Innovation Activated · PLM specialists for global CPG

The PLM partner CPG manufacturers call when it has to work the first time.

We help food, beverage, beauty and ingredients companies choose the right PLM platform, implement it properly, and get their teams to actually use it. A small team of senior specialists, on site with you from blueprint to go-live.

14+
Expert resources
3
Global offices
19+
PLM & PMS implementations
30+
Years R&D & innovation leadership
What We Do

From the first business case to a system people use every day.

PLM is where your product organization actually runs: specifications, formulas, regulatory data, and the approvals behind every launch. We work across four connected practice areas, from the initial assessment through to long-term optimization.

Our USP

One team on both sides of the business–technology line.

Most PLM projects stall between business design and technical delivery. We work on both sides of that line, so the process we draw on the whiteboard is the process the platform actually runs.

Business Process Design Delivery Execution Solution Opportunity C+P VALUE ZONE
Business Consultants
…who think like process designers

We translate business goals into processes a system can actually run — not a wish list.

Process Designers
…who think like IT architects

Every design is grounded in how the platform truly works, keeping speed to market the priority.

IT Architects
…who think like business consultants

Technical decisions stay anchored to business value, adoption, and real-world outcomes.

How We Work

We settle the hard questions before the build starts.

Our delivery model keeps enough governance to stay in control and enough flexibility to move quickly. You get a timeline you can plan around and a go-live without nasty surprises.

Our Mantra

"Fix complexity early, not during UAT. Issues caught in the blueprint cost far less than issues found in testing."

01

Structured Fit-Gap

Map the real gaps between business needs and platform capabilities up front.

02

Strong BBP Discipline

Secure blueprint sign-off before any configuration begins.

03

Early CRP Validation

Validate the design with real business users before we build.

04

Standard-First Config

Lead with platform standards to cut customization risk and fragility.

01 · Initiation
  • Project kick-off & team formation
  • High-level requirements
  • Solution design & risk log
  • Product backlog & baseline estimating
02 · Iterations
  • Release & iteration planning
  • Planning and execution
  • CRP delivery
  • Development release builds
03 · Close-Out
  • Training & project review
  • Production release builds
  • Transition to Kaizen team
  • Retrospective & business survey
Industries We Serve

Proven in complex CPG & FMCG environments.

Formulation, regulatory compliance, and broad, fast-moving assortments make consumer goods one of the most demanding PLM domains. We bring deep, industry-specific knowledge to every engagement.

Food

Beverage

Home Care

Beauty Care

Ingredients

Flavours & Fragrances

Specialty Chemicals

Paint, Ink & Coatings

Tobacco Products

Case Studies

Proven in the most demanding product environments.

A selection of representative engagements across CPG and FMCG. Client names and confidential figures are withheld; the patterns and outcomes are real.

Confectionery

Greenfield PLM, adopted on time

ChallengeA single source of truth for specifications and formulations across multiple plants, with no precedent system to build on.

On time
Go-live vs. plan
1
Source of truth
Food & Beverage

Rescuing a stalled rollout

ChallengeA multi-site rollout had stalled in UAT under the weight of unplanned customizations and unresolved process gaps.

Back on track
Program recovered
Customization risk
Ingredients

Formulation & regulatory at scale

ChallengeA broad, fast-moving portfolio made regulatory and labelling calculations slow, manual, and error-prone.

Auto
Labelling calc
Faster
Compliance cycle

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The C+P Promise

We are not traditional consultants.

Ten commitments that define how we work — and why enterprise clients trust a small, senior, specialist team over a big-firm bench.

1High level of R&D and IT expertise
6No hidden scope or charges
2Regular, on-the-ground presence of experts
7No triangulation
3Relentless focus on solutions
8Flexibility within a framework of control
4We say yes only when we can make a difference
9Leading practices, not dogmas
5No hidden client activities
10We have been there before

Trusted by leading global manufacturers

Bolton Group
CPW
Döhler
Europastry
Ferrero
Henkel
Intersnack
JDE
JTI
Lindt
Mondelēz
Nestlé
Perfetti Van Melle
About C+P

Small team. Serious depth.

We are not traditional consultants. C+P is a small, senior team of PLM and innovation specialists — built to give enterprise clients partner-level attention on every engagement, with no big-firm bench between you and the people doing the work.

Led by our founders and backed by a team of 14+ specialists across three global offices. Read our full story →

Lucio PieroniLP

Lucio Pieroni

Co-Founder · Innovation Principal

30+ years in innovation and R&D, including 20 years in senior industry roles at P&G and Mars (Global SVP, Pet Food). 15 years advising large accounts on transformation. Expert in organizational change management and end-to-end innovation processes, with strong executive presence.

Marco CaprinoMC

Marco Caprino

Co-Founder · Solution Architect

10+ years in PLM and digital transformation and 15 years in IT consulting, with 19+ PLM and PMS implementations. Expert in PLM processes and data models, DevEx implementation leadership, and enterprise architecture & migration. Past accounts include Generali, Enel, Döhler, Mondelēz, Nestlé, Ferrero, and Perfetti Van Melle.

Christopher FrescaCF

Christopher Fresca

Enterprise Solutions Architect

15+ years in IT — solution and enterprise architecture, systems integration and digital transformation. He has led programs for Enel, Edison, Plenitude and Reale Mutua, hands-on across AWS and Azure with Agile and stage-and-gate delivery. At C+P he focuses on PLM for consumer-goods manufacturers including Perfetti Van Melle, Bolton Food and Europastry.

Let's make your PLM investment pay off.

Choosing a platform, rescuing a stalled rollout, or scaling one that already works — tell us where you are and we'll bring the right people to get you there.

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3 global offices · serving clients worldwide

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