Musings From Deepak @ DSG Consumer Partners #21

All things consumer & insurgent brands. What I am currently reading, thinking about and reflecting upon.

How Next Gen, Growthwell and Co can become Asia’s Impossible Foods - The Ken — the-ken.com

The Ken does a deep dive into Singapore’s alt-protein startups and covers two DSG Consumer portfolio companies Growthwell & Float Foods.

How Superbottoms make innovation look so effortless when its not! — www.linkedin.com

#Innovation and #NPD is hard. Very hard. Goes something like this: Make plans. Change plans. Discuss. Debate, naah, fight and how!! Listen, listen and listen. See how DSG Consumer Partners & Saama Capital portfolio company SuperBottoms embarks on this mission and makes it look so easy. This ability is crucial and core to the success of any #insurgentbrand. We are so fortunate to have partnered with Pallavi Utagi and the amazing team at Superbottoms who make this look effortless.

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Just how yummy is China’s edible beauty boom? | Vogue Business — www.voguebusiness.com

I looked edible personal care and beauty category 5 years ago but couldn't find any entrepreneur working in this space. My guess is that we will see a new cohort of founders working on new products in this category.

Front Of The Pack Raises $10 Million To Optimize Doggy Nutrition — www.forbes.com

Run by British serial entrepreneur Neil Hutchinson, the startup puts the emphasis on research in marketing its nutritional supplements for canines.

Kosher lab-grown pork from Israel's growing cultured meat sector - The Jerusalem Post — www.jpost.com

Interesting perspective on how foodtech will challenge religious tenets. Can pork even be kosher given that pigs do not chew their cud?