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5 New York City-Based Food Tech Companies

Few consumer sectors are as dynamic and disruptive as the food industry. As lifestyle habits and consumer behaviors change, so too do innovations to products and technologies. From the explosion of the alternative plant-based meats category to the growth of eco-friendly e-commerce markets like Public Goods, the past decade has witnessed a remarkable change in […]

CATEGORIES Food
PUBLISHED December 15, 2020
AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer

CPG Accelerator to Premiere SKU DFW Virtual Showcase

Founders of the six startup consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands who participated in the first cohort of the SKU DFW accelerator will celebrate the culmination of the program with a virtual pitch event on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The SKU DFW Showcase will debut at 12 p.m. CST on Tuesday and will feature a video pitch […]

CATEGORIES Food
PUBLISHED November 16, 2020
AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer

‘Be the Change’ Hosts the Wine Industry’s First Virtual Job Fair to Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Be the Change Job Fair, a joint initiative between Diversity in Wine & Spirits, Wonder Women of Wine, and other industry leaders, announced on Thursday the wine industry’s first virtual job fair focused on diversity and inclusion. The virtual job fair will be held on December 2-3 and will bring together like-minded companies including […]

CATEGORIES Beverage
PUBLISHED October 30, 2020
AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer

How ‘Project Potluck’ Is Cooking Up a More Diverse CPG Community

It’s no secret that the teams powering today’s consumer brands do not reflect the diversity of American consumers. This disparity is largely attributed to the inherent bias in hiring, lack of access to capital for diverse founders, and “the networking gap,” just to name a few. Enter Project Potluck, a professional community founded by People of […]

SKU Opens Applications for Its Ninth Austin Cohort

Austin-based SKU, the nation’s first accelerator focused on consumer products, is accepting applications for its ninth Austin cohort through Nov. 15. Companies can apply here. The 12-week program consists of programming that covers a wide range of topics invaluable to CPG entrepreneurs, including channel strategy, positioning and branding, packaging, labeling and safety, operations, and fundraising […]

CATEGORIES Food
PUBLISHED October 27, 2020
AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer

Whole Foods Releases Top 10 Food Trends for 2021

It’s that time of year again when Whole Foods releases its annual top 10 predictions for the food industry for the coming year ahead. So what will drive real change in the food and beverage space in 2021? “There have been radical shifts in consumer habits in 2020,” said Sonya Gafsi Oblisk, Chief Marketing Officer […]

CATEGORIES Food
PUBLISHED October 22, 2020
AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer

8 Surprising Jobs in the Pet Industry

In celebration of the recent launch of ForceBrands’ specialized pet hiring division, PetForce, we’re diving deeper into the industry to explore what employment opportunities look like inside the burgeoning sector. As we previously reported, the pet care industry has become a hot prospect for jobs — and some of these roles may surprise you. Mark […]

CATEGORIES Insights
PUBLISHED August 19, 2020
AUTHOR Stefanie Schwalb

‘Black Is Beautiful’ Beer Initiative Backed By Breweries At Home and Abroad

Driven by the events of the past few years, the beer industry is answering the call to support equality and inclusion — and breweries stateside and across the world are getting involved. Black is Beautiful, a collaborative effort to raise awareness for the injustices people of color face on a daily basis, was created by […]

CATEGORIES Beverage
PUBLISHED August 6, 2020
AUTHOR Stefanie Schwalb

ForceBrands Introduces Specialized Pet Hiring Division, PetForce

ForceBrands officially launched its specialized pet hiring division, PetForce, on Wednesday. Offering white glove executive search, board of director assembly, and a digital job board, PetForce follows in the footsteps of the company’s other vertical-specific divisions across beverage, food, beauty, and cannabis. Adding to ForceBrands’ client roster that includes Hourglass Cosmetics, OATLY, Campari, Happy Family, […]

How the Pet Care Industry Has Become a Hot Prospect for Jobs

According to a National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pets Products Association (APPA), approximately 90.5 million families in 2022 — around 70 percent of American households — own a pet. “The pandemic has impacted every aspect of life in our country, and the pet space is no different. For example, there’s been a […]

CATEGORIES Insights
PUBLISHED July 29, 2020
AUTHOR Stefanie Schwalb

SKU CPG Accelerator to Expand to Dallas This Fall

Austin-based SKU — the nation’s first accelerator focused on consumer packaged goods (CPG) — will expand into the Dallas-Fort Worth market this fall with a program tailored toward later-stage startups. Walter Robb, former Whole Foods co-CEO and an icon in the natural foods industry, will kick off SKU DFW, which features a best-in-class curriculum taught […]

CATEGORIES Food
PUBLISHED July 9, 2020
AUTHOR Rebecca Fryer

How Barcademy Raises the Bar On Beverage Community Building

In a world with limited travel and fewer face-to-face opportunities, brands must address their biggest challenge: training the trade with a fresh, inventive, and memorable approach. For alcohol beverage marketers who want to reach an audience of influencers, costs can rise fast: • In-person demonstrations only reach small audiences. And they run up big budgets. […]

CATEGORIES Beverage
PUBLISHED July 8, 2020
AUTHOR Andrew Bein

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