💀 What’s next for Liquid Death?

Plus: A big benefit of WFH, editing tips, a soothing songbird, and more. [View Online]( [The Hustle] A new San Francisco restaurant offers a $75 seasonal tasting menu with dishes like organic beef chuck steak and fermented carrots — for dogs. In today’s email: - Tupperware: Now available at a Target near you. - Chart: The killer rise of Liquid Death. - WFH: A game changer for disabled workers. - Around the Web: Foraging for elixirs, editing tips, the first train robbery, and more interesting internet finds. 🎧 On the go? [Listen to today’s 10-minute podcast]( to hear Juliet and Rob discuss Tupperware’s big retail plans, remote work’s huge impact on workers with disabilities, a new home run record, and more. The big idea [Tupperware party]( Zachary Crockett Can you have Tupperware without parties? Tupperware, once only available at parties, is now at Target — which is arguably less fun and doesn’t include homemade canapés. Tupperware CEO Miguel Fernandez recently [wrote]( in a LinkedIn post that the food storage brand is trying to reinvent itself for a new generation of consumers unfamiliar with direct sales. Chemist and Tupperware founder… … [Earl Tupper]( patented his double-sealed plastic lid in 1947, [per]( Smithsonian, but it was advice columnist Brownie Wise who pioneered the Tupperware party. Because most households hadn’t used plastic containers, Wise started a successful business recruiting women to host parties where they’d demo and sell products on commission. - Tupper hired Wise as VP of marketing in 1951. - By 1954, 20k people were involved in its direct sales network. Their partnership didn’t last — in 1958, Tupper [ousted]( Wise and sold the company for $16m — but Wise’s parties did. In 2019, there were [3m+]( sellers worldwide. Tupperware has tried and failed… … to move into traditional retail. A 2003 Target partnership [resulted]( in a decline in both sellers and sales. Then-CEO Rick Goings said it would take two years to recover, and vowed to never do another “major deal with a retailer.” But could it work this time? It likely depends on where people prefer to buy their Tupperware. There’s been [backlash]( against direct sales and the many MLMs that have since borrowed Wise’s tactics, but Tupperware remains popular. In 2020, amid the pandemic, sales jumped 72% in the US and Canada thanks to virtual parties and a home-cooking boom, [per]( Modern Retail. And now, a man who is [very excited]( to tour the Tupperware Museum. 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Google will pay the state of Arizona [$85m]( to settle a lawsuit alleging the tech giant illegally tracked Android users to gather advertising data. Meta [updated]( Facebook’s news feed, allowing users to choose what types of posts they want to see more or less of. New York Yankee Aaron Judge broke the American League record for home runs in a single season. The ball, caught by a fan, could be worth [$2m](. West Elm’s new [Roblox world]( offers players minigames and 150+ West Elm products for their virtual homes. Lawsuit: Three consumer groups [suing]( the US Treasury Department want alcohol to come with nutritional labels, like food does. Peacock grew to [15m+]( subscribers in Q3, up from 13m in Q2. Ask The Hustle: A reader was wondering if it’s possible to break into the VC world from a nontraditional background. Short answer: yes. Long answer: [here](. chart [Liquid Death]( Singdhi Sokpo Liquid Death is killing it It’s a business idea so silly you might just laugh at it: canned water with punk-rock branding. Oh yeah, and it’s called Liquid Death. But that silly little brand is laughing all the way to the bank: - Three years after launch, the company just [raised]( $70m at a valuation of $700m. CEO Mike Cessario… … attributes part of its success to the cans looking “fun and unhealthy like a beer or an energy drink,” per Bloomberg. With the new funding, the brand plans to expand into new beverage categories, so it's probably only a matter of time before we see Liquid Death seltzer. Or, perhaps more aptly — Bubbly Death. For more on the brand, check out our 2020 interview with Cessario [here](. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Send as email to a friend](mailto:?subject=The%20Hustle%20wrote%20something%20I%20think%20you%27ll%20like...%0A&body=Liquid+Death+is+killing+it%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fthehustle.co%2F10062022-Liquid-Death%3Futm_campaign%3DTupperware%26utm_content%3D10062022-Liquid-Death%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Ddaily%0A%0AYou%20can%20subscribe%20with%20my%20link%20here%20to%20get%20the%20latest%20in%20tech%20and%20business%20daily:%0A [View on our website]( TRENDS The market gap in faith-based apps It’s no surprise that the global lockdown caused religious revival. Last year, VCs invested $175m into faith-based apps (a ~360% YoY increase). Some relatively simple ones like Bible meditation app Abide have amassed huge user bases. Investors have called it a “land grab” happening right before our eyes. We combined market insights and startup ideas in the [religion tech market report](. Read the Trends deep dive for: - Why a Bible coloring book app has grown to nearly 1m users - How “SaaS for churches” could become the next $10B industry - VR/AR solutions that are redefining the church experience - And much more Try Trends for access to market signals, exclusive lectures, and the forum for 15k+ builders. [All for a buck. →]( WFH Win [working from home]( WFH is a game changer for disabled workers While the remote work debate rages on, one implication of normalizing WFH is hard to argue with: it makes work much easier for many people with disabilities. The group, representing 42.5m Americans, [reached]( a 37.6% labor-force participation rate in August, approaching a  record from 2008, per Bloomberg. Commuting… … can be a deal breaker for workers with disabilities, preventing many from joining the workforce. Some other benefits of remote work include: - Mobility, since not all offices are designed to accommodate workers with disabilities. - Privacy, allowing workers to attend to bodily needs during the workday. One worker said interviewing over Zoom can also help avoid biases from potential employers noticing her wheelchair. The trend is poised to continue With many firms struggling to fill open positions, workers with disabilities are being viewed as an untapped talent pool. - Thomas Foley who leads the National Disability Institute said he’s seen rising interest in his organization’s employment services. Further, the mainstream adoption of remote work could lead more companies to offer remote work as an option for workers with disabilities, even if other workers still need to show up in person. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Send as email to a friend](mailto:?subject=The%20Hustle%20wrote%20something%20I%20think%20you%27ll%20like...%0A&body=WFH+is+a+game+changer+for+disabled+workers%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fthehustle.co%2F10062022-WFH%3Futm_campaign%3DTupperware%26utm_content%3D10062022-WFH%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Ddaily%0A%0AYou%20can%20subscribe%20with%20my%20link%20here%20to%20get%20the%20latest%20in%20tech%20and%20business%20daily:%0A [View on our website]( AROUND THE WEB 💰 On this day: In 1866, brothers Simeon and John Reno stole [$13k]( in the first train robbery in US history. 🌼 That’s interesting: This [Slovenian woman]( turned her home into a bed-and-breakfast, and forages wild ingredients to make 22 liquors. 🖊️ How to: Forty [tips]( for editing your writing. ⏲️ Cure boredom: Find out how accurate you are at [estimating]( one minute. 🐦 Aww: And now, a soothing little [bird](. Meme [Tupperware meme] Literally my life. 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