Building Supply Chain Confidence and Capability at innocent Drinks
Food & Beverage (FMCG) • UK & Europe
Challenge
As a leading natural drinks brand known for its purpose-led ethos and entrepreneurial culture, innocent Drinks is built on the energy and creativity of its people. But with growth came new complexity - and the supply chain team began facing challenges that called for deeper expertise and broader perspectives.
Two key risks had been identified internally:
- 1A brilliant but relatively inexperienced team, often reinventing supply chain processes due to a lack of foundational knowledge.
- 2A narrow mindset, shaped primarily by innocent's existing supply chain history and internal ways of working.
The business recognised that unlocking greater value from the supply chain would require external support - both to upskill the team and challenge long-standing assumptions.
Solution
innocent partnered with Grange to co-create a programme of:
- Targeted training on supply chain fundamentals
- Coaching support to apply new tools and frameworks in daily work
- Strategic consultancy to broaden thinking beyond innocent's existing network
The approach was designed to be:
- Practical and action-oriented
- Aligned to innocent's values and culture
- Empowering, rather than prescriptive
Grange's deep experience in supply chain planning - combined with their ability to speak the language of a modern, agile brand - proved to be a powerful combination.
Impact
The programme delivered measurable and cultural benefits across the supply chain function:
Teams now share a unified approach to decision-making
Individuals feel more empowered to address inefficiencies
Uplift in team retention - critical in a competitive talent market
The training helped unlock both immediate wins and longer-term mindset shifts, enabling innocent to extract more strategic value from its supply chain.
A Refreshing External Perspective
Grange brought an outside-in lens, helping challenge entrenched assumptions while building internal capability. Their approach combined deep knowledge with real empathy for the innocent culture, striking the right balance between instruction and co-creation.
Customer Quote
"We knew we had a brilliant, driven team - but we were reinventing the wheel far too often. Grange helped us shape and deliver a programme that addressed our knowledge gaps, challenged our existing thinking, and empowered the team to drive change."
"As a result, we've seen stronger capability, greater retention, and a shared language that's helping us move faster, together."- Daniel Angadi, Head of European Supply, innocent drinks
Project Overview
Customer
innocent Drinks
Sector
Food & Beverage (FMCG)
Regions Covered
UK & Europe
Focus Area
Supply Chain Fundamentals, Team Coaching & Capability Development
Key Results
Common language & toolkit established
Enhanced team confidence
Improved talent retention