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Challenger Brands to Watch 2021

After a turbulent 2020 our challengers to watch list points to some green shoots of optimism and, dare we say it, joy for 2021 with several brands bringing colour, fun and humour to dry and dusty categories. And in a world increasingly dominated by a handful of Behemoth tech companies, we see increased alliance and collaboration between smaller brands as a strategy for taking on the big guys, and the monster of ‘fake news’ and misinformation — a perceived weakness of theirs — emerging as a potentially powerful target for challengers.

 
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NotCo — for a new approach to plant-based
NotCo — for a new approach to plant-based
Bookshop — for challenging Amazon
Bookshop — for challenging Amazon
Telepath — for cleaning up social
Telepath — for cleaning up social
TreeCard — for helping us spend to save (the planet)
TreeCard — for helping us spend to save (the planet)
Mozilla — for trying to unfck the internet
Mozilla — for trying to unfck the internet
Crowns & Hops — for bringing a fresh voice to craft beer
Crowns & Hops — for bringing a fresh voice to craft beer
Whoop — for changing the fitness game
Whoop — for changing the fitness game
Liquid Death — for making water interesting
Liquid Death — for making water interesting
Culdesac — for reimagining our cities
Culdesac — for reimagining our cities
Entocycle — for rethinking the food chain
Entocycle — for rethinking the food chain
Pinduoduo — for making shopping social
Pinduoduo — for making shopping social
Oda — for bringing artists and audiences together
Oda — for bringing artists and audiences together
Minor Figures — for being more funk than punk
Minor Figures — for being more funk than punk
Gugu Intimates — for showing up for women of colour
Gugu Intimates — for showing up for women of colour
Ohne — for empowering ‘bleeding babes’
Ohne — for empowering ‘bleeding babes’
Uoma — for calling for meaningful change
Uoma — for calling for meaningful change
Dash Water — for its quiet revolution
Dash Water — for its quiet revolution
Oddbox — for fighting food waste from the doorstep
Oddbox — for fighting food waste from the doorstep
Nide — for crowdsourced skincare
Nide — for crowdsourced skincare
Magic Spoon — for dialling up the nostalgia
Magic Spoon — for dialling up the nostalgia
 

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