If we earned a penny for every person who has been a victim of poor packaging while on-the-go, we’d be millionaires by now. Whether it be a mustard stain on our shirt, a hot coffee spilled in our lap, or a fender bender while driving and eating our Whole Foods sushi, we’ve all been there. Eating on-the-go is messy, but
Every new business has a steep learning curve, but it can be especially difficult to start a food or beauty company. In the past, food businesses have either used their small home kitchens to start out, or been faced with the difficult task of attracting investors so that they can afford their own commercial kitchens. Beauty companies have worked in
Millennials, the largest generation in the U.S., drink a lot of wine. A study by the nonprofit Wine Market Council found that they drank 42% of the wine in the U.S. in 2015. That came to almost 160 million cases of wine! Their interest in wine has made quite a splash in the wine industry. Rosé and canned wines are
Mary Jane is here to stay. It’s hard not to notice that marijuana is being legalized in more and more places throughout the U.S.. It was first legalized in Colorado and Washington in 2012, with Oregon, Washington D.C., and Alaska following soon after. 27 states now allow medical marijuana, as well. While the cannabis smokers of the country rejoice, lots
Did you know that the nutrition labels in the U.S. haven’t changed for 20 years? In the past 2 decades, scientists and researchers have made a lot of discoveries about how different ingredients affect our health, and the FDA is finally requiring package labels to reflect that research. Nutrition label changes What’s staying the sameThe FDA isn’t changing the overall
In the month of gift giving and holiday spirit, many of us are looking for inspiration. Inspiration for what gift to give, inspiration for the New Year and inspiration on what drives us in life. For many of us, what drives us is our family, our spirituality and/or our career. For Chuck Hill in 1986 it was developing and patenting
What was once considered an odd couple, food and technology, has turned into a delicious marriage. With a click of the button on Eat24, you can receive a meal from your favorite restaurants or have FreshDirect deliver your groceries. One works with ingredients and the other with images. With digital marketers always searching for the next wave of innovation, a
“I want to create a product with no chemicals or preservatives.” We’ve heard this so often from entrepreneurs and companies we’ve lost count. Perhaps you’ve aspired to do this with your product line. The problem with this statement is that all cosmetics have chemicals, for example water is a chemical. Of course, when we say this statement it often means,
The beauty industry generates approximately $60 billion in sales each year. Competition for customers is fierce, and getting noticed is vital to the success of a brand. Stowaway Cosmetics was founded by Chelsa Crowley and Julie Fredrickson, a beauty expert and a serial entrepreneur, who combined their strengths into a brand women love. Both women bring their strengths to the
Whether you are looking to add to an existing brand or are an entrepreneur that is excited to start building a brand, many businesses only focus on the beginning rather than the whole picture. The exciting start of anything can be somewhat overwhelming, but one must begin with the end in mind. The popular new age book The Secret, by
