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Gross-to-Net P&L: The Report Most CPG Founders Don't Know They're Missing

Trade promotion can run 11% to 27% of a CPG brand's revenue, second only to the cost of the product itself, yet most founders still book it as plain marketing spend on their P&L. A gross-to-net P&L tracks one case from delivered price down to real profit, and the deductions rarely land as agreed. A $4 chargeback can arrive billed at $5.60, because distributors price it off their own wholesale number, not yours.

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