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Quarterly Consumer Review
For our second Quarterly Consumer Review of 2024, we’re focusing in on performance-ready products across a variety of consumer categories like food & beverage, beauty, apparel, and more. Whether driven by the influx of athlete-led businesses or typical seasonal patterns, the industry is aligning with consumer preferences and emphasizing functional ingredients and products. Not everything…
Read MoreThe Practical Guide to Establishing a 13-Week Cash Flow Model
Dwight x Eventus 8-Step Implementation and Management Guide If you’ve read our previous blog, Seven Tips for Maximizing Cash Flow, you’re familiar with our top recommendation for managing unpredictable cash flows: the 13-Week Cash Flow Model. This powerful tool offers a near-accurate reflection of your company’s liquid cash balance, down to the dollar. However, the…
Read MoreQuarterly Consumer Review
We’re back with the first Quarterly Consumer Review of 2024. Throughout the past quarter, we’ve been avidly collecting compelling industry news in order to see which product categories are capturing consumer and investor attention in today’s unpredictable economic climate. Despite investors maintaining the conservative approach that defined the fundraising landscape in 2023, several equity groups…
Read MoreFounder Spotlight: Allen Dushi
A Conversation with the Co-founder + COO, Graza Navigating the intricate landscape of supply chain management, Allen Dushi, co-founder of Graza, shares insights on the art of simplicity in ensuring quality and efficiency. With a steadfast mission to elevate the standard of olive oil in American homes, Graza’s approach is refreshingly straightforward. Dushi sheds light…
Read MoreDwight’s 2023 in Review
2023 presented it’s fair share of both opportunities and challenges for digitally native and omnichannel brands in the consumer products space. Investors adopted a more conservative approach than previous years, forcing many brands to pivot growth strategies to focus on profitability at all costs. Despite having to make some fundamental strategic changes, many brands are…
Read MoreQuarterly Consumer Review
We’re back for the third installment of Dwight’s Quarterly Consumer Review, and we have much to discuss. 2023 has flown by for food & beverage brands channeling energy and capital toward growing their retail footprint, for digitally native brands breaking into brick-and-mortar, for investors closing new funds, and for all of us following along for…
Read MoreSeven Tips for Maximizing Cash Flow
Mastering your company’s cash flow can be a daunting task, but having the right tools in your toolbelt can make all the difference between success and failure for a CPG brand. In this blog, we’ll explore seven tips and tactics for shortening cash cycles and maximizing your cash flow. Let’s dive in. 1. The Power of…
Read MoreFounder Spotlight: Sandra Velasquez
A Conversation with the Founder + CEO of Nopalera Sandra Velasquez fearlessly crafted Nopalera as a high-end aspirational Latina brand, intentionally drawing from the cultural tapestry of Mexico to redefine the perception of luxury for Latino products. Her emphasis on cultural storytelling and visually clear messaging became the catalyst for Nopalera’s rich identity, allowing the…
Read MoreDwight x CPG Wire Present: Quarterly Consumer Review
April 1st — June 30th, 2023 CPG Wire is back for the second installment of our quarterly industry report with a slew of updates following an eventful quarter for the consumer products industry. We’ve been following along as brands secured fresh funding, collaborated with each other, launched behind new doors, released new products, and exited the…
Read MoreDwight’s Sabbatical Benefit
A Month in Greece with our Managing Director, Jessica Bates This week on the blog, we’re taking a look at Dwight’s unique sabbatical perk with someone who has experienced it first-hand. After nearly seven years of dedicated service, our Managing Director Jessica Bates headed to Greece on her four-week hiatus. Throughout our conversation we dive…
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