2018 Natural Products Expo West NEXTY Awards Announced!
Wow...Another amazing and record year at the 38th annual Natural Products Expo West show, the world's largest natural, organic, and healthy products event. 2018 marked another milestone and record-setting year, filled with over 85,000 attendees and over 3,500 exhibiting companies and 600+ first time exhibitors.
While the show highlighted some amazing new brands and products, the NEXTY AWARDS recognizes some of the most innovative and interesting new brands and products worth noting. Please make sure to follow us. We'll be sharing our insights on the latest trends we observed at Expo West within the week.
And now, drum roll please... Here are the winners for 2018.
- Best New Mission-Based Product: The Soulfull Project, Multigrain Hot Cereal Family Size
- Best New Transparently Sourced Product: Nurture Ranch, Traceable 100% Grass Fed Beef
- Best New Organic Food: Haven Row LLC, Do Anything Sauces
- Best New Organic Beverage: organicgirl, Clear Greens Waters
- Best New Beverage: Vermont Village, Daily Detox
- Best New Frozen Product: TRIBALI Foods, TRIBALI Foods
- Best New Meat or Dairy Alternative: The Honest Stand, Spicy Nacho Dip/Mild Nacho Dip
- Best New Best New Meat, Dairy or Animal-Based Product: LoveTheWild, Sweet & Spicy Korean BBQ Bowl with Salmon, Craft Ale Scampi Bowl with Shrimp, Baja Style Fish Taco Bowl with Barramundi, Hawaiian Style Tropical Bowl with Barramundi
- Best New Salty or Savory Snack: Crunchsters Inc., Crunchsters
- Best New Sweet or Dessert: GoodPop, Cookies N' Cream Frozen Pops
- Best New Pantry Food: Simply West Coast Sauces & Soups, Spicy Thai Seafood Soup
- Best New Sweet Snack: Sejoyia Foods, Coco-Thins
- Best New Condiment: Sempio Foods Company, Yondu
- Best New Special Diet Food: Base Culture, Sweet Breads
- Best New Natural Kid's Product: Adeo Health Science, Inspired Start
- Best New Beauty/Body Product: Mmtum Inc., DIY Mask Kit
- Best New Packaging Innovation: The Gluten Free Bar, Power Breakfast
- Best New Ingredient: Bay State Milling Company, SowNaked
- Best New Supplement: Clean Machine, Clean Green Protein with Lentein
- Best Condition Specific Supplement: NATUREWISE, Ashwagandha Herbal Blends
- Best New Supplement Delivery Format: MegaFood, B12 Energy Ginger Gummies
- Best New Natural Living Product: Bee's Wrap, Lunch Pack