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Quarterly 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…

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Seven 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…

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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…

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Dwight 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…

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Comparing 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…

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Dwight’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…

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12 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…

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Raising Capital 1 Year into COVID-19

In April 2020, Dwight Funding and Stage 1 Financial each hosted virtual forums around Raising Capital during COVID, one of the most uncertain periods in history. As we enter the post-COVID era, our groups have joined forces to bring a timely update on the current fundraising environment. Watch full State of the Market webinar here:…

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Tackling Supply Chain Challenges to Meet Post-Pandemic Demand

While there’s no denying supply chain logistics are always evolving, it’s safe to say 2020 caused disruptions that most consumer goods brands aren’t accustomed to seeing. Now, in 2021, there are new challenges companies must tackle to remain successful within the competitive eCommerce space. With that said, a shift to online retail, increase in consumer…

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2021: The Year of the SPAC

Interest in SPAC acquisition as a potential exit strategy is greater than ever for growing brands. We are always looking for new ways to add value beyond our core focus in working capital financing. In that spirit, we’ve utilized our ties in the Consumer, Food & Beverage and SaaS spaces to curate a brief list…

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