The Folks of Expo West 2024

Expo West, the biggest pure meals and product present on this planet, 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 superb folks from true well being revolutionists, inventors, meals scientists, house owners of well being meals shops, celebrities and extra! 

This occasion thrives because of the dedication of organizers, attendees, and exhibitors. Amongst them are influential, passionate, and noteworthy people shaping the well being business. From newcomers to long-time pioneers, these people characterize the varied and progressive spirit of Expo West. Listed below 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 business. 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 recognized for its natural, cold-pressed child meals and snacks. Their merchandise are made with recent, high-quality elements and are free from preservatives and synthetic components. As soon as Upon a Farm goals to supply nutritious and handy choices for households searching for healthful, on-the-go meals selections for his or her little ones.

Vani Hari aka Meals Babe Co-Founding father of Truvani – Plant protein with no nasty elements simply clear natural elements.

Mark Sisson founding father of Primal Kitchen – Sauces and dressings that use actual, high-quality elements and no seed oils! 

Doug Kantner Founding father of By no means Higher Meals – Plant-based creamy, melty scrumptious vegan cheese.

Eric Skae Chief Govt Officer of Carbone Wonderful 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 an expert firefighter in California. He was looking for 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 elements, unbeatable style.

Dr Robert Scott Bell- whose work within the Eighties and ’90s captured the eye of the medical group, for his distinguished contribution to the development of scientific information 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 Goodies! That is Dr Bronner’s grandson! 

The strawberry farm – with the Nourish Chilly Press Juice staff! It’s woman-owned they usually fastidiously craft their cold-pressed juices with natural and regenerative licensed elements 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 recent meals – perceive the meals is drugs! Farmer Jawn is the primary black girl on this planet 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 selling and Shane Hofer – Imlak’esh Organics – A sustainable, intentional firm that makes a speciality of the import and distribution of superfoods ethically sourced from small-scale natural farmers around the globe.

Swat Staff – The occasion was so enormous with over 40,000 folks attending per day that the SWAT staff was there to maintain everybody secure. 

Tyler Schneider Regional Gross sales Director at Cleveland Kitchen and Mac Anderson co-founder and Chief business 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 purple 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. 

Dale Parkes founding father of Distinctive Distribution – Australia’s largest pure distribution firm!

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 Purposeful Medication Clinician VennMed.com, Founding Accomplice The DNA Firm, Creator and Brent Bishop Founding father of Assume Health Studios, Health skilled, 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 significantly well-known for his or her apple cider vinegar, which is unpasteurized, unfiltered, and made out of natural apples. 

Chef Bae – As seen on Meals Community and America’s Take a look at Kitchen, Brooke “Chef Bae” Baevsky, is an LA-based movie star 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 Energetic Up Your Breath – Probably the most Energetic sales space we skilled! Do you’ve got a rap track on your model?

Joe Turturici and Stefano Cataldo founders of Oggi – Genuine Italian gluten-free Cauliflower crusts.

Scott Greenburg- Founder & Lawyer 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 Staff – 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 based mostly frozen dessert that guarantees extra vitamin, extra operate, and extra indulgence.

Corina Magrudder and Christina Luna – SunButter women.

Caroline Tarnofsky – The Earth Weight loss plan  staff. 

Chris and Daniela Jenson co founders of Good Image Meals.

Tara Jensen – from Pink River Commodities.

John, Paul and Mike – The SunButter staff. 

Christina Luna- SunButter staff.

Hayley Van Buren – The Earth Weight loss plan Govt Assistant.

Mike Schmit Licensed Nutritionist, Hormone Coach and created Superfood SuperHuman.

 Rusty, Jennie, Julie and Brandon- The Redmond Staff. 

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 component 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 staff.

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 historical 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 Professional, Host, Influencer/KOL, Creator, Podcaster.

Zen Honeycutt the Founder and Director of Mothers Throughout America – A non-profit Nationwide Coalition of Unstoppable Mothers. 

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 are made with 100% Plant-based, allergen-friendly and nutrient-dense elements.

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 Celebration.