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Dwight 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…
Read MoreFounder Spotlight: Éva Goicochea
A Conversation with the Founder + CEO of maude When you read the tagline “Intimacy for All,” you get a glimpse into Éva Goicochea’s vision for maude’s customers. As a sexual wellness brand with ambitious goals, maude would have to navigate strict advertising regulations, limited wholesale opportunities, and societal taboos to effectively bring its intimacy…
Read MoreDwight x CPG Wire Present: DTC Trends & Fundraising Index
Janaury 1st — March 31st, 2023 Leading CPG Working Capital Provider Dwight Funding and DTC news aggregator CPG Wire combine expertise to present the first-ever index of the latest fundraises and trends across food & beverage, beauty, and general consumer product categories. Those of us who know DTC know that we have one of the most…
Read MoreComparing Revenue Based Financing and Asset-Based Lending
In today’s environment, scaling businesses have access to a variety of funding options. If you’ve looked at financing options, you’ve probably come across Asset-Based Loans (ABL) and Revenue-Based Financing (RBF). Both provide non-dilutive access to capital, but they differ in lending structure and how they think about risk. In this post, we’ll explore their differences…
Read MoreDwight’s 2023 F&B Trend of the Year: Sustainable Seafood
Dwight’s F&B Trend of the Year, Sustainable Seafood has been gaining popularity in the natural food space, whether it’s sustainably-sourced seafood or plant-based seafood alternatives. We predict this momentum to accelerate throughout the year. Sustainable seafood is crucial for the health of our oceans and the long-term viability of the seafood industry. With growing awareness…
Read MoreDwight’s 2022 in Review
It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. From our vantage point, CPG in 2022 was shaped by inflation, the conscious consumer, staying power of DTC amidst diversification to other channels, and a shift away from 3rd party data. Between tinkering with promotion strategies, to upping the ante on green & social good…
Read MoreFounder Spotlight: Sustainability
A Conversation with the Founders of Cleancult, Fishwife, and Koio The push toward environmental sustainability has left no industry untouched, with CPG being a great example. Brands are tapping into resale, reworking supply chains, introducing reusable containers, and much more. When done correctly, sustainability initiatives can positively differentiate your brand in the market and help…
Read More12 Ways DTC Founders Can Respond to the Decline of Cookies & Third Party Data
When Apple released the landmark iOS14 update in 2021, it permanently changed digital marketing. Along with giving iPhone users the option to review and restrict how third parties could track their activity and data, Apple also upped the ante on App Tracking Transparency (ATT) and Privacy Nutrition Labels for app developers. Firefox and Safari quickly…
Read MoreLittledata x Dwight Partnership Announcement
We’re partnering with Littledata to help brands scale the smart way. Dwight Funding is excited to announce a new partnership with eCommerce data platform Littledata to provide growth-stage DTC brands seamless access to the tools they need to scale sustainably. Littledata is an eCommerce platform that optimizes marketing ROI by providing brands with an accurate,…
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