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We Asked, They Answered: CPG Leaders Share Advice For Making It In A Crowded Industry

We Asked, They Answered: CPG Leaders Share Advice For Making It In A Crowded Industry

Keeping inventory fresh. Finding new customers. Dealing with ever-changing shipping demands. Building up a consumer product business is a constant balancing act, requiring agility, innovation, and strategic thinking to stay competitive in an evolving market. To get a better sense of how CPG (consumer-packaged goods) companies stand out,

Sweet (and Savory) Treats: Meet The Atlanta Food & Bev Brands With Roots In the Startup World

Sweet (and Savory) Treats: Meet The Atlanta Food & Bev Brands With Roots In the Startup World

It takes grit to get a small business off the ground. But what if you are doing that while balancing a career in tech? Well, a small but mighty group of entrepreneurs are doing just that. In the process, they are evolving the Atlanta tech scene and launching some rather

Two entrepreneurs put brains together for new kind of personal health startup

Two entrepreneurs put brains together for new kind of personal health startup

Entrepreneurs Brian McGrath Davis and Cristina Poindexter have both played integral roles in building buzz-worthy consumer products already. After serving as Director of Business Development for Atlanta-based Scoutmob, Davis went on to be GM for Blakely Ventures, the personal business incubator of SPANX founder Sara Blakely. Poindexter’s

Charlotte Startup Ekos Raises A Glass With $21 Million Series B Round

Charlotte Startup Ekos Raises A Glass With $21 Million Series B Round

The Ekos team has transformed pretty drastically since the Charlotte-based, beverage industry-focused SaaS startup raised a 2019 $8 million Series A round from Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners. The team grew from 30 employees to 80 with significant growth on the product and engineering teams. And as the

Raleigh-based spirits technology company lands $6 million in Series C funding to innovate alcohol distilling process

Raleigh-based spirits technology company lands $6 million in Series C funding to innovate alcohol distilling process

Next Century Spirits, a spirits technology company born in 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina, has closed a $6 million Series C funding round with Chapel Hill-based private equity firm Blue Hill Group, according to a press release from the company. The funding will help Next Century continue its innovative