No longer a niche, natural and organic products continue
to soar. The 23rd annual Natural Products Expo West, which took place in sunny Anaheim, CA March 4 7,
demonstrated the seemingly unstoppable growth of the natural products industry in the
United States.
More than 2,500 exhibitors and 36,000 attendees from 86 countries crowded
the Anaheim Convention Center to display or shop for the latest food, beverage, supplement
and personal care items.
More than 13,000 retailer/buyers attended the tradeshow, which is
an increase of 18 percent over the previous year's show.
And this year, low-carb dominated the new exhibitors, prompting non low carbers to say,
"...thank goodness the food industry has a focus again."
Neil and I attended the 4-day event, and will be writing a full report on it soon. Lots
of photos too!
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