Expo West, the most important pure meals and product present on the earth, drew over 120,000 attendees in simply three days; Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There have been over 3,300 exhibitors showcasing merchandise on the Anaheim Conference Heart in March. The present was graced by many wonderful folks from true well being revolutionists, inventors, meals scientists, homeowners of well being meals shops, celebrities and extra!
This occasion thrives due to the dedication of organizers, attendees, and exhibitors. Amongst them are influential, passionate, and noteworthy people shaping the well being trade. From newcomers to long-time pioneers, these people characterize the various and revolutionary spirit of Expo West. Listed here are some highlights from my expertise, organized by the people I encountered.
Jennifer Garner hosted the Natural Night time Out: the Oscars for the meals trade. Jennifer has been a daily at Expo West for a few years now due to her involvement and funding in As soon as Upon a Farm. As soon as Upon a Farm is a model identified for its natural, cold-pressed child meals and snacks. Their merchandise are made with contemporary, high-quality substances and are free from preservatives and synthetic components. As soon as Upon a Farm goals to supply nutritious and handy choices for households in search of healthful, on-the-go meals selections for his or her little ones.
Vanessa Hudgens from Excessive College Musical attended to help
Cali Water. Cali water is a model of bottled water sourced from pure springs in California. It’s identified for its crisp, refreshing style and dedication to sustainability. Cali water bottles are constituted of recycled supplies, reflecting the model’s dedication to environmental stewardship.
We had been hoping for an look from Katy Perry in help of her model Bragg nonetheless she didn’t attend this 12 months.
Derek Meadows Co-Founding father of
PureWine –
Get pleasure from your wine, headache-free through the use of PureWine purifiers. Additionally, Derek is a genius inventor of this product that removes sulfites from wine with out altering the style!
Vani Hari
aka Meals Babe Co-Founding father of
Truvani – P
lant protein with no nasty substances simply clear natural substances.
Mark Sisson founding father of Primal Kitchen – Sauces and dressings that use actual, high-quality substances and no seed oils! 
Eric Skae Chief Govt Officer of
Carbone Tremendous Meals with
Caitlin Skae.
Shawn Wilbur Director of Gross sales –
Treatment Organics Superfood shakes and immune-boosting wellness pictures.
Eric Schnell Founder | Chief Govt Officer of Past Manufacturers – A full-service company that companions to formalize your thought and construct a sustainable, scalable, and profitable enterprise.
Richard Pauwels Founding father of Wealthy Nuts – Found the well being advantages of sprouting nuts whereas he was knowledgeable firefighter in California. He was seeking a scrumptious, energy-packed snack to maintain him on one of many hardest jobs on earth. 
Jordan Brown
Hu Chocolate Co-Founder –
Hu snacks are paleo pleasant, gluten-free and soy-free. Easy substances, unbeatable style.
Dr Robert Scott Bell-
whose work within the Nineteen Eighties and ’90s captured the eye of the medical group, for his distinguished contribution to the development of scientific data and understanding of silver’s tissue regenerative properties. Dr Robert Scott Bell additionally has a radio present.
Lauran Skae (The Zen Blonde) – Shares how
ladies are handled in popular culture and a lot extra.
Melissa City is the co-founder and CEO of the Whole30 program – NYT best-selling creator THE NEW WHOLE30.
David Bronner
is the Cosmic engagement officer at Dr Bronners – Superb natural soaps and Sweets! That is Dr Bronner’s grandson! 
The strawberry farm – with the Nourish Chilly Press Juice group! It’s woman-owned they usually rigorously craft their cold-pressed juices with natural and regenerative licensed substances that heal our our bodies, our communities, and our planet.
Farmer Jawn is constructing regenerative foodways that allow underserved communities to entry well being by means of contemporary meals – perceive the meals is medication! Farmer Jawn is
the primary black girl on the earth to have an natural regenerative farm of this nature. 
Derek Webber –
Accomplice + Vitamin & Magnificence Co-Chair BeyondBrands and President of VitaVirtu Consulting.
Riley Rearden Director of promoting and Shane Hofer – Imlak’esh Organics – A sustainable, intentional firm that focuses on the import and distribution of superfoods ethically sourced from small-scale natural farmers world wide.
Swat Crew –
The occasion was so large with over 40,000 folks attending per day that the SWAT group was there to maintain everybody secure. 
Tyler Schneider Regional Gross sales Director at
Cleveland Kitchen and Mac Anderson co-founder and Chief industrial officer.
Clevland Kitchen is understood for its kraut and kimchi merchandise.
John Roulac Founding father of Nutiva and
Founding father of Coco Clear coming Q3 a pure laundry detergent! – The world’s main natural superfoods model of hemp, coconut, chia and pink palm merchandise.
Marci Zaroff – Founder/CEO ECOfashion Corp | ECOlifestyle Pioneer & Creator | Co-Founder BeyondBrands & Good Catch.
Mattia the pizza boss and Stefano Cataldo founding father of Oggi – Genuine Italian gluten-free Cauliflower crusts. 
Alison Cox VP of Gross sales & Advertising at Edward & Sons – Household-owned well being meals firm that sells natural, vegan and Gluten free merchandise. 
Koert Liekelema CEO at
SunButter – Scrumptious Sunflower Seed Butter.
Sharon Brown Founder and Amanda Luke CEO at
Bonafide Provisions – The Cleanest natural bone broth I’ve come throughout.
Bryce Wylde
Practical Medication Clinician VennMed.com, Founding Accomplice The DNA Firm, Creator and Brent Bishop Founding father of
Assume Health Studios, Health knowledgeable, Celeb coach and Creator.
Bragg is a widely known well being and wellness model that gives quite a lot of pure and natural merchandise. They’re notably well-known for his or her apple cider vinegar, which is unpasteurized, unfiltered, and constituted of natural apples. 
Chef Bae – As seen on Meals Community and America’s Check Kitchen, Brooke “Chef Bae” Baevsky, is an LA-based superstar non-public chef. 
Kris Fade founding father of Fade Match – Protein snacks and Nutritional vitamins.
Mark Sisson founding father of Primal Kitchen and Mellisa City Whole30 co-founder.
Micheal McNeeley co-owner, Gail Chester COO/ Co-owner and Robert Mott from Vigorous Up Your Breath – Probably the most Vigorous sales space we skilled! Do you could have a rap music on your model?
Joe Turturici and Stefano Cataldo founders of Oggi – Genuine Italian gluten-free Cauliflower crusts.
Scott Greenburg- Founder & Legal professional at FarPoint Enterprise Legislation PC, Mike Fata – constructed a $100M enterprise and bought it for $419M. Now he’s constructing a portfolio of corporations and sharing his journey to assist entrepreneurs develop. Marci Zaroff, Sarah NewMark – Chief Working Officer at True Grace Vitamin and Erin Shrode.
Matt Levine – Founder at Chlorophyll Water.
Terri Smith – From Kroger.
Jessica Anderson from Kroger and Caroline Tarnofsky.
Kelly Bradshaw – Meals stylist.
Gina Coccari senior nationwide gross sales supervisor at Dr Bronners and Ryan Fletcher Director of Public Relations at Dr bronners.
Francisco Correa – CEO of Edge Meals Firm.
Nicks Sticks Crew – Turkey, Beef, Hen Sticks — All of their sticks are nitrate-free, antibiotic-free, hormone-free, and gluten-free.
Jenna Grossbart Co-founder of Holi Scoops – Plant primarily based frozen dessert that guarantees extra vitamin, extra operate, and extra indulgence.
Corina Magrudder and Christina Luna – SunButter ladies.
Caroline Tarnofsky – The Earth Weight-reduction plan group. 
Chris and Daniela Jenson co founders of Good Image Meals.
Tara Jensen – from Purple River Commodities. 
John, Paul and Mike – The SunButter group. 
Christina Luna- SunButter group.
Hayley Van Buren – The Earth Weight-reduction plan Govt Assistant.
Mike Schmit Licensed Nutritionist, Hormone Coach and created Superfood SuperHuman.
Rusty, Jennie, Julie and Brandon- The Redmond Crew. 
Rachel Varga Advertising Director full stack | Head of Advertising for Sovereign Silver | Entrepreneur | Podcaster – Silver has been used for greater than 2,000 years to assist safeguard human well being. It’s a pure ingredient that may be present in complete grains, edible and medicinal mushrooms, mammalian milk, spring water, sea water and faucet water.
Geri Tollefson – From SunButter.
Lisa Shanower Vice President at SunButter.
SunButter group.
Zuri Allen Proprietor, and founder at I Am Zuri – Coach /Creator/Podcaster.
Bobby Parish – A Meals Community Champion and has award-winning recipes! His tag line is ‘Making wholesome meals that truly tastes good!’. FlavCity YouTube channel.
Chef Shawn Wilson and spouse Jennie from Redmond Actual Salt – Unrefined sea salt mined from an historic seabed in Utah.
Sahithya Wintrich proprietor and founding father of
Chutni Punch -The Chutni Punch product line features a set of three distinctive and colourful flavors of aromatic ending spices, impressed by the tastes of India.
Andrea Donsky –
Nutritionist IN Menopause, Menopause Educator, Menopause Researcher & Menopause Speaker, TV Media Knowledgeable, Host, Influencer/KOL, Creator, Podcaster.
Kris Fade –
Australian legend who lives in Dubai, as seen on Dubai Bling and is the founding father of Fade Match meals.
Travis Baumgardner –
Chief Buyer Officer & Co-Founder at SAMBAZON.
Lori Levene Co-Founder at Scott’s
Protein Balls – Refrigerated protein snacks which can be made with 100% Plant-based, allergen-friendly and nutrient-dense substances.
Chelsea Kruse –
Partnerships and Influencer Advertising Supervisor at Primal Kitchen.
Wrapping up the Expo with our favourite custom a meal at Gracias Madre, famend for its delectable plant-based Mexican dishes.
The Crew.
The Expo West After Occasion.
