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Venus Williams Invests in HumanCo, Austin Company That's Buying, Incubating Food Companies - Link

- Austin Business Journal's Mike Cronin
  • HumanCo gets $35M and buys gluten-free pizza maker Against the Grain - Link
    - Food Dive
  • HumanCo Raises $35 Million In Star-Studded Round, Acquires Vermont Baker Against The Grain - Link
    - NOSH

"HumanCo LLC has closed an oversubscribed $35 million bridge funding round that includes several celebrity investors, part of a strategy to further spread its mission of making healthier living more accessible to the masses, said co-founder and CEO Jason Karp.

The investment firm and holding company that incubates, backs, acquires and scales health-focused consumer packaged goods businesses also has obtained a “super-majority” stake in a Vermont-based wholesale manufacturer of frozen gluten-free bread, pizza and cookies.

HumanCo, which emerged from stealth in May 2020, in August also announced Venus Williams joined its board of advisers and made an undisclosed investment. Williams is a professional tennis player and entrepreneur who has won seven Grand Slam titles." - Mike Cronin

 

All Things E-commerce: How to Drive Results with Your E-commerce Strategies



DFWCPG Presents:
All Things E-commerce: How to Drive Results with Your E-commerce Strategies
Thursday October 14, 2021 12:00-2:00pm Central
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Austin CPG Happy Hour
Save the Date: October 14th


StartupCPG is planning a Happy Hour for the startup Consumer Packaged Goods community in Austin. Save the date, October 14th and more details to come.
 
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Every year there are Q4 themed events, teaching us how to manage our PPC and plan for logistics challenges, but no one gets into the weeds about SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES you should use to MAXIMIZE YOUR HOLIDAY SALES on and off of Amazon.

Fret not e-com warrior! We Texans are getting together and inviting everyone to join us for this 1 day immersive meetup, where you’ll get specifics on how to sell more this holiday season with panels of experts teaching you HOW TO SELL TO HOLIDAY SHOPPERS!

 
The Seller Meetup
Friday, October 15th 2021
The LINE Hotel
111 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701
https://sellermeetup.com/
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SKU is recruiting brands and mentors for the Austin '22, which kicks off in January and runs through April. 
 
SKU is looking for passionate founders of market-validated companies with  innovative brands in hot categories. Founders can apply here.
If you are a CPG leader who enjoys working with founders to help them scale their brands, SKU would love to learn more about you. SKU mentors are a who's who in the CPG industry - executives, serial entrepreneurs and investors who love to accelerate the growth of emerging brands. Please email us at mentors@SKU.is.

About the program:

  • Both tracks are 12 weeks long, culminating in a Showcase pitch event.
  • The curriculum covers topics important to CPG startups, including Mission + Vision, Branding, Channel Strategy, Supply Chain, and Innovation.
  • Each brand is supported by a team of powerhouse mentors, including CPG leaders, serial entrepreneurs, subject-matter experts and investors.
  • Ideal candidates are market-validated companies with passionate founders and innovative products in a hot category.
  • Participating companies receive $20,000 at the end of the program.

SKU companies have produced more than 1,200 products generating a combined $2 billion in revenues and creating more than 2,500 jobs. SKU alumni include such CPG success stories as EPIC Provisions, Siete Foods and DUDE Products.

Wake Up! CPG Conversations over Coffee
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Wake Up! is hosted by Texas-Boxed, with generous sponsorship from Egan Nelson (http://www.egannelson.com/) and the Silicon Hills Lawyer blog (http://siliconhillslawyer.com/) and Dell for Entrepreneurs (Dell)
 
Austin CPG brands, retailers, service providers, and local enthusiasts should join us for a lively discussion about the CPG scene and helping each other grow our businesses.
 
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Thursday, October 28th - 8:30am - 10:00am
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121 Pickle Rd, Austin, TX 78704
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Consumer Goods Summit

November 16th - 18th
 


At the second annual Consumer Goods Summit, emerging brand founders will learn from top CPG investment experts and interact with professionals in the CPG community from across the country.
  • Investor Panels
  • CEO Lightning Rounds
  • Mentoring Sessions
  • Networking Events with Fellow CPG Professionals

Consumer Goods Summit
November 16th - 18th
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  • Meet The World’s First Whole Food Plant-Based Hard-Boiled Egg - Link
    - Vegepreneur
     
  • Kerrville Hills Winery Leads Innovation in Quality Texas Wine - Link
    - flicksandfood.com
     
  • The Mayfield Family is Making Dairy Queen History - Austin Monthly Magazine - Link
  • Celebrate Still Austin Whiskey Company’s 4th Anniversary! - Link
    - Austin Monthly Magazine
     
  • Black on Shelf: Ep 12: Amin Bahari, Elite Sweets - Building a better sweet life on Apple Podcasts - Link
     
  • 2 beloved Austin businesses cash in on Yelp’s new $100K Texas fund - Link
  • Innovative Austin beverage brand named one of Texas’ best by H-E-B - Link
  • Austin’s No. 1 CBD seller demystifies the cannabis landscape in Texas - Link
    - Culture Map Austin
     
  • Austin-based chef named in FOOD & WINE’s 'Best New Chefs' List - Link
  • ACL Festival still awaiting special events permit from the city - Link
  • From The Domain to Q2 Stadium: North Austinites look back on decades of nonstop growth - Link
  • Austin baker sells out in minutes after his sweet roll Tiktoks go viral - Link
  • San Francisco company expands affordable tiny homes in housing-starved Austin - Link
  • Tequila 512 has a West Austin surprise in store - Link
  • First look: Step inside Austin's 3D-printed homes hitting the market today - Link
  • The show must go on: Local venues are doing what they can to deliver live music despite COVID surge - Link
    - Austonia
     
  • Milk Alternatives Mislead Consumers, Hurt Texas Dairy Farmers - Link
    - University of Texas
     
  • Moontower Comedy Fest doubling its size with Just For Laughs Group partnership - Link
  • Is the US Grand Prix 'F1 and done'? Sources say contract prospects could be in jeopardy - Link
  • Austin healthy foods company catches the eyes of celebrity investors - Link
  • Austin Restaurant Weeks: Enjoy food and drink menus for a good cause at these 50 Austin restaurants - Link
  • Major League Pickleball launches in Austin - Link
  • Upping the ante: Austin, Dallas are now private poker house hubs - Link
    - Austonia
     
  • John Mackey to retire as Whole Foods CEO - Link
  • Why Serenity Kids tapped influencers as investors during dramatic growth spurt - Link
  • Austin's largest hard seltzer company has new CEO, plan for national expansion - Link
  • Venus Williams invests in Austin company that's buying, incubating food companies - Link
  • Major overhaul of Hill’s Café site is latest project in rapidly changing St. Elmo submarket - Link
  • Walmart plans autonomous delivery service in Austin, Miami and Washington D.C. - Link
  • Austin company earns second place in H-E-B startup competition; Dallas bakery wins grand prize - Link
  • North Texas' Solo Stove buys Austin-based Chubbies Shorts, other e-commerce businesses - Link
  • Everly Health adds veteran finance execs as growth spurt continues - Link
  • Journal Profile: Marissa Epstein had stops at Stanford, White House before becoming a VC - Link
  • Raising capital for your startup: How much is too much? - Link
  • Austin CPG accelerator SKU continues national expansion - Link
  • Alamo Drafthouse theaters in Phoenix to be rebranded - Link
  • Prebiotic soda maker Poppi raises $13.5M, plans HQ move to Austin from Dallas - Link
    - Austin Business Journal
     
  • Central Texas beekeeper saves one hive at a time - Link
  • Austin's Chubbies Shorts gets new ownership - Link
    - Austin American-Statesman


SAN ANTONIO
  • Big Hops expanding taproom brand beyond SA - Link
  • FedEx, Aurora launch autonomous pilot program in Texas - Link
  • Love that beer? Its maker may not survive the pandemic - Link
  • Country artist Randy Rogers launching New Braunfels spirits company - Link
  • Gaming store expanding medieval retail segment with new store - Link
  • Shiner beer owner contributing millions more to UTSA - Link
  • First Look: Retail, new concept from local restauranteurs coming to $100M project - Link
    - San Antonio Business Journal
     
  • Dutch Bros. Coffee, BB's Tex-Orleans: San Antonio's biggest food stories of the week - Link
  • Texas-based Frito-Lay launches compostable snack bags as part of sustainability plan - Link
  • Oregon-based Dutch Bros. Coffee poised to open first of three stores planned for San Antonio - Link
  • Texas sued over bill stopping social media companies from banning users for political views - Link
  • Texas-made sauce will appear on 'Hot Ones,' a popular YouTube series where celebs eat fiery wings - Link
  • San Antonio entrepreneurs behind Bexar Tonics release small-batch prickly pear simple syrup - Link
  • Houston-based BB's Tex-Orleans now open in San Antonio’s Alamo Ranch neighborhood - Link
  • New study ranks San Antonio as fourth-worst city in the U.S. for drunk driving - Link
  • Food delivery app DoorDash expands alcohol delivery services to Texas residents - Link
  • Texas chef Fermín Núñez among Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs of 2021 - Link
  • 23 must-visit San Antonio thrift stores and flea markets for finding secondhand treasures - Link
  • The NYT still doesn't understand the difference between vaping black-market weed and regular e-cigs - Link
  • 28 essential ramen and pho spots in San Antonio to get your noodle fix - Link
  • West Texas spot touted as one of the state's first brewpubs will sell its beer in San Antonio, other cities - Link
  • Longtime San Antonio eatery Tomatillos Cafe y Cantina leaving Broadway for Loop 1604 - Link
  • Golden Wok Lawsuit, Haunted Tavern Pop-up: San Antonio's biggest food stories of the week - Link
  • San Antonio-based Bill Miller Bar-B-Q to bring pumpkin pie back to dining rooms October 4 - Link
  • San Antonio ranks as sixth-best U.S. city for farmers markets, according to study - Link
  • San Antonio Torchy’s Tacos locations to offer free delivery September 20-26 - Link
  • San Antonio's Central Market to highlight Latinx-owned products during Hispanic Heritage Month - Link
  • Owner of San Antonio's Dakota East Side Ice House to open second kitchen later this fall - Link
  • San Antonio-based Whataburger lands on lists of most- and least-caloric burgers in the U.S. - Link
  • Owners of San Antonio's Golden Wok restaurants embroiled in $2 million lawsuit - Link
  • Baltimore’s ‘success story’ should offer warnings for San Antonio as it attempts urban renewal projects - Link
  • Coffee shop-meets-bank Capital One Café will open next spring at La Cantera - Link
  • San Antonio's LOL Comedy Club hosts King of Comedy D.L. Hughley for weekend of standup - Link
  • Smoothie and healthy-eating concept Kineapple coming to the food hall at San Antonio's Pearl - Link
  • San Antonio Freebirds will offer freebies this Thursday and Monday for National Guacamole, Queso Days - Link
  • San Antonio's Burger Boy chain will locate new restaurant in Live Oak near IKEA store - Link
  • Study: College students drank less during the pandemic but used pot and psychedelics at record highs - Link
  • Camille Rosengren, owner of San Antonio's revered Rosengren's Bookstore, has died at age 94 - Link
  • San Antonio couple behind Little Em's provides update on new Southtown eatery Up Scale - Link
  • Northwest San Antonio spot the Study Space will relaunch brunch after three-month hiatus - Link
  • Experience the Garrison Brothers Bourbon Takeover of America - Link
  • San Antonio's Lambermont Castle to host ghost-themed pop-up cocktail events in October - Link
  • All in the Details: A peek inside the Pearl’s new home and kitchen store Rancho Diaz - Link
  • 25 San Antonio bars with food as good as the drinks - Link
  • Fideo Loco Festival, U.S. Open Beer Championship: San Antonio's biggest food stories of the week - Link
  • San Antonio snack shop Chamoy City Limits launches online store for its new line of CBD sweets - Link
  • Blanco-based distiller Andalusia releases groundbreaking new single-malt Texas whiskey - Link
  • San Antonio-based vegan chain Project Pollo will hold first-anniversary event next weekend - Link
  • San Antonio deli-inspired eatery The Hayden launching Wednesday breakfast-for-dinner menu - Link
  • Travel + Leisure readers name San Antonio as the sixth-best U.S. destination city - Link
  • San Antonio comes in dead last on a new ranking of Texas' most sober big cities - Link
  • Ship Shape: Former Coast Guard looks to build community with Gather Brewing - Link
  • Cannabis use linked to higher risk of heart attacks in young adults, according to study - Link
  • Minds behind San Antonio's Bexar Tonics launching sandwich pop-up Dang!wich next month - Link
  • Two San Antonio breweries landed medals last weekend at the U.S. Open Beer Championship - Link
  • San Antonio Beer Festival returning October 16, featuring more than 400 brews, food, live music - LinkTexas-based Deep Ellum Brewing Co. releases uber-hoppy IPA Variety Pack - Link
  • San Antonio chefs will compete in Burger Showdown to benefit fresh fruit and veggie program - Link
  • Eat your way through San Antonio’s food culture - Link
  • Deep Culture: If you’re new to San Antonio, these locations and events can get you off the River Walk - Link
  • LGBTQ-inclusive speed-waxing chain LunchboxWax has opened its first San Antonio location - Link
  • Lone Star Beer debuts hunting-inspired clothing collaboration with outdoor goods brand Duck Camp - Link
  • Texas country music artist Randy Rogers launches new booze brand with Hefeweizen-style whiskey - Link
  • Massive LEGO Brick Battle of the Alamo exhibit opens this weekend at the San Antonio landmark - Link
  • San Antonio’s Künstler Brewing donates $2,500 to LGBTQ+ organization Fiesta Youth - Link
  • More Texans will have access to medical marijuana this week, but the state lags in cannabis reform - Link
  • The removal of Texas' ban on smokable hemp means state will be part of a $400 million market - Link
  • Pop-Tarts releases limited-edition Día de Muertos pastries featuring churro flavor, skull icing designs - Link
  • Boerne BierFest returning September 25 with craft brewers, local artists and homebrew contest - Link
    - San Antonio Current
  • Now Cuisine Partners With Freebirds to Build Robotic Burrito Bowl Takeout Stations Across Dallas - Link
     
  • Podcast: Building Food Robots with Now Cuisine’s Adam Lloyd Cohen - Link
  • After Almost 40 Years, Adam Lloyd Cohen is Bringing His Vision for Food Robots to Life - Link
    - The Spoon
     
  • Robots to Deliver Freebirds Burritos - Link
    - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
     
  • PepsiCo Program, Juntos Crecemos, Provides Funding for Local Hispanic Chocolatier - Link
    - Dallas Observer
     
  • Two Texas brands – Whataburger and Igloo – team up with a cool idea - Link
  • In Market: We literally go ‘in market’ to celebrate 2 decades of Central Market in Fort Worth - Link
  • Fort Worth-based convenience store operator announces plans to go public - Link
  • Fort Worth distillery expanding, partners with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits for distribution - Link
  • Amazon looking for 11,000 workers in DFW area - Link
  • Amazon to open 71,000SF facility in Abilene - Link
  • Supply chain company with Fort Worth locations rebrands as Quantix - Link
  • Mule Alley’s Second Rodeo Brewing opening with music, beer and grub - Link
  • Tennessee panel OKs $65M in state incentives for Oracle - Link
  • La Madeleine opens first Walmart concept cafés in area - Link
  • Southlake’s Solo Stove makes 3 acquisitions under new lifestyle brand - Link
  • Big Tex awards include deep-fried seafood gumbo, armadillo-shaped cookies - Link
  • Prickly Pear Skin Care leases 67,000SF in Alliance area - Link
    - Fort Worth Business Press
     
  • National Coffee Day Is a Perfect Time To Recognize the Thriving Coffee Scene in Dallas - Link
  • CBG: The Ideal Partner to CBD - Link
  • 500,000 Corny Dogs and a Few Thousand Buckets of French Fries: Is Big Tex Eating His Feelings, Too? - Link
  • Coco & Dash Introduces a Line of Luxurious, Customizable Bedding - Link
  • Vodka Made With Grapefruit? By a Longhorn? In Denton? - Link
  •  A Lego Re-Creation of Arlington Stars in This City Budget Video - Link
  • Taste Testing the Boom of Dallas Hard Seltzers - Link
  • Dallas Cowboys Announce $200 Million Extension with Molson Coors - Link
  • The 2021 Big Tex Choice Award Savory, Sweet, and Most Creative Winners Are Announced - Link
    - D Magazine
     
  • Dallas-Based CBD Brand Thryv Organics Finds Its First Investor in Local Author and Food Blogger The Defined Dish - Link
  • Two SMU Grads Create Eco-Friendly Products to Combat Single-Use Plastics - LinkGov. Greg Abbott Meets With Small Business Owners at Dallas Farmers Market - Link
  • Forces for Good: Southwest Airlines Launches Contest for Nonprofits, Frito-Lay Provides Food to Students, North Texas Food Bank Starts Its New $500M Campaign - Link
  • Workspace Innovation Company Vari Forms Advisory Board of Industry Leaders - Link
  • Dallas Threat Detection Platform Lands $16 Million in Series A Funding to Fuel Advances and Expansion - Link
  • Freebirds Partners With Dallas-Based Now Cuisine for Burrito-Bowl Robot Kiosks - Link
  • Forces for Good: Southwest Airlines Launches Contest for Nonprofits, Frito-Lay Provides Food to Students, North Texas Food Bank Starts Its New $500M Campaign - Link
  • Workspace Innovation Company Vari Forms Advisory Board of Industry Leaders - Link
  • Stacy’s Pita Chips Partners with Reese Witherspoon to Amplify Female Founders and Announces the 2021 Stacy’s Rise Project Finalists - Link
  • Amazon Is Investing $1.2B to Provide College Tuition and Skills Training for Its Employees - Link
  • Southwest Airlines Launches New Cargo Booking Portal for Coast-to-Coast Shipping - Link
  • LibDib — ‘The Airbnb of Alcohol Distribution’ — Partners With Grand Prairie’s RNDC To Give Craft Spirits Makers Access to Texas-Wide Market - Link
  • Solo Stove Acquires Chubbies, Oru Kayak, and ISLE to Form Southlake-Based Solo Brands - Link
  • Dallas’ Prebiotic Soda Brand Poppi Raises $13M From CAVU Ventures and Celebs Like Halsey, Russell Westbrook, and More - Link
    - Dallas Innovates
     
  • Plano founder launches CPG brand to support breastfeeding mothers - Link
  • State of Innovation: Local leaders discuss the pandemic challenges and changes made to their supply chain - Link
    This Dallas startup is using robots to make your next Freebirds burrito bowl - Link
  • A new kind of FedEx truck in DFW: autonomous pilot program starting with Aurora - Link
  • Dallas-based restaurant company plans for aggressive franchise growth - Link
  • Luxottica to move Cincinnati-area jobs to NYC, Dallas - Link
  • Expert: “It takes a long time to try to rebuild the links in the supply chain" - Link
  • ThredUP’s new site in DFW: 10 million items – and 2,000 jobs planned, California company says - Link
  • Online grocery company eyes 400 employees next year in Fort Worth - Link
  • A plant-based protein startup for dogs? Mark Cuban votes yes. - Link
  • Luby's CFO departs as company closes sales of restaurant chains, lines up $88M real estate deal - Link
  • Dallas company lands $25K, spot on H-E-B shelves after winning the chain's Quest for the Texas Best competition - Link
  • Cowboys, Molson Coors to unveil $200M extension - Link
  • Custom pillow company has a new head - Link
  • Brinker International completes acquisition of 23 franchised Chili’s restaurants - Link
  • Portfolio company of Sole Source Capital purchases California fresh produce distributor - Link
  • Solo Stove acquires Chubbies Shorts, other outdoor lifestyle businesses under new brand - Link
  • Wingstop names Michael Skipworth, Alex Kaleida to new executive roles - Link
  • Denise Paulonis named new CEO of Sally Beauty Holdings - Link
  • Addressing customers’ evolving needs, food insecurity is key for Kroger, say local corporate affairs manager - Link
  • For Wingstop exec, growth isn’t just baked into the strategy, it’s in her title - Link
  • Dallas drink startup raises $13.5 million to fuel nationwide expansion, plans HQ move - Link
  • How this Frito-Lay marketing leader uses her platform to give others a voice - Link
    - Dallas Business Journal
  • NBSO Texas News: Dutch entrepreneur in Texas recognized by H-E-B - Link
     
  • Five Minutes With ChipMonk Co-Founder, Houston’s Jose Hernandez - TLM - Link
     
  • Buffalo Brewery Introduces a 'Pancho Billa Beer' To Honor His Legacy - Link
    - wyrk.com
     
  • This Houston couple has been quietly building a mini vegan empire - Link
    - Houston Chronicle
     
  • Happy National Drink Beer Day: Houston breweries opened, shifted production during pandemic - Link
  • Restaurant Roundup: Becks Prime closes Heights location; Tasting-menu restaurant ReikiNa adds walk-in cafe - Link
  • FedEx, Aurora launch autonomous pilot program in Texas - Link
  • Igloo to be acquired by Dometic for $677M - Link
  • Mattress Firm confidentially files for potential IPO - Link
  • Academy Sports & Outdoors CEO talks record-breaking Q2, looks ahead to new stores in 2022 and beyond - Link
  • Restaurant Roundup: Project Pollo, Bellagreen expand; UH's TDECU Stadium to debut new concessions - Link
  • Restaurant Roundup: Mahesh’s Kitchen, Chick 'n Cone come to Sugar Land Town Square; Golden Bagel to close - Link
  • Restaurant Roundup: Agricole Hospitality concepts take a break; Lao Sze Chuan opens first Texas location - Link
  • Luby's CFO departs as co. closes sales of restaurant chains, lines up $88M real estate deal - Link
  • Houston-based Sweet Paris Creperie & Cafe to expand to Dallas, Miami - Link
  • Dish Society's parent co. to open new restaurant in CityCentre - Link
  • Academy Sports & Outdoors reports record Q2, increases 2021 guidance, will buy back shares - Link
  • Night Moves Hospitality to open third concept, new Mexican-American restaurant - Link
  • Mattress Firm parent co. mulls IPO for Houston-based retailer - Link
  • The Hay Merchant to close, Georgia James to relocate to new mixed-use district - Link
    - Houston Business Journal
Local CPG-related Podcasts
  • The Food Startup Podcast by Hema Reddy - Link
  • The Foodshed Investors Podcast on Apple Podcasts - Link
  • The Barcode Startup Podcasts - Link
  • Houston Food Finder Podcast - Link
  • The Startup CPG Podcast on Apple Podcasts - Link
  • TO BE BLUNT - The Cannabis Podcast For Marketers - Shayda Torabi - Link
  • My Food Job Rocks Podcast by Adam Yee - Link
  • The Consumer VC Podcast with Mike Gelb - Link
     
  • Boston Beer subsidiary to launch cannabis beverages in Canada through partnerships - Food Dive - Link
  • What small scale producers and growers need to know about labeling and – Mammoth Food Safety - Link
  • Food and beverage companies have room to grow on diversity goals, study finds - Food Dive - Link
  • Luxury Cookie Company Last Crumb Completes Seed Funding Led By CPG Industry Disruptors And Global Entertainer Zedd - Link
  • The prebiotic soda startup that supports indigenous Mexican communities - Link
  • Gopuff launches accelerator for underrepresented entrepreneurs | 2021-09-10 - Link
  • D.C.-based restaurant chain investing in new processing operation in Verona, creating 52 jobs - Link
  • The Craft Brewers Conference Returns With Plenty of Question Marks for Beer - Link
  • Plant-Based ‘Fish’ Is Here (and Lab-Grown Versions Are Coming) - The New York Times - Link
  • How to Patent or Trademark a Culinary Product - Escoffier - Link
  • Mars Is Said to Acquire PrettyLitter for Under $1 Billion - Bloomberg - Link
  • FoodBytes! Pitch 2021 highlights sustainable supply chain solutions, enhanced nutrition & improved resource management - Link
  • Makerspace: A Look at Vista’s Growing List of ‘Maker’ Entrepreneurs and Industries - Link
  • Portland food startup Honey Mama's closes $10.3M round - Portland Business Journal - Link
  • Dutch Bros (BROS) Stock Surges on IPO, Makes Coffee Founder into Billionaire - Bloomberg - Link
  • Walmart to deliver groceries in self-driving cars in Austin area - KXAN Austin - Link
  • BrightFox Announces Investment from Kevin Hart's Hartbeat Ventures - BevNET.com - Link
  • How Foodservice can Propel Your Brand - Foodbevy - Link
  • Is indoor farming about to have its moment? - Link
  • Salt Lake City-Based Aluminum Slim Can Maker and Filler Vobev Slated to Begin Operations in Q4 - BevNET.com - Link
  • Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator, dedicated to cross-category innovation | Food Dive - Link
  • The Vital Job Of Incubators And Accelerators For Plant-Based Businesses - Link
  • Expo East Concerns Grow, From Safety to Sampling | NOSH - Link
  • Amazon's cashierless tech is coming to Whole Foods stores - Link
  • Grocers and restaurants embrace vending machines | Popular Science - Link
  • Food Fraud and Counterfeit Cotton by Samanth Subramanian · Longform - Link
  • How To Get Into and Manage Your First 5 Stores - Rodeo CPG - Link
  • An Ex-Drinker’s Search for a Sober Buzz | The New Yorker - Link
  • Is indoor farming about to have its moment? - Fast Company - Link
  • Salt Lake City-Based Aluminum Slim Can Maker and Filler Vobev Slated to Begin Operations in Q4 - BevNET.com - Link
  • How Chicago Plans To Implement An Equitable Food System | WBEZ Chicago - Link
  • Five Up-And-Coming Cannabis Startup Success Stories - Link
  • Cactus Is the New Coconut, and These Founders Are Going All In: 'We Decided to Drop Our Lab Coats, Put on Our Cactus Suits and Chase the American Dream' - Link
  • Nutrabolt Turns to Star Athletes and Influencers for Growth – Adweek - Link
  • Tetra Pak launches accelerator program to speed product development - Link
  • Grow-NY startups pioneer food and ag innovations - Link
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SKU Dallas Happy Hour
Tuesday, October 5th 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
The Rustic, 3656 Howell St, Dallas, TX 75204

DFWCPG Presents:
All Things E-commerce: How to Drive Results with Your E-commerce Strategies
Thursday October 14, 2021 12:00-2:00pm Central
REGISTER
 
Consumer Goods Summit
by The Consumer VC

November 16th - 18th
REGISTER

Naturally Austin Events
Product Innovation with HEB
Oct 13, 2021 (11 AM - 12 PM)

Naturally Austin Partners' Coffee (virtual)
Oct 14, 2021 (9 AM - 10 AM)

Off the Shelf Hosted by the Startups Forum
Oct 29, 2021 (9:30 AM - 10:30 AM)
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