As consumer demand rises, retailers tap into the growing nonalcoholic beverage market with innovation and strategic merchandising. See what they are doing.

Purchasing cooperatives such as National Co+Op Grocers can help emerging brands launch and grow, even if they aren’t ready for national distribution. Find out how.

Natural Products Expo West starts March 4, a week earlier than usual. Register now so you don’t miss out!

As AI technology matures, it’s offering more tools—and opportunities—for grocers of all sizes. Learn how natural retailers can use AI for better business.

After New Hope staff narrows down NEXTY Awards nominees to dozens of finalists, these industry experts help select the winners. Meet these valued guest judges here.

The year just started and we’re already booking our flights for Natural Products Expo West and beyond. Get the skinny on the natural products events you won’t want to miss.

The award—a $100,000 grant—supports early-stage entrepreneurs committed to transforming the food system for good, in memory of Greg Steltenpohl. Get the details to apply.

New Hope Network is creating a new, power-packed newsletter that will deliver sharp intelligence to industry stakeholders. Find out more about Navigating Natural.

The largest annual event for natural and organic products, set for March 4-7, returns to Anaheim, California, with new show floor hours. Get the details for the 2025 event.

Online grocery sales hit $10.5B in October due to delivery growth, loyalty discounts and promotions. Shoppers also ordered more food, more frequently. Take a look at the details.

The 2025 Organic Night Out will showcase brands, farmers, retailers, thought leaders and others working to advance organic farming and products. Get the details.

Help shoppers craft delicious baked goodies with better-for-you flours and specialty mixes—and some recipes, to boot. Take a look at the gallery.

With winter just around the corner, review this showcase or exciting indulgent and wellness-focused products shoppers will love for their loved ones or themselves.

From non-alcoholic bubbly to chocolate samplers, these attractive and interesting products will brighten your aisles throughout the holiday season. Click through the gallery for more.

Regenerative agriculture is capturing the interest of farmers, brands and consumers alike as an approach that actively restores soil health and fosters biodiversity.

Retailers are trying to navigate the complexities of the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule, FSMA 204 to meet a January 2026 compliance deadline. Learn more.

There’s still time to nominate a product for a Natural Products Expo West 2025 NEXTY Award—but why wait? Here’s everything you need to know.

The healthy ramen category is better than ever—take note, Top Ramen!

The largest annual event for natural and organic products, set for March 4-7, returns to Anaheim, California, with new show floor hours. Get the details for the 2025 event.

Experts who make up the Whole Foods Market’s Trends Council share the trends they expect to see on consumers’ plates in this 10th annual report. Take a look at their forecast.

Co-host Adrienne Smith discusses Expo West 2025 with Jenna Fitch, covering AI, sustainable agriculture, regenerative practices and purpose-driven business strategies. Watch on demand.

The FDA says oversight of the dietary supplement industry will improve with the new structure and modern resources. Get the details.

Dietary supplement executives and natural retailers must educate consumers how to choose quality supplements and avoid counterfeits. Here are the takeaways from this NBJ Summit Mindshare.

We’re back and ready to talk NEXTY Awards, trends like clean beauty and artisanal brands and key industry developments, including GLP-1s’ impact on retail and our favorite new products.

In this dynamic session, Kiss the Ground Co-Founder Finian Makepeace sits down with natural products industry leaders to discuss why education and storytelling are key to promoting regenerative agriculture. Watch it here.

DTC brands are looking to expand their reach through traditional brick-and-mortar retail—and some retailers are welcoming them. Find out how to make this new relationship work.

The early-bird discount expires on Wednesday, Oct. 16, so nominate your products now for a Natural Products Expo West 2025 NEXTY Award. Read the details here.

The dietary supplement market is more than 10 times bigger than it was 10 years ago—and the FDA can’t keep up with what brands are using which ingredients. Learn more.

With a new line of functional beverages, Rasa presents new packaging designed to attract consumers looking for innovative, health-focused beverages. Read all about it.

From a who’s who of retailers to 1:1 matchmaking and booth setup, this guide outlines the most important resources for brands coming to Denver. Find out what you need to know.

Understand the supplement industry’s ever-evolving landscape, which ingredients are most popular for specific conditions and how that popularity changes over time. Register now.

Certifying your brand: Unleashing the power of certification labels to tell your story, with Where Food Comes From, Inc.

Using the power of data and AI, HowGood requires nothing more than a recipe to calculate a carbon footprint for everything from a CPG product to a dish on a buffet.

Watch Now Climate Collaborative x Beacon Discovery Aligning Retailer Purchasing Standards with Climate Goals​

In natural and organic retail, sustained success requires embracing diversity, innovation and sustainability and conscious consumerism. Learn more about the Newtopia Now agenda.

New Hope Network’s Jessica Rubino zooms in on the continued rise of the wellness and functional beverage category.

Newtopia Now is redefining the trade show experience through a first-of-its-kind program, Conscious Connections powered by Beacon Discovery. Learn more.

Watch this webinar to learn a wide range of strategic tips and best practices aimed at overhauling (or just modifying) store standards. Available on demand.

With higher margins than food, gifts and general merchandise can grow a store’s bottom line—and drive traffic, as well. Check out this expert’s tips.

NielsenIQ offers data and insights to help natural and organic retailers prepare for changing demographics, shopping styles and more. See some highlights.

Powders dominate the sports nutrition and weight management category, which includes bars, pills and beverages. Find out why in this infographic.

To ensure the USDA Organic seal maintains its value as the market grows, nearly every entity in the organic supply chain must be certified. Find out how it’s going.

Watch natural and organic products industry packaging experts detail the latest innovations and trends in packaging—and why it matters for retailers.

New Hope Network’s Beacon Discovery is an unbeatable tool for product discovery, allowing retailers to filter for product attributes, sustainability and more. Find out how to get the most out of this platform.

Opportunities abound for natural and organic brands, retailers and investors to change women’s lives, panelists say at Expo West. Get the details.

Some 3,000 brands converged in Anaheim for this annual natural products extravaganza. Here are some of the hottest trends spotted by New Hope’s editors on the trade show floor.

The data-packed “The State of Natural & Organic” keynote highlights industry trends and consumer insights with a focus on Gen-Z shoppers. Learn more.

New Hope Network editors picked some favorites from the show floor, while attendees voted for their favorite NEXTY finalist.

Lacey Gautier, New Hope Network’s vice president of events, unveils all the new offerings that will make Expo West 2024 the best yet. See what’s coming this week.

To help buyers be most successful at Natural Products Expo West, here’s a guide to using Beacon Discovery. Learn how to find the products you seek.

For the 2024 NEXTY Awards, natural and organic brands nominated nearly 1,500 products—the most ever! See the 154 finalists in this year’s 35 categories.

Join NBJ experts Erika Craft, Robyn Lawrence and Bill Giebler for the latest data and consumer insights into this thriving supplement category.

This CPG expert explains why emerging brands should focus on one sales territory at a time to achieve manageable growth. Learn more about this strategy.

This 2023 Expo East NEXTY Award finalist talks about starting a family business, creating veggie-forward burgers to improve his health and what’s next. Read more.

From this variety of pastas, even consumers who follow gluten-free or vegan diets will find nutritious, convenient snacks or meals. Take a look.

No longer a whispered topic, women’s health is taking center stage as brands proactively offer products catering to all stages of life.

Sales of supplements have slowed since the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the country. Find out what categories and ingredients are showing strength now.

CPG pioneer Jennifer Maxwell shares her advice for brand founders on everything from sourcing to manufacturing, communicating to storytelling, without losing sight of who they are.

The natural products industry’s eternal dilemma: How to package a product without using plastic. Learn more about the brands making an effort on this front.

Retailers have a role in reducing the planet’s climate crisis. They can start by supporting brands that are being transparent about their efforts. Read more.

Nutrition Business Journal’s newest report on functional foods and beverages provides data to help brands crack open this market. Learn more.

New Hope Network’s experts identify the 10 most important trends in the natural products industry . Learn more about them here.

New Hope Network’s CPG editor trolled the show floor for the latest product and ingredient trends on display at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

The 38th Natural Products Expo East drew more than 1,000 exhibitors and nearly 16,000 registered attendees. Read more highlights of the event.

Twice a year, in concurrence with Natural Products Expos East and West, New Hope Network recognizes the best new products with coveted NEXTY Awards. This time, CPG brands nominated 400 products across 20 categories, and New Hope’s editors sampled and reviewed each one.

With Expo East’s closing on Saturday, New Hope Network begins a new era for the natural products industry: Newtopia Now set for August in Savannah, Georgia.

Buyers can rest assured that products bearing any of these seven seals aren’t greenwashing their sustainability claims. Find out what they mean.

New Hope Network is transforming how retailers and brands connect in the natural products industry. In partnership with SPINS, we are harnessing the power of data for powerful discovery at Natural Products Expo and beyond, through Beacon Discovery.

The non-alcoholic beverage (“NAB”) sector is hot. Whether you’re focused on health, counting calories, or merely sober-curious, there’s a product for everyone in this booming sector – including established brands diversifying into N/A offerings and small startups

To make the best packaging choices, brands must understand how compostable and recyclable packaging materials function. Learn more.

Native Botanicals’ Edward Fletcher helps preserve medicinal herbs for future generations.

The pandemic’s effects are fading. Find out what categories are growing sales, which are not, and what values natural products retailers hold most dear.

Consumer Healthcare Products Association executives examine the potential for misguided expectations about supplements when using the word “nutraceutical.”

Natural products CPGs share how they relay their sustainability stories to consumers via websites and social channels. Find out what your brand could do.

In this episode, Moving Beyond Carbon Neutrality in Food and Agriculture, panelists discuss what corporations must do to remove more carbon from the atmosphere.

Along with agricultural and environmental seals, and nutrition information, brands must follow FTC guidelines about what food packages cannot say.

In today’s market, sustainability claims on consumer-packaged goods are both ubiquitous and increasingly necessary, both to stand out as a brand and to meet consumer demand for environmentally friendly products. But what does it mean to be “sustainable” or “eco-friendly”? And what is the fine line between an earnest attempt to communicate a brand’s sustainability initiatives versus down-right greenwashing? The answer is not always clear.

A 30-year review of enforcement actions for food, beverage, and personal-care products

The improved platform allows retailers to evaluate brands’ sustainability and values to expedite product discovery. Find out more about this tool.

New Hope Network has created a framework for improving transparency and guiding constructive conversations focused on product integrity and industry values.

Consumers’ purchases reflect their values, but getting your story to them is tough. See what our panelists say about sharing your brand’s sustainability story.

New Hope Network explores branding and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) design trends with Fred Hart, creative director of Interact Brands.

Different types of natural products retailers see various effects from rising prices. Thus, they choose different ways to reduce inflation’s impact on their bottom line. Supplement stores are more likely to give up margin and less likely than small health stores to raise prices. They also are less likely to increase employees’ pay.

Today’s CPG companies face a daunting task: ensuring compliance with federal regulations while simultaneously standing out to retailers and consumers alike. Since 1981, exhibitors and retailers have participated in New Hope’s Natural Products Expos as the place to see and be seen in the natural and emerging products space.

While vendors from under-represented communities benefit from having products on your shelves, you’ll attract a wider variety of shoppers, as well.

Sales of store brands increased 11.3% last year compared to 2021, so it’s no surprise that retailers might consider adding their own products to their inventories. New Seasons Market is renowned throughout the industry for its robust line of private label brands—which collaborates with 300 partner brands, most of which are located within 500 miles of its stores. Find out New Seasons, MOM’s Organic Market and Thrive have developed their private label programs.

In this webinar, CPG industry expert Elliot Begoun interviews seasoned investors Jeff Batton and Bill Stoddart of HomeSake Venture Partners. Together they discuss raising capital, the nuances of funding and how early-stage CPG brands can set themselves up for success.