so you walk in match-fit.
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