A collective of retail, marketing and foodservice agencies founded in 1927, providing sales, merchandising, commerce, marketing and data analytics services to more than 3,200 clients globally.
Acosta Group is a collective of retail, marketing and foodservice agencies that connects brands with consumers through end-to-end sales, merchandising, commerce and marketing solutions. Founded in 1927 as a sales brokerage in Jacksonville, Florida, the company has operated for nearly a century and now employs nearly 60,000 associates, serving more than 3,200 clients globally.
The collective comprises several specialised agencies, including Acosta, ActionLink, CORE Foodservice, CROSSMARK, Mosaic, Premium Retail Services, Product Connections, Headquarter Sales and Retail Merchandising. Capabilities span headquarter sales, retail merchandising across channels, connected commerce for wherever customers shop, and integrated marketing linking brands and consumers.
Data and analytics form a substantial part of the group's work. Its Data and Insights practice combines proprietary first-party data with research and analytics to help clients anticipate consumer demand, with technical domains including first-party data analytics, consumer demand prediction and connected commerce. Work in these areas touches research, analytics and retail operations across the consumer packaged goods and foodservice sectors.
The company describes its origins as a family-run brokerage and emphasises adaptation to change alongside longstanding fundamentals. Its stated focus includes trusted partnerships between agencies and the building of connections between brands and people.
