Sunrise Strategic Partners

Vertical integration – or self-manufacturing – is undergoing a renaissance in the post-COVID-19 era. Once, it was seen as a potential liability by prospective acquirers. More recently, it’s considered a strategic asset – offering both dependability and flexibility.

Vertical integration provides businesses with a significant level of control. Navigating the decision towards vertical integration requires a clear understanding of these benefits and challenges.

In today's unpredictable market, making the decision to raise capital is a complex process. As valuation standards move from revenue to EBITDA multiples and debt costs increase, founders face hard decisions.

Consider these 3 questions to put your business in a stronger position to navigate current market challenges and secure a successful fundraising round.

Trying to manage your business in uncertain market conditions? Then you need to refine your budgeting and forecasting plans.

From maintaining financial control and forming realistic expectations, to guiding expense decisions and managing stakeholder expectations, these two pillars can guide a lot.

Here are 3 steps to create successful budgets and forecasts.

Congratulations to Maple Hill for topping Daily Meal's "15 Best Milk Brands, Ranked" list:

"Maple Hill is the milk brand that tops our list. This is thanks to its brilliant marriage of organic ethos and practicality. On the organic side, all Maple Hill products come from 100% [organic] grass-fed cattle which eat fresh grass on pasture as well as dried grass harvested from the brand's own fields.

The fact that it is made by grass-fed cows makes all the difference in the taste and health benefits of milk."

Read the full article here: https://www.thedailymeal.com/1287696/best-milk-brands-ranked

Teton Waters Ranch recently launched their Teton Taste Buds product line -- grass-fed hot dogs, meatballs, burgers and corn dogs blended with mushrooms, carrots, and butternut squash. These kid-friendly options are blended to be high in flavor and nutrients, with no sugar, no antibiotics, 50 percent less sodium and 38 percent less saturated fat than the conventional hot dog.

Look for Teton Taste Buds coming to a store near you this year.