Meghan Markle Is Under ‘Pressure’ to Find a ‘Profitable’ Product for Her American Riviera Business

She got herself into a, well, jam. One month after launching lifestyle label American Riviera Orchard, Meghan Markle sent out jars of branded strawberry preserves to 50 friends — but fans weren’t impressed as her pals posted about it online. “Tastes of desperation,” wrote one online commenter, while another deemed the venture “tacky” and several others declared: “Hard pass.”

When confidant Nacho Figueras revealed in June that there was a second, raspberry jam and also dog biscuits from the line, they were met with a similar cold reception. So, now, Meghan’s reportedly trading glass food jars for wine bottles, hoping to find more success by releasing a rosé as American Riviera Orchard’s first publicly available item.

“There’s a lot of pressure on Meghan to find something profitable,” an insider exclusively tells Life & Style, noting that her and husband Prince Harry’s $20 million Spotify deal fizzled out last year, their $100 million contract with Netflix hasn’t produced any more major hits and the couple’s Archewell Foundation suffered an $11 million decline in contributions following its first year of operation. “She’s been casting a wide net, but some people think it just shows how desperate Meghan is. Her products are ...