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Ross Iverson has seen how industry winds can change the appetite for M&A and exit strategies of emerging brands. Where could they blow amid the Make America Healthy Again movement?

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If Natural Products Expo West was a sign of what’s to come, then brands will be hunkering down on innovation and opting to put resources into improving existing products, creating stronger brand identities and iterating hero offerings for alternative channels such as foodservice.

The Nosh team hit the aisles of the Anaheim Convention Center for another ashwaganda-packed day at Natural Products Expo West. Here’s a digest of more news, observations and trends spotted at the event.

BevNET editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman and Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous share insights from the second day of Natural Products Expo West 2025 in Anaheim, Calif. Highlights include the industry’s continued embrace diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for entrepreneurs, representation of the Make America Healthy Again movement, and a shift away from seed oils sparking demand for alternative fats including beef tallow and chicken schmaltz.

The Natural Products Expo West show floor was buzzing on day one with new products, refreshed brand identities and stories about shifting category focuses. Here’s a look at the Nosh team’s thoughts, observations and analysis from the first day of the natural products Super Bowl.

Reporting live from the first full day of Natural Products Expo West 2025 in Anaheim, Calif., Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and BevNET editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman share insights from conversations on the show floor about tariffs and other looming challenges on supply chains, as well as observations of themes in new product development, from protein callouts to coffee alternatives.

The hallowed halls of Natural Products Expo West 2025 all officially open today in Anaheim, Calif. Our coverage of the event kicks off with the latest from Harken Sweets, Rustic Bakery, Seattle Chocolate, Bubbies Ice Cream and RedBud Brands.

At Natural Products Expo West, exhibitors are slated to unveil a spate of new snacks spanning protein bars, cookies, potato chips, chocolate and more. Here’s a taste of the latest launches on display throughout the trade show floor.

The annual Natural Products Expo West trade show happens this week and the podcast team gathers to discuss what they are looking out for at this year’s show.

To help you prepare for a full week of firsts and to best tackle the show fueled by new food and beverage discoveries, we’ve gathered up some insight on five first-time exhibitors to check out.

A slow and steady growth strategy is Dress It Up Dressing’s secret sauce as it works to capture the “sleepy” salad dressing category, said founder and CEO Sophia Maroon.

Supergut has a new CEO, former Vital Proteins CEO Tracey Warner Halama, as founder Marc Washington moves into an executive chairman role. The company also closed a new investment round led by Full Frame Growth Partners.

Launching at Expo West this week is Wild Fox Foods, a new seed oil-free snack brand from the founders of Kevin’s Natural Foods.