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Top 25 Category management consultants based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 1,509 category management consultants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 43,100 professional contacts across them, including 9,453 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers category management consultants headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 27, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest category management consultants based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,509 category management consultants based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to category management consultants: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceSt Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202610001+14,130 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Advantage Solutions, we're the unseen architects behind your everyday purchases.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2Indirect evidenceChesterfield, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202610001+4,851 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We work across the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3Indirect evidenceSt Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202610001+4,326 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re here to make your impossible,#possible at retail.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4Indirect evidenceCoppell, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202610001+4,109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Driveline provides powerful merchandising programs and insight that yield positive outcomes for manufacturers and retailers nationwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5Indirect evidenceWoonsocket, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026n/a2,747 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1977, KKM is a customer-driven, knowledge and data based sales and service organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6Indirect evidencePrinceton Junction, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026201-500529 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Market Performance Group (MPG) is a leading end-to-end, strategy & services omnichannel commerce agency focused on creating the best PATH FORWARD, from market strategy to…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7Indirect evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026201-500517 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Retail Odyssey is a trusted partner, exclusively dedicated to serving Kroger’s needs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8Indirect evidenceBloomington, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261,001-5,000496 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Logic works with the world’s leading retailers to help them move faster, innovate smarter, and thrive in the face of retail disruption.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026201-500476 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At SPINS, we believe there’s more than meets the eye to data.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10Indirect evidenceGlen Allen, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261,001-5,000455 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The retail industry continues to see unprecedented dynamics as it pivots to a true omni-channel shopping experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11Indirect evidenceCambridge, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026n/a313 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ATS – 40 Years: Advancing Projects, Boosting Profits, and Cutting Costs For over 40 years, ATS has partnered with organizations worldwide to deliver outstanding results.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12Indirect evidenceWayne, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026201-500303 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1994, we have been the trusted partner to Brands, Retailers, Suppliers and the CPG Industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13Partial evidenceAddison, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026501-1,000279 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1992, ERA Group (ERA) is one of the world’s leading consultancy organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14Partial evidenceTroy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200238 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Named one of America's Top Management Consulting Firms 2026 by Business Insider, Ducker Carlisle is a global market research, strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm that helps…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15Indirect evidencePittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026n/a195 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions, LLC (PHSL) consults with pharmaceutical manufacturers, PBMs, pharmacies of all types, and software companies on strategic business and marketing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16Partial evidenceSyracuse, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200173 contacts →

Partial evidence

“KS & R is a nationally recognized strategic consultancy and marketing research firm that provides clients with timely, fact-based insights and actionable solutions through…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261,001-5,000167 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“More than 260 employees of Kurt Salmon across the U.S, Germany, U.K, Japan and China are now part of the Accenture Strategy retail industry practice, strengthening its…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18Indirect evidenceSanta Ana, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200148 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Profit Recovery Partners, LLC is a professional services firm that develops, implements, and manages cost-reduction solutions for FORTUNE companies, private equity firms, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19Indirect evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200140 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are passionate about helping brands succeed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20Indirect evidenceColumbus, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200134 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Columbus Consulting has been building trust within the retail and consumer goods markets for over two decades.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200133 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In today’s digital world, you still need the human touch.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22Indirect evidenceParamus, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200121 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LG & P is a brand and retail marketing agency that works with major retailers and brand manufacturers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23Partial evidenceFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200119 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Texas based Marketing Management Inc.(MMI) operates nationwide to represent the needs of suppliers and to facilitate effective collaboration between our principals and our…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24Indirect evidenceJacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202610001+113 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help natural brands differentiate, grow and thrive in the modern marketplace by creating tailored strategies and executing at natural retailers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25Partial evidenceChandler, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200111 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ironwood Insights is a team of expert-level insights consultants who solve critical marketing and business problems for forward-thinking companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

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Category management consultants based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026
21.9%Verified-email coverage
28.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
6.2%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,141
11-50
273
51-200
59
201-500
17
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
6
10001+
8

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,509 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among category management consultants, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “category management consultants”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names category management consultants), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among category management consultants, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,453 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 27, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names category management consultants, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many category management consultants are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,509 category management consultants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Advantage Solutions, headquartered in St Louis, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most category management consultants?

New York leads with 94 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (55) and Bentonville (36).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 27, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.