Food Manufacturing
Marketing Plan

This template includes a pre-written, fully customizable marketing plan in Excel you can adapt to any product line. It standardizes messaging, saves time, and fits retail, online, or institutional channels. Edit copy, timelines, and owners in minutes.

Editable copy and timeline sections

Swap channels and product lines

Save hours on plan writing

Templates for launch, promo, and PR

The visual Gantt layout shows tasks across weeks with start/end dates and dependencies so sequencing is obvious. Use the chart to spot clashes, shift work, or extend launches at a glance. Plan and present visually.

Week-by-week visual timeline

Move dates without breaking logic

See task dependencies clearly

Identify critical path quickly

Includes 30+ pre-built marketing actions covering product launch, retail merchandising, digital ads, PR, trade shows, and distributor outreach. Tasks are ready-to-use and editable so you don't miss steps when scaling multiple SKUs. Plug-and-play campaign tasks.

Email campaigns and product launches

Retail signage and merchandising tasks

Trade show prep and follow-up

Distributor outreach and sales tools

Timelines and task durations are fully editable so you can change start dates and stretch or compress workstreams. The sheet preserves dependencies and recalculates dates automatically, making it flexible for short promos or long rollouts.

Adjust start dates easily

Change durations per task

Sheet recalculates dependent dates

Works for sprint or long campaigns

Built-in progress tracking (percent complete) shows execution at a glance and flags overdue tasks automatically. Use status fields and color cues to spot blockers and reassign work before delays compound. Keeps launches on schedule.

Percent-complete fields per task

Automatic overdue highlighting

Weekly status at-a-glance

Filter by owner or status

Assign owners, set dependencies, and share a single source of truth so teams know who does what and when. The template reduces overlap and miscommunication with clear task ownership and printable meeting views for alignment.

Assign owners per task

Clear task dependencies shown

Printable meeting-ready views

Reduce overlaps and missed steps

Designed for non-Excel users: color-coded cells, inline instructions, and protected formulas prevent accidental breaks. You only change dates, names, and statuses - the logic runs for you, so teams can update without training.

Color-coded editable cells

Built-in how-to notes

Protected formulas prevent breakage

User-friendly layout and legends

Export to PDF, print for meetings, or copy into Google Sheets for collaboration. The template includes presentation-ready tabs and one-page views ideal for stakeholder reviews and retailer pitches.

Export-ready PDF and print layout

Google Sheets friendly copy

One-page presentation tab

Shareable with stakeholders easily

The weekly highlight shows the current week and tasks due while the completion guide lists priority items to finish. Use this during standups to focus on what's shipping this week and what needs escalation.

Current-week highlight bar

Priority completion checklist

Weekly standup ready view

Tracks completed versus planned