Musings From Deepak @ DSG Consumer Partners #84

All things consumer & insurgent brands. What I am currently reading, thinking about, and reflecting upon. You can follow me on Twitter at @dishahdadpuri or follow DSGCP at @dsgcp.

Love, Bonito acquires activewear brand butter — retailasia.com

Very excited to see local consumer brands acquiring complimentary brands that fit their mission and strategy. Love, Bonito recently co-invested with DSG Consumer Partners in Singapore women focused healthcare brand Moom.

Nestlé wants a bigger bite of the pet food pie in India — themorningcontext.com

With Nestle & Mars educating the Indian pet parents on the importance of pet nutrition & wellness, expect more insurgent brands to enter the market with specialised premium offerings from grooming to vet clinics to pet hotels. Spending on pets will explode in the next two decades. DSGCP has been carefully mapping the sector and has invested in pet care Supertails.

Verlinvest launches V3 Ventures to put €100M into consumer startups — techcrunch.com

Congratulations on the unveiling of #V3Ventures which has been in the making for a while. Look forward to doing more with the V3 team and building on the 10+ year relationship between DSG Consumer Partners and Verlinvest.

CMO to CEO: Companies are betting on marketers to lead brands and business — www.moneycontrol.com

Marketing and sales executives have business acumen and they are directly dealing with the clients/consumers which helps them in leading companies.