Nosh Staff

Though the show may primarily be known as a launch platform for new products, dozens of brands took to the last ever Natural Products Expo East to highlight rebrands and packaging refreshes across existing products and formats. Check out this gallery to see the fresh new looks from brands including Rob’s Backstage Popcorn, Eat the Change, Tucson Foods and Cometeer.

Snacking trends were on full display at Natural Products Expo East 2023, along with a drive to open up new use occasions. Here’s a look at some of the recently launched snacks seen last week at the show.

In Expo East news: Happy Wolf brings refrigerated bars to U.S. retail; Mr Bing debuts smaller size to drive trial with perimeter placement; and Lil Gourmet moves toward category standard pack.

Each year, NOSH recognizes natural food industry companies, brands, individuals, products, ideas, and trends through our annual Best Of awards show, presented at our two-day NOSH Live conference. This year, the winners will be announced on November 30th in Marina del Rey, CA.

The NOSH team has been trawling the trade show floor at the last-ever Natural Products Expo East and have complied a healthy haul of notes, thoughts, hot takes and new product finds. Check out this rundown of notable news and updates from the show.

This week’s podcast is a replay from NOSH Live Winter 2022 where Thrive Market’s James Ren and Misfits Market’s Brandie Miller discuss online grocery retail strategy and merchandising tips. Also, the NOSH team discusses what they are expecting to see at this year’s Expo East.

As the NOSH staff heads off to walk the aisles of the final Natural Products Expo East, our team offers a preview of some of the news coming from the show floor.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Chobani celebrates Halloween by “dressing up” its yogurts in “costumes,” Lexington Bakes relaunches its Hazelnut Gianduja Brownie with Erewhon and Dolcezza unveils an NPR-inspired gelato.

On this week’s show, the team dives into deal news from this past week including J.M. Smucker’s acquisition of Hostess and Kroger/Albertsons’ initial store divestment plan. Then, they discuss news surrounding Pacqui’s One Chip Challenge.

In the latest episode of Elevator Talk, we feature leaders from Inspired Indian Cooking, Zwïta, Capitana by Lorenza, Joydays and Chiwis. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week’s special co-host is Mia Medina, the founder of Gather Brands, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.