In its most simplistic definition, vegan beauty is made without any ingredients from animals. Many vegan beauty brands are also cruelty-free, which means they don’t test their products on animals. In recent years, vegan and cruelty-free beauty brands have risen in popularity. In late 2018, Mintel’s Global New Products database revealed that vegan beauty brand […]
America’s No. 1 Greek Yogurt brand Chobani is accepting submissions for its Spring 2020 Chobani Incubator program. The Chobani Incubator helps small food and beverage startups bring better food to more people. Chobani provides companies $25,000 in equity-free capital and access to Chobani’s network and expertise in order to scale their operations and achieve significant growth. The program includes […]
According to a research report from ArcView, the size of the global cannabis-infused edible product market is anticipated to grow by $25.27 billion from 2020 to 2025. As the market expands and consumer demand grows, there’s been an uptick in the number of cannabis companies producing classic edibles in the form of chocolates, candies, and […]
Personality tests are nothing new (the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was first copyrighted in 1943), but in recent years they’ve become an important workplace tool. New research led by BBC Worklife reveals that employee personality tests might offer some surprising benefits to the workforce. Alisa Cohn, a New York City executive coach, and Deborah Borg, an […]
According to Bloomberg Business, women account for nearly half of the workforce but yet only hold about 5 percent of CEO positions. And while it’s not exactly news that women are underrepresented in managerial and C-suite roles, a new study reveals just how serious the consequences may be for companies that aren’t promoting women at […]
Women in the Workplace is the largest study on the state of women in corporate America. For the past five years, McKinsey & Company has compiled the annual report, which focuses on women’s representation across all levels of the corporate ladder and offers solutions for how to advance diversity in the workplace. The 2019 report […]
Despite what some may think, cannabis is doing a world of good. It’s changing how we think about health and wellness, improving chronic illnesses, strengthening the economy through job creation (the marijuana industry added nearly 70,000 jobs in 2018 with experts calling it “the fastest-growing labor market in the U.S.”), and it’s opening up a larger […]
According to the 2019 Deloitte Millennial Survey, 49 percent of millennials reported that they planned to quit their current jobs within the next two years. Additionally, 25 percent of those respondents also reported that they had left a previous job within the past two years. These statistics don’t bode well for companies that are looking […]
In 1981, William Wrigley Jr., a traveling soap and powder salesman, arrived in Chicago with just $32 in his pocket. With every sale he made, he would throw in a couple of sticks of chewing gum. Eventually, he dropped the soaps and powders but stuck with the gum, introducing his signature Juicy Fruit and Spearmint […]
The Midwest has long been considered the “brewing heartland” of America. But New York is slowly encroaching on that territory, especially when it comes to craft beers. Between 2013 and 2018, the number of craft breweries in New York state rose 413 percent, putting New York third in the country for the total number of […]