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BOULDER, Colo. (July 2, 2009) — New Hope Natural Media recently released its Natural Foods Merchandiser 2008 Market Overview, revealing a nearly 10 percent overall growth of the natural products industry. The movers and shakers of this resilient industry are looking forward to the next big event, Natural Products Expo East/Organic Products Expo-BioFach America (www.expoeast.com), Sept. 23-26, 2009, a trade event held in Boston, Mass. at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC).

According to the NFM 2008 Market Overview, the northeast continues to lead the nation in natural product sales, boasting 19.7 percent of all natural product retailer sales in 2008. Natural product retailers account for 47 percent of the $68 billion industry in the U.S. Retailers continue to lead the charge with plans to open new stores in 2009, ensuring further growth. “With continued growth in the northeast coupled with the projected expansion of natural food retailers, Expo East will continue to provide the trade platform for building upon positive momentum,” said Erica Stone, show manager, Natural Products Expo East.

Newsworthy additions at Expo East 2009:

• World Tea East™: The new regional conference and pavilion will be co-located at Expo East and will host the World Tea Championship Winners Tasting on the evening of Sept. 23rd

• Urban Farm Tour: This year’s new farm tour visits Garden Girl Farms, a sustainable urban farm in the heart of Boston, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

• The FDA honors New Hope Natural Media Standards Department: Awarded for their diligence of strict standards followed in screening exhibitors at Natural Products Expo East and ensuring that information presented in all their publications and events is compliant with FDA, USDA and the FTC guidelines

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Credentialed editorial staff meeting strict press guidelines may register online at www.expoeast.com/media.

Natural Products Expo East is open to a professional audience of manufacturers, buyers and industry members. It is NOT open to the general public.

For more information on the NFM 2008 Market Overview or Natural Products Expo East please contact: lisa@freshideasgroup.com

Contact: Lisa Conover, The Fresh Ideas Group

(303) 449-2108, ext. 12, lisa@freshideasgroup.com

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Is it cheesy to say “This just in…”? Well, sometimes, that is the truth. Check out the news on our latest co-location efforts:

World Tea Launches East Coast Event

World Tea Expo producers partner with Natural Products Expo on new conference

LAS VEGAS (June 8, 2009)—The team that gave the specialty tea industry its biggest annual event is expanding its offerings to the East Coast.

SFG Group, producer of the World Tea Expo®, is launching a second event, World Tea East™. The new regional conference and pavilion will be co-located with Natural Products Expo East, September 23-26, 2009, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. In addition, an East-Coast edition of World Tea Expo’s popular New Business Boot Camp (NBBC) will take place as part of the Boston event.

George Jage, president of SFG Group, said World Tea East achieves three important goals. First, it responds to demand for specialty tea education on the East Coast by industry members who can’t travel to Las Vegas for World Tea Expo in the summer. Second, it provides a sourcing opportunity for holiday product at an ideal time in the tea buying cycle. And finally, it brings knowledge, products and connections from the country’s top specialty tea trade show to the natural products market.

“We’ve had numerous requests to offer our program to people in the Northeast United States, but we didn’t want to have a second, independent show,” Jage said. “Our partnership with Natural Products Expo East is a perfect solution to fill the needs of the industry through a more robust platform.”

World Tea East will begin with the NBBC, Sept. 22-24. The three-day intensive workshop is designed to give budding tea entrepreneurs direct interaction with industry leaders. The World Tea East Core Conference, with sessions geared toward established business owners, runs Sept. 23-24. And the World Tea Pavilion will be a group of exhibits dedicated to specialty tea within the Natural Products Expo show floor, which is open Sept. 24-26.

It won’t be all learning and buying, either. Tapping into their experience producing the tea industry’s most exciting special events, World Tea East organizers also will host the World Tea Championship Winners Tasting on the evening of Sept. 23. At this elegant affair, attendees will have the chance to sample winning teas from the World Tea Championship™, an annual competition that results in independent tea ratings.

“We are thrilled to be working with World Tea,” said Alan Peterson, senior vice president of New Hope Natural Media, which produces Natural Products Expo East. “Specialty tea is a rising star in the natural products industry, so it makes perfect sense for us to partner with the leaders in the specialty tea community.”

Today marked the 39th Earth Day, which celebrates the birth of the environmentalist movement in 1970.

People the world over celebrated and commemorated Earth Day in unique ways today.

We have resolved to have an earthier, greener Expo East in 2009 and going green is at the forefront of our thoughts as we put together our first round of show work orders this week. Can we have organic food? Compostable silverware? Can we use biodiesel buses? Recycled carpet? Offset the building’s energy? Offset the hotels? As we work on some parts of the experience- you can work on others. As an attendee or an exhibitor of Expo East this year, there are a number of things you can do to make your experience better for you and better for the environment….check it out:

Travel Green and Save Green

Natural Products Expo East’s Travel Green and Save Green program encouraged attendees to use public transportation to 2008’s show, resulting in the reduction of 884 tons of carbon emissions!

Click here to see details on our great Travel Green program!

Green Team Sponsorship Options that Support Sustainable Efforts

Recycle Bins

The recycling sponsorship will focus on the greening of the trade show industry and educate attendees and exhibitors on the greening process in Boston. Click here to see how 2008 Green Guru sponsors Nordic Naturals supported the Natural Products Expo East Green Team mission last year!

Renewable Energy

Green Tags are purchased through Bonneville Environmental Foundation, a non-profit organization, to offset the energy used at the Natural Products Expo East.

The Green Exhibitor Program

The Green Exhibitor Program at Natural Products Expo East—in partnership with the Green Team efforts of New Hope Natural Media—calls attention to the tremendous effort our exhibitors are making to reduce the environmental impact of tradeshows. Participation in this recognition program starts with updating a few items in your online exhibitor listing. Please click here to log in and submit your green efforts for review.

Have your own idea to make a “splash of green”?

Contact your Expo Account Manager, or post your comment here and find out how you can be part of these programs, or customize your own!

Whether you’re a founding farmer or a newbie, you shouldn’t have to be told, that the greatest thing you will come to learn when talking to anyone in the Natural Products industry, is that each and every one of us cares. Whether your passion is producing the hottest gluten-free cookie dough, running the neighborhood’s favorite health food store or, in our case, creating that amazing opportunity where a mother-turned entrepreneur of a gluten-free cookie-dough can connect with the savviest retail gent on the block—we are all uber-passionate. Of course we are all working for a living and want to promote our products, ideas and services in order to promote our own, selfish success. But I digress… truly, truly, more than any other industry I have been remotely associated with, we do care! With that, we at Natural Products Expo East are as excited and perplexed about how to ride the coattails of the recent Expo West’s success as you are. It is not something I did, it is not something you did—it is something WE did—something WE should be proud of and something WE, as an industry have to not lose sight of, so that our industry doesn’t follow that latest economic trending…down, down, down. There were so many people that I talked to at West that said things like, “My product is doing great….I can’t keep products on my shelves…” Perplexing? Yes. Surprising? Not really. Pleasing? Yes. How do we keep it going? I don’t know the answer and if I did, I wouldn’t be sitting here watching the Final Four on T.V.—trying to figure out how to get you to come to Expo East this fall (please don’t ask me what I WOULD be doing) BUT, I do know that if we stop caring now, we start down that path, that too many of our friends and family members have already had to go down. Commit yourself to Expo East today and commit yourself to strengthen the platform to support our industry’s growth in the face of challenging economic times, in the face of ALL economic times. Look at it as a commitment to yourself and your future. Exhibition and registration information is available at www.expoeast.com.